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Guidelines for Program Development

• Developing Emergency Response Plans
• Employee emergency plans and fire prevention plans (WAC 296-24-56701 Appendix)
• Safety Steps for Supervisors and Employees

Sample Programs

• Accident Prevention Program - Restaurants
• Hazardous Chemical Communication Program 
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)  (Includes compliance guidelines, hazard assessment checklists, sample policies, and training quiz)
• Workplace Violence: Awareness and Prevention for Employers and Employees (Guide with sample Prevention Program)

Checklists & Other Tools

• Restaurant Employee Safety Orientation Checklist
• What do DOSH Inspectors look for?

Resources from Others

Accident Prevention Program

• Employer's Guide to Safe Work: Fatigue Management (Enform, Canadian safety assoc.)
• Guide to Safe Work Fatigue Management : A Worker's Guide to Preventing Incidents and Injuries Related to Fatigue (Enform, Canadian safety association)
• Shift work and sleep (National Sleep Foundation)
• Work schedules and fatigue (WorkSafeBC)
• Workplace Housekeeping - Basic Guide (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety)
• Workplace Housekeeping - Checklist for General Inspection (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety)

Biological

• A Brief Guide to Mold in the Workplace (OSHA Safety & Health Bulletin)
• Mold  (OSHA)

Chemical

• Asthma and Cleaning Products (N.J. Dept. of Health.  Information sheet)
• Cleaning Products and Work-Related Asthma  (CA Dept. of Public Health)
• Safe use of cleaning chemicals in the hospitality industry (Health and Safety Executive, UK.  Information sheet)
• Skin problems in catering businesses (Health and Safety Executive, UK.  Applicable to any food service workplace.)

Emergency

• Emergency Management Guide for Business & Industry (Federal Emergency Management Agency.  Guide)
• Evacuation Plans and Procedures. (OSHA eTool)
• How to Plan for Workplace Emergencies and Evacuations (OSHA Guide)

Physical Safety & Health

• Evaluating Noise Exposure of Employees Wearing Sound-Generating Headsets (OSHA)
• Food service musculoskeletal injury prevention evaluation tool (MN Dept. of Children, Families & Learning.  Checklist tool)
• Hearing Loss Prevention (NIOSH. Topic page)
• Microwave Ovens and their Hazards (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety.  Information about microwave radiation)
• Noise and Hearing Conservation  (OSHA Topic page)
• Noise – Basic Information (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety)
• Post-Incident Response to Robbery (Zenith Insurance Company)
• Preventing back pain and other aches and pains to kitchen and food service staff (Health & Safety Executive, UK)
• Preventing Heat Illness (Zenith Insurance Company)
• Robbery Prevention (Zenith Insurance Company)
• Stress at Work (National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, NIOSH)
• Unsafe Electrical Hazards (Missouri Employers Mutual.  Safety talk)

Specific Workplaces and Activities

• Cold Environments - General (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety)
• Controlling Slips & Falls in Restaurants (ISSA OSHA Alliance Checklist/guide)
• Food and Beverage Servers (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety)
• Health and Safety for Waiting Staff (Health and Safety Executive, UK.  Information sheet, checklist)
• Hot Environments - Health Effects (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety)

• Interactive Café: The Hazards of Hospitality  (Workplace Health & Safety Queensland, Australia.  Interactive tool)
• Protecting the Safety and Health of Restaurant Workers (California Dept. of Industrial Relations.  Employee Workbook; also in Spanish and Korean)
• Preventing Injuries to Bar Staff (WorkSafeBC Tip sheet)
• Preventing Injuries to Hotel and Restaurant Workers (WorkSafeBC.  Focus report on common injuries and how to prevent them.)
• Prevent Injuries to Servers  (WorkSafeBC Tip sheet)
• Preventing Injuries When Serving Banquets  (WorkSafeBC Tip sheet)
• Small business model/ restaurant supervisor safety training program (California Dept. of Industrial Relations.  For supervisors.  Includes training guide to engage workers in identifying and controlling health and safety hazards in their own restaurant; Safety Orientation Checklist; Tip Sheets)

 

Related Topics

• Carbon Monoxide
• Chemical Hazard Communication
• Emergency Washing
• Ergonomics
• Latex Allergies
• Hearing Loss Prevention & Noise (Noise & Hearing Loss Prevention, Hearing Protection)
• Tobacco
• Smoking in Public Places  Chapter 70.160 RCW
• Indoor Air Quality
• Workplace Violence Prevention
• Workplace Bullying and Disruptive Behavior: What Everyone Needs to Know (SHARP)
• Young Worker Injuries (SHARP)
• Prohibited Duties for Minors

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• Follow guidance in Steps To a Safe Workplace to create your safety program from scratch.
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