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Hispanic OutreachOSHA has made immigrant workplace safety a priority within the agency and iscommitted to identifying ways to improve the safety an...

What Is Work-Related Asthma? Work-related asthma is a lung disease caused or made worse by exposures to substances in the workplace. Common exposur...

OSHA Alert Indoor air quality in the workplace during cold weather is especially critical while influenza, cold, and COVID-19 viruses are circulati...

Employees are protected from retaliation for raising workplace health and safety concerns relating to COVID-19, reporting cases of the illness to t...

Bloodborne pathogens are infectious microorganisms present in blood that can cause disease in humans. These pathogens include, but are not limited...

Fact Sheet Employees who work for publicly traded companies or companies that are required to file certain reports with the Securities and Exchang...

OSHA Fact SheetEmployees are protected from retaliation for reporting alleged violations of the Affordable Care Act’s health coverage reforms (Titl...

OSHA Fact SheetEmployees are protected from retaliation for reporting alleged violations regarding the discharge of pollutants from a point source ...

OSHA Fact SheetEmployees are protected from retaliation for reporting alleged violations regarding air emissions from area, stationary, and mobile ...

OSHA Fact SheetEmployees who work for entities engaged in the manufacture, processing, packing, transporting, distribution, reception, holding, or ...

OSHA Fact SheetEmployees are protected from retaliation for reporting alleged violations of environmental laws and regulations related to the dispo...

OSHA Fact SheetEmployees are protected from retaliation for reporting alleged violations ofenvironmental laws and regulations related to industrial...

OSHA Fact Sheet Employees are protected from retaliation for reporting alleged violations regarding all waters actually and potentially designed fo...

What is ethylene oxide?Ethylene oxide (EtO) is a flammable, colorless gas at temperatures above 51.3 ºF (10.7 ºC) that smells like ether at toxic l...

OSHA Challenge PilotThe Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) created the Challenge Pilot to provide greater opportunities for eligi...

Grease Trap Hazards Many businesses use grease traps (also known as grease interceptors) as part of a waste management system to prevent sewer sys...

The OSHA Alliance Program Through the Alliance Program, OSHA establishes formal relationships with groups committed to worker safety and health, a...

Crowd-related injuries can occur during special sales and promotional events. Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are r...

General DecontaminationDuring a flooding event, there is an increased danger of contracting bacterial, viral and protozoal diseases. Floodwaters ca...

Avian influenza (AI) viruses infect wild birds and poultry (e.g., chickens). They are divided into two groups based upon the severity of the disea...

Protect Yourself! Workers may be exposed to Black Widow Spiders.The black widow belongs to a group of spiders commonly known as cobweb spiders. Th...

OSHA is committed to protecting the health and safety of America’s workers and workplaces during these unprecedented times. The agency will be issu...

OSHA is committed to protecting the health and safety of America’s workers and workplaces during these unprecedented times. The agency will be issu...

OSHA is committed to protecting the health and safety of America’s workers and workplaces during these unprecedented times. The agency will be issu...