Learn about workplace safety and health sites.

JOIN UP TODAY

All of us, no matter where we’re from or what we look like, want the same thing — to provide for our families and build a better future. We know if we allow ourselves to be divided, we will lose important protections and make it easier for employers to cut our wages, our benefits, or even our jobs.

Visit your SEIU local’s website today and become a member of SEIU.

General Health and Safety
» National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
» Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
» OSHA's Electronic Compliance Assistance Tools -- Helps workers and employers identify and address potential occupational hazards in nursing homes or in hospitals by describing standard requirements and safe work practices.
» National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
» NIOSH guidelines for worker safety and health
» The National Network of Committees on Occupational Safety and Health

Bloodborne Pathogens and Preventing Needlestick Injuries
» OSHA's needlestick info
» CDC guidelines for managing occupational exposure to HBV, HCV and HIV
» NIOSH lessons learned: safer medical device implementation
» Training for Development of Innovative Control -- Technologies Project (developing safer needlestick technology)

Tuberculosis (TB) and Control of Airborne Pathogens
» CDC guidelines for preventing TB transmission of mycobacterium