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Workplace Safety

The Department of Labor is dedicated to keeping America's 21st Century Workforce safe. Use the resources on this page to find answers to your questions related to workplace safety issues. Please note that elaws Advisors have not yet been built for every DOL law and regulation. Therefore, your issue may also be covered under laws not addressed by this site.

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A

Accident

Addiction

Alarm systems

Alcohol

Alcohol testing

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Asbestos

Automatic sprinklers

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B

Blood

Breath

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C

Cannabis

Chain of custody

Class A fire hazards

Class B fire hazards

Class C fire hazards

Class D fire hazards

Cocaine

Combustible

Compliance

Confidentiality

Confined Spaces

Controlled substance

Convictions

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D

Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA)

Department of Labor (DOL) laws

Department of Transportation (DOT)

Depressants

Disability

Diving

Drug testing

Drug-free workplace

Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988

Drug-related convictions

Drugs

Dry chemical systems

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E

Electrical equipment

Emergency

Emergency action plan

Emergency evacuation

Emergency exits

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)

Employment laws

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

Espanol

Exits

Extinguishers

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F

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

Federal contractor

Federal employment laws

Federal grantee

Federal poster requirements

Fire

Fire alarms

Fire brigades

Fire extinguishers

Fire hazards

Fire ignition hazards

Fire prevention plan

Fire protection

Fire suppression

Firefighters

Flammable liquids

Follow-up drug testing

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G

Gaseous agent systems

Grants

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H

Hair

Hallucinogens

Hazards

Hose/standpipe systems

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I

Industry wage rates

Inhalants

Injury

Intervention

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L

Labor laws

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M

Mandatory drug testing

Marijuana

Means of egress

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N

Narcotics

National Institute for Drug Abuse (NIDA)

NIDA-5

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O

Occupational injuries/illnesses

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy (OASP)

Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs

Office parties

Over-the-counter drugs

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P

Periodic drug testing

Permit-required confined spaces

Portable fire extinguishers

Positive drug test

Post-accident drug testing

Posters

Pre-duty drug testing

Pre-employment drug testing

Prescription drugs

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R

Random drug testing

Reasonable suspicion drug testing

Recordkeeping

Recovery

Referral

Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation Act of 1973

Respiratory protection

Return-to-duty drug testing

Return-to-work agreement (RTWA)

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S

Safety

Saliva

Searches

Service Contract Act (SCA)

Small business laws

Small business requirements

Spanish posters

Sprinkler systems

Stimulants

Subcontractors

Substance abuse

Supervisor training

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T

Total flooding system

Training

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U

Urine

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V

Ventilation

Veterans

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W

Water spray/foam systems

Workplace posters

Workplace safety

Workplace substance abuse

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 elaws Advisors



FirstStep Employment Law Advisor
This Advisor helps you to identify which of 23 Department of Labor employment laws may apply to your business or organization.


Workplace Poster Requirements

Poster Advisor
This Advisor helps you determine which workplace posters you are required to display at your place of business. You can download and print these posters directly from the Advisor.


Workplace Safety & Health

OSHA Confined Spaces Advisor
This Advisor helps companies identify confined spaces and handle them appropriately.

OSHA Fire Safety Advisor
This Advisor helps companies understand how to apply OSHA's Fire Safety standards.

OSHA Hazard Awareness Advisor
This Advisor helps identify hazards in general industry workplaces.

OSHA Lead in Construction Advisor
This Advisor helps construction employers understand and comply with OSHA's regulations regarding occupational exposure to lead.

OSHA Software Expert Advisors
These Advisors are Windows-based expert systems that can be downloaded and run on your PC. Each Advisor provides information on how OSHA regulations apply to unique work sites.


Other Workplace Issues

Drug-Free Workplace Advisor
This Advisor explains how to establish an alcohol- and drug-free workplace and to comply with the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988.

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