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The OSHA Training Institute (OTI) Education Centers are a national network of nonprofit organizations authorized by OSHA to deliver occupational sa...

Properly maintained Biosafety Cabinets (BSCs), when used in conjunction with good microbiological techniques, provide an effective containment syst...

Created in 1998, OSHA’s Strategic Partnership Program is an extended, voluntary, cooperative relationship between OSHA and groups of employers, wo...

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...

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

OSHA Fact Sheet The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urge employers (owners and o...

OSHA Fact SheetTruck drivers and other workers affecting commercial motor vehicle safety or security are protected from retaliation for reporting, ...

You may file a complaint with OSHA if your employer retaliates against you with unfavorable personnel action because you reported a potential envir...

Employees are protected from retaliation for reporting underpayment of taxes, potential violations of internal revenue laws, or potential violation...

OSHA Fact Sheet Individuals working for public transportation agencies are protected from retaliation for reporting potential safety or security vi...

Owners and operators of pipeline facilities and their contractors and subcontractors are prohibited from retaliating against employees for reportin...

OSHA Fact SheetIndividuals working in the consumer product industry are protected from retaliation for reporting potential consumer product safety ...

Individuals working for public transportation agencies are protected from retaliation for reporting potential safety or security violations to thei...

An Overview of Worker Protection Issues  SARS: Description and Concerns SARS is a severe viral illness that was first reported in Asia in February ...

Whistleblower Protection for Employees in the Aviation Industry Air carriers and their contractors and subcontractors are prohibited from retaliati...

Whistleblower Protection for Railroad Workers Individuals working for railroad carriers and their contractors and subcontractors are protected from...

Voluntary Protection ProgramsCreated in 1982, OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Programs recognize and partner with businesses and worksites that show ex...

Generally, a variance is an alternative procedure of compliance with some part of a safety and health standard granted by OSHA to an employer. For ...

West Nile VirusWest Nile Virus (WNV) infection is an illness transmitted to humans primarily by mosquitoes. The pathogen that causes WNV infection ...

Filling, Moving and Placing Sandbags During Flooding Disasters Manually filling, moving and placing sandbags is physically demanding work. It invo...

Search and Rescue Operations Following a catastrophe, rescue workers and emergency responders are the first to arrive on the scene, often in unfam...

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

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

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

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

Laboratory Safety Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP)OSHA’s Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories standard (29 CFR 1910.1450), refer...

What are medical catheters?Medical catheters are tubes used in healthcare to deliver intravenous fluids and medications or to drain body fluids. Ex...

VPP Corporate Pilot The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) created the Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) Corporate Pilot to a...

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

Laboratory Safety: Cryogens and Dry Ice Cryogens are substances used to produce very low temperatures [below -153°C (-243°F)], such as liquid nitro...

Lyme Disease FactsOSHA has published a hazard information bulletin (HIB) to provide guidance to people who reside in high or moderate risk areas in...

Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S)Hydrogen sulfide is a colorless, flammable, extremely hazardous gas with a “rotten egg” smell. Some common names for the gas ...

Preventing Violence against Taxi and For-Hire DriversTaxi drivers are over 20 times more likely to be murdered on the job than otherworkers. By rec...

BRIEF INCIDENT DESCRIPTIONA temporary worker died while removing the coating from a bathtub in a residential building. The worker was alone in a sm...

Protecting Workers from Mercury Exposure While Crushing and Recycling Fluorescent BulbsThis fact sheet assists employers and workers in understandi...

Laboratory Safety NoiseThis guidance is advisory in nature and informational in content. It is not a standard or a regulation, and it neither creat...