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Setting Up Your Health & Safety Program | Hazards | Find Health & Safety Specialists | Workers' Compensation

Setting Up Your Health & Safety Program

• Key health and safety responsibilities for California employers – Injury and Illness Prevention Programs (IIPP), injury recordkeeping, required posters, and other Cal/OSHA requirements
• Injury and Illness Prevention Program e-Tool – Cal/OSHA e-tool to help create a written IIPP
• Guide to Developing a Workplace IIPP – Cal/OSHA
• Oregon’s safety committee guides – guides you can use to start a health and safety committee at your business. Spanish guide is also available.
• Cal/OSHA publications – factsheets, guides, posters on many health and safety topics
• Workplace Safety Overview and Toolkit - guide for setting up an effective workplace safety program (designed for non-profits and public organizations but useful for others)

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Workplace Health & Safety Hazards

• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) | Health Hazard Evaluation program – can help employers learn whether health hazards are present at their place of work
• Federal OSHA Safety and Health Topics - technical information on workplace hazards, specific industries
• International Chemical Safety Cards (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
• Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets (English/Spanish) (New Jersey Dept. of Health and Senior Services)
• Safety Topics for Small Businesses – from State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF)
• Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) and Safety Data Sheets (SDSs):
• Basic information about MSDSs; also has an MSDS locator.
• MSDS search

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Find Health & Safety Specialists & Services

Note: Mention of any provider or service does not imply endorsement by the California Department of Public Health.

• Ask your workers' compensation insurance carrier what assistance they can provide as “loss control services.”
• Cal/OSHA Consultation provides free advice and services to employers, including onsite health and safety services. (Note: This service is separate from Cal/OSHA's enforcement programs.)
• Medical providers for blood lead level testing and respirator evaluations - occupational medicine services for employers
• Workers’ Compensation Health Care Providers – search for an “occupational health specialist” by California address (SCIF)
• Industrial Hygienists - health and safety professionals who evaluate employee exposures to workplace hazards, including chemicals, noise, and physical hazards, and recommend control measures.
• Specialists in evaluating other hazards: indoor air quality; ergonomics

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Workers' Compensation

• Frequently asked questions – State of California Division of Workers' Compensation
• Workers' Compensation Claim Form (PDF) – form employer must provide to an employee who reports a work-related injury or illness
• Employer's Report of Occupational Injury or Illness (PDF) – form employers must file when an employee is injured or becomes ill due to their job

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