Hazard Prevention

Hazard Alerts & Notices

Hazard Alerts and Notices are designed to spotlight important hazard issues in workplaces and inform you of steps that can taken to protect yourself, your employees, and others.

Hazard Alerts typically address emerging or newly recognized safety or health hazards in the workplace that can cause death or serious injury or illness. Visit our Safety & Health Topic Index to find other hazard and prevention information.

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Motorized rollers cause serious injuries in Washington orchards (584 KB PDF)

Los enrolladores motorizados causan lastimaduras serias en las huertas del estado de Washington (297 KB PDF) (Spanish translation).

September 2009 - DOSH Hazard Alert

Combustible Dust Explosions (790 KB PDF)

Read the DOSH cover letter for this OSHA Fact Sheet.

July 2009 - OSHA Fact Sheet
Transfer Dump Trucks Can Crush Employees (329 KB PDF). June 2009 - DOSH Hazard Alert
Asbestos and Carpet: What Is the Connection? (232 KB PDF). November 2008 - DOSH Hazard Alert
Improper Use of Canned-air Products Can Cause Flash Fires and Injury. June 2008 - DOSH Hazard Alert

Damaged metal-halide lights and other high-intensity discharge lights can cause UV radiation burns (191 KB PDF).

December 2007 - DOSH Hazard Alert
Ineffective back-up alarms on road construction vehicles (221 KB PDF). December 2007 - DOSH Hazard Alert
Food-processing equipment amputates worker’s hand and forearm (127 KB PDF).
November 2007 - DOSH Hazard Notice
Dump Trucks in the Construction Zone (62 KB PDF). May 2007 - DOSH Hazard Alert
Fatal Hazard: Hot-weather work can kill (305 KB PDF). August 2005- WISHA Hazard Alert

Fatal Hazard – Five brush pickers die in unsafe vehicle (121 KB PDF) - (English).

Peligro Fatal - Transporte de recolectores de productos forestales en vehículos inseguros (661 KB PDF) - (Español).

August 2005 - WISHA Hazard Alert
Fatal Hazard: UPDATE - Falling through skylights and roof and floor openings (213 KB PDF). March 2005 - WISHA Hazard Alert
Fatal Hazard: Thermal Metal Spraying (59 KB PDF). March 2005 - WISHA Hazard Alert
Fatal Hazard: Falling through skylights and roof and floor openings (53 KB PDF). January 2005 - WISHA Hazard Alert
Fatal Hazard: Granite and Marble Transport Racks (53 KB PDF).

November 2004 - WISHA Hazard Alert

Fatal Hazards in Agriculture: Two Boys Die in Silo (62 KB PDF). September 2004 - WISHA Hazard Alert

A Guide to Preventing Asthma and Death When Applying Spray-on Truck-bed Liners (94 KB PDF).

June 2004 -- update to March 2003 hazard alert

February 2004 - WISHA Hazard Alert

March 2003 - WISHA Hazard Alert

Fatal Hazards - Flammable Solvents (140 KB PDF). September 2003 - WISHA Hazard Alert
Anthrax Alert: Guidelines for Mail Sorters. November 2001 - WISHA Hazard Alert
Bioterrorism. October 2001 - WISHA Hazard Alert
Lateral Supports for Open Web Steel Joists. March 2001 - WISHA Hazard Alert
Corrosion on Portable Fire Extinguishers. February 2001 - WISHA Hazard Alert
Asbestos Hazards in New Materials. January 2001 - WISHA Hazard Alert
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning from Gas Fired Cooking Units in Food Preparation Locations (100 KB PDF). Fall 2000 - WISHA Hazard Alert
Respirable Crystalline Silica Exposures During Tuck Pointing.
You can read the WISHA Cover letter to this NIOSH Hazard Alert here.
November 1999 - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2000-113
Distributed by WISHA, December 2000.
Exposure to Mercury Vapor During the Use of Mercury Carburetor Synchronizers.
You can read the WISHA Cover letter to this NIOSH Hazard Alert here.
June 1999 - NIOSH Hazard Alert #99-111
Distributed by WISHA, February 2000.
Fire Fighting Hazards During Propane Tank Fires.
You can read the WISHA Cover letter to this NIOSH Hazard Alert here.
June 1999 - NIOSH Hazard Alert #99-129
Distributed by WISHA, February 2000.
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning and Death After the Use of Explosives in a Sewer Construction Project.
You can read the WISHA Cover letter to this NIOSH Hazard Alert here.
March 1998 - NIOSH Hazard Alert #98-122 
Distributed by WISHA, August 1999.
Preventing Asthma in Animal Handlers.
You can read the WISHA Cover letter to this NIOSH Hazard Alert here.
January 1998 - NIOSH Hazard Alert #97-116
Distributed by WISHA, October 1999.
Preventing Worker Deaths from Uncontrolled Release of Electrical, Mechanical, and Other Types of Hazardous Energy. August 1999 - NIOSH Hazard Alert #99-110
Underwater Confined Spaces Pose Serious Hazards for SCUBA Divers. November 1998 - WISHA Hazard Alert
Inadequate or Missing Guards on the Front and Rear of Trimsaws in Sawmills Can Injure or Kill. June 1998 - WISHA Hazard Alert
Silica Dust Poses Health Hazard in Stone Fabrication Industry. May 1998 - WISHA Hazard Alert
Skid-steer loader FACE Fatal Facts bulletin, including a one-page safety tips poster(154 KB PDF). March 1998 - FACE publication 
(Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader, download here for free.)
Portal Pack Respirator Certification Revoked. December 1997 - WISHA Hazard Control
Latex glove wearers warned that allergic reactions may result from frequent use. November 1997 - WISHA Hazard Alert
"Gray Market" Kubota Tractors. March 1997 - WISHA Hazard Alert
Carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides from forklifts and other fueled equipment can create dangerous conditions. December 1996 - WISHA Hazard Alert
Air compressors for air-supplied respirators. February 1996 - WISHA Hazard Alert
Hard-metal workers face risks from cobalt, cadmium. March 1995 - WISHA Hazard Alert
PVC pipe not to be used in compressed air systems. October 1990 - WISHA Hazard Alert
Elevator and pressure vessel workers may be exposed to asbestos. November 1987 - WISHA Hazard Alert

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