Special NewsLinks Section: Handy OSHA Wallet Cards Now Available

This week, NewsLinks brings you news of an OSHA series of newly published wallet cards available on a number of key industry topics:

OSHA Reporting Requirements for Employers, (PDF) - details the severe injuries employers are now required to report to OSHA. For employers in Federal OSHA states, the new reporting requirements go into effect on January. The card also explains how employers can report by phone, online and in person.

OSHA's Hazard Identification Training Tool, (PDF) - advertises a new training tool designed to educate businesses about the hazard identification process using realistic workplace simulations.

Whistleblowers: Work without Risk, (PDF) - educates workers about their right to raise workplace safety and health concerns, to ask OSHA to inspect their workplaces and to be protected from retaliation for exercising these rights. The card is also available in Spanish.

Publications are available to download at no cost by visiting OSHA's publications page or from OSHA's Office of Communications at 202-693-1999.