For Workers - Health and Safety Resources

Compiled by the Occupational Health Branch

For a list of Spanish worker resource links, see Recursos para el trabajador

Health and Safety at Work

Worker Rights

Sick or injured on the job? - Workers’ Compensation

Identifying and Understanding Hazards

Organizations and Advocacy

Research and Training

Health and Safety at Work

• Worker rights, filing a complaint for unsafe working conditions, etc. – Cal/OSHA Workers’ Page
• Employer safety and health responsibilities
• Cal/OSHA enforces workplace health and safety laws – find a Cal/OSHA office near you
• OSHA Workers Page (English)  ... Spanish – health and safety resources, regulations covering federal and maritime workers

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Worker Rights

• Your rights on the job (PDF, English) ... Spanish – including hours, pay, benefits, discrimination, termination
• California workers’ most commonly-asked questions about rights on the job
• Department of Fair Employment and Housing – employment discrimination complaints, including age, disability, pregnancy and race

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Sick or injured on the job? – Workers’ Compensation

If you suffer from a work-related illness or injury you may be eligible for workers' compensation benefits and medical care paid for by your employer.

• A Guidebook for Injured Workers, 2006 (PDF, 9 MB, English) ... Spanish (2 MB)
• Introduction to Workers' Compensation – view a video online (16 minutes)
• Steps in filing a claim (PDF) for and receiving workers’ compensation benefits
• Workers’ Compensation Claim Form (PDF) – to report a work-related injury (English/Spanish)
• Information and assistance workshops for injured workers (English) ... Spanish
• Injured worker support groups – find a group in your area
• Find a workers’ compensation attorney in your area – Applicants’ Attorneys Association (Enter your zip code in the search box at the top of the page.)
  Injured Workers' Hotline: (800) 459-1400

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Identifying and Understanding Hazards

• Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets (English/Spanish) (New Jersey Dept. of Health and Senior Services)
• ToxFAQs (English) ... Spanish – summaries about hazardous substances (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry)
• Information on household products (National Institutes of Health)
• International Chemical Safety Cards (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
• Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) websites:
• Basic information about MSDSs  - frequently asked questions
• Find an MSDS for a product or chemical
• MSDS Internet site locator (University of Kentucky)

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Organizations and Advocacy

• California Coalitions for Occupational Safety & Health (COSHs):
• WORKSAFE! (SF Bay Area COSH group)
• SoCal COSH
• Council for Occupational Safety and Health (COSH) Network (English)   ... Spanish
• AFL-CIO Safety and Health at Work – health and safety news, information and resources
• Young Workers – California Resource Network for Young Worker Health and Safety
• Young Workers – California Dept. of Industrial Relations Young Workers Web Site
• Immigrant workers – Working Immigrant Safety and Health (WISH) Coalition
• Farm workers – Agricultural Worker Health Project (California Rural Legal Assistance)

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Research and Training

• Labor Occupational Health Program, Univ. of California, Berkeley
• Labor Occupational Safety and Health Program (English) ... Spanish , Univ. of California, Los Angeles  
• Worker Occupational Safety and Health Training and Education Program (WOSHTEP) – statewide training and resource initiative

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