Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Post

Many students and young adults are working this summer without being aware of their rights at work. Join OSHA July 17 as we discuss young worker rights and employer responsibilities, and guide you through resources to #KeepTeenWorkersSafe. Register here: https://lnkd.in/e-DjgaRk

Are your employees feeling #WorkplaceStress? Here are tips: 💚 Be respectful 💚 Listen compassionately 💚 Offer assistance 💚 Check back later Watch this quick video to learn more: https://lnkd.in/eq_t2FVE #SafeAndSoundAtWork #MinorityMentalHealth

🔥 Attention all safety experts and workers! Heat illness is a serious risk, but it's preventable. Watch our PSA for 3 simple ways to keep yourself and those around you safe in high temperatures. 🌡️⚕️ Don't wait—safeguard you and your team's safety and health! #HeatSafety

Some workers handle heat stress differently than others. Heat intolerance happens for many reasons; potential risk factors may include: 🌡️ Diabetes 🌡️ High blood pressure 🌡️ Obesity 🌡️ Heart disease 🌡️ Certain medications For more personal risk factors ⤵️ https://lnkd.in/eMke94g

Under the settlement agreement Dollar General agrees to: ✅ Post job advertisements for more safety managers ✅ Reduce inventory to prevent blocked exits and unsafe storage ✅ Give safety and health training to managers and workers ✅ Report on its progress and compliance to OSHA These changes help give peace of mind to thousands of workers, knowing that they are not risking their safety in their workplaces and that they will come home healthy at the end of each day. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ebi5RibA

Whether because of language barriers or immigration status, workers may not get the help they need to be protected from extreme heat. Watch to see what this group is doing to make sure that "Ni una vida mas," not one more life is lost to heat! https://lnkd.in/ey8b-GaC

Safe + Sound Week is Aug. 12-18! Join businesses across the country in the #HuntForHazards at your workplace. Follow along for daily activities as Detective C. Hazards goes through the steps of a job hazard analysis. Sign up today! ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e2GxmYFw #SafeAndSoundAtWork

🌡️ 📸 Calling all workplaces! Enter OSHA's Beat the Heat photo contest and inspire other workplaces with images of your best practices for keeping workers safe from indoor and outdoor heat hazards. Enter here! 🔗 https://bit.ly/3KbJ0Dp

💵 🏗️ 👷🏾 OSHA's Susan Harwood Training Grant Program aims to advance job quality for the U.S. workforce by providing instructor-led safety training for workers, supervisors and employers. Funding opportunities close on July 26. Apply today ⤵️ osha.gov/HarwoodGrants

DYK that about every 5 minutes, a worker between 15 and 19 years old sustains a work injury severe enough to go to the emergency room? Never ask young workers to perform tasks that could be hazardous to them. Here are our resources to keep them safe ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/enTGp8kU