OSHA Fact Sheets

OSHA Penalty Adjustments In November 2015, Congress enacted legislation requiring federal agencies to adjust their civil penalties to account for i...

Personal protective equipment, or PPE, is designed to protect workers from serious workplace injuries or illnesses resulting from contact with chem...

OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogens standard (29 CFR 1910.1030) requires employers to protect workers who are occupationally exposed to blood and other pot...

Planning and Responding to Workplace Emergencies Nobody expects an emergency or disaster. Yet emergencies and disasters can strike anyone, anytim...

Using Portable Generators Safely Portable generators are internal combustion engines used to generate electricity.They are useful when temporary or...

Portable Ladder SafetyQUICK CARDFalls from portable ladders (step, straight, combination and extension) are one of the leading causes of occupation...

Who is protected by OSHA’s powered platforms standard?Thousands of window washers and building maintenance workers in the United States, who mostly...

PPE for Emergency Response and Recovery Workers When an emergency event occurs or a disaster strikes, first responders and recovery workers are oft...

What does the OSHA standard, Process Safety Management (PSM) of Highly Hazardous Chemicals, cover? This standard contains requirements for the saf...

Most farmworker injuries and deaths are caused by tractor incidents such as overturns, runovers, power take-off (PTO) systems, and unintended conta...

A pandemic is a global disease outbreak and can be caused by a variety of agents, including influenza and coronaviruses. During a pandemic, transmi...

OSHA Fact Sheet - Longshoring in Marine TerminalsThe lashing of containers and other cargo aboard vessels is dangerous work. Longshore workers lift...

Final Rule Overview BackgroundBeryllium and beryllium compounds are important materials used in the aerospace, electronics, energy, telecommunicati...

Protecting Yourself in the Sun Sunlight contains ultraviolet (UV) radiation, which causes premature aging of the skin, wrinkles, cataracts, and ski...

Sharps are objects that can penetrate a worker’s skin, such as needles, scalpels, broken glass, capillary tubes and the exposed ends of dental wire...

Updates to OSHA’s Recordkeeping Rule: Reporting Fatalities and Severe Injuries OSHA’s updated recordkeeping rule expands the list of severe injurie...

OSHA Fact SheetThe United States is home to many species of tick that can transmit diseases to humans. Disease-carrying ticks have spread to new re...

OSHA Requirements When a Worker Experiences a Job-Related Injury or IllnessOver the past three decades, occupational injuries and illnesses in the ...

Rescue of Animals (Dogs) by Disaster Relief PersonnelOnly trained personnel experienced in animal behavior should attempt to rescue animals. Before...

OSHA’s Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard for ConstructionWorkers who are exposed to respirable crystalline silica dust are at increased risk o...

Respiratory Infection Control: Respirators Versus Surgical MasksIt is important that employers and workers understand the significant differences b...

Roof Tarping (Blue Roof) SafetyReinforced plastic tarps, commonly called “Blue Roofs,” provide temporary protection for the roofs of homes and othe...

Preventing Musculoskeletal Disorders in Nursing Homes Nurses and other healthcare workers face many safety and health hazards in their work environ...

Winter driving can be hazardous and scary, especially in northern regions that get a lot of snow and ice. Additional preparations can help make a ...