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A list of safety rules for anyone who works in a kitchen

For designing, implementing and evaluating a sharps injury prevention program

Basic Information about Regulated Drinking Water Contaminants and Indicators

Tips on safe keyboard and mouse use with photos and suggestions for improving unsafe postures

The following articles present a variety of office ergonomic topics

Guidelines for monitor placement and lighting

Handout for workers

Guidelines for preventing back injuries

Information to reduce workplace injuries due to lifting

A series of safety talks and tips related to safe lifting and back safety

Legislation on manual handling requirements

Ergonomics program documents

Guidelines to reduce ergonomics exposures from using computers

Explanation of the symptoms and prevention guidelines for computer-related RSIs

10 tips for computer users

Guidance for workers in university settings

Download a series of training leaflets realted to work-related ergonomics disorders

Handout for training office workers about office ergonomics

Pipetting risk factors and injury avoidance

A discussion of 5 minute breaks

Guidelines for computer use to prevent injury

Document on VDT ergonomics and health

Safety fact sheets related to biosafety & guidelines

Safety handouts for laboratory activities

Ruler shows which noises can cause damage - can be used for training

A policy for a university medical center

Fact sheets with guidelines on how to handle extreme heat emergencies

Series of fact sheets suitable for safety talks

A series of safety manuals relating to agricultural safety

Tailgate series of agriculture safety fact sheets

On-farm food safety practices questions to ask when purchasing fresh produce directly from farms

Tailgate training tip sheets on pesticide safety training for agricultural workers

Agricultural rotary mower safety practices

Series of articles provide safety information

Information on safety and health issues in agriculture, forestry and fishing

Series of medical and safety articles for pilots

Series of safety tips for recreational boaters in the United States

Handout for employees

Safety & Maintenance Inspection Checklists for Demoliton Equipment - plus toolbox talks

A series for the jobsite

For employee safety to reduce risk of injury at the demolition job site

For safety at demolition sites

Electrical safety materials that may be used as tool box talks

Western Australia resources on the requirements of standards related to forklift accident prevention at loading docks

Series of safety rules for construction

Safety topics on ladder safety for workers

Safety advice for those working with caterpillar excavators

Safety tips and rules for the office

Worker safety handout describes safety hazards and controls for concrete work

Safety module on increasing safety awareness in the area of slips and falls

A web-based resource center dedicated to diving board safety

Safety practices that should be observed when working with cutting tools

For the safe use of hand tools, electric tools, pneumatic tools and hydraulic tools

Safety practices that should be observed when welding with oxyacetylene gas

Safety and health fact sheets relating to welding

Series of safety fact sheets on a variety of topics

Canadian government occupational safety and health bulletins

Hazard tip sheets and guidance materials related to control of health and safety hazards

Workplace safety bulletins

Hazard alerts for workers in English and Spanish

A series of toolbox talks related to ergonomics and industrial hygiene topics

Series of documents outlining controls for wood dust, solvent vapors, chemical hazards and more

Safety fact sheets and alerts designed for workers

Outdoors, home, family and sports safety tips and ideas

Fact sheets, tips related to fire safety in the home including seasonal fire safety

Safety bulletins for off-the-job and home safety

On a wide variety of topics

Safety bulletins on topics related to fleet safety, construction safety and workers health & safety

Hundreds of loss control bulletins on a wide variety of safety topics

Series of safety materials for the mining industry

Safe practices in the motion picture and television industry

Series of safety bulletins suitable for tool box talks

Series of safety, loss control and risk management bulletins, checklists, etc.

For property, general liability, WC, commercial auto, professional liabilty and product liability

Over 50 safety fact sheets on playground safety, driving safety, health, etc.

Provide answers to commonly asked safety-related questions

Large variety of articles provide safety management guidance & technical information, plus clip art

Workplace safety documents that assist with in-house training or plans for compliance

Various field, agriculture, and shop safety topics

Listings of telephone numbers & addresses for government, private & nonprofit safety organizations

A series of safety bulletins

Safety training handouts for employees

Brief training topics for use in safety meetings and employee training

Online safety publications from Oregon OSHA - many are construction-related

A wide selection of technical workplace safety and regulatory information

A set of guides related to workplace safety topics

Includes checklists as well as a series of loss control bulletins

Focused on general industry topics

Workplace safety bulletins for small business

Fact Sheets and Tailgate Topics and Other Documents

Training materials, checklists, lessons learned and much more on construction safety

Over 30 workplace safety and health forms

Descibes the job hazards for various work issues

Safety guidance for specific industries

Farm safety, pesticide safety, landscape safety and many more training materials in Spanish

Series of toolbox talks

Over 20 topics

These topics are designed to recommend safe work practices and guide you in developing good safety habits

Employee fact sheet on how to recognize and avoid the hazards from electrocution

Over 150 tool box talks

Ways you can make your talks more effective

Also includes topics on work tools, heavy equipment, shop safety and more

Toolbox talks for employers to deliver job safety training to Hispanic workers

Series of safety handouts for construction

Related to general safety and construction site safety

Driver and general safety lesson plans for use during safety meetings

Covers equipment and tool safety, personal safety, fire safety, etc.

A series of toolbox talks - some also in Spanish

Related to construction site safety

Brief safety topics that can be discussed at your company safety meetings

Related to electrical safety

Materials for safety talks and other mine safety training materials

One hour safety training presentations in MS PowerPoint format

Full text of training seminar handouts from the state of Colorado