744 Working with OSHA

Sources Outside the Workplace/Worksite

If you cannot find out the safety and health information you need in your workplace, there are many resources available outside the workplace.

You will find that the OSHA website has a lot of safety and health information and links to resources that can help you.

For example, from the Home Page, you can:

• Find information in Spanish from the OSHA en Español page;
• Locate Fact Sheets and QuickCards by going to the Publications page;
• OSHA Fact Sheets provide basic background information on safety and health hazards; and
• QuickCards are small, laminated cards that provide brief, plain language safety and health information for workers. For example, there are QuickCards on fall hazards, carbon monoxide, and pneumatic nail gun safety.

You can contact OSHA by calling or visiting your local area or regional office for safety and health information or to discuss filing a complaint. Compliance Assistance Specialists in the area offices conduct many training sessions and have training materials and information that can be useful.

Open the following Safety and Health Resources handout to get valuable links to many more OSHA resources from OSHA, NIOSH, universities, professional organizations, and unions.

You can also learn more about the OSHA website by opening the OSHA Topics Webpage.

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