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Safety and Health Topics Pages provide access to selected occupational safety and health information. The subjects of these pages include specific workplace hazards, as well as individual industries. Members of the Editorial Boards evaluate numerous OSHA and non-OSHA references on a given subject to determine which they consider most important in reducing occupational injuries and illnesses. With the continued support of our users, editors, and editorial boards, OSHA's Safety and Health Topics Pages provide assistance for complying with OSHA standards, enabling employers to ensure safer workplaces.
 

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It is not possible to list all of the new entries we are adding to each topic page. The following lists those subjects which have recently been added to or significantly updated.

• Teen Summer Job Safety - Build a Safe Work Foundation. OSHA. Summer is a time millions of teens work. Use this site to get the 411 on job safety.
• Combustible Dust. OSHA Safety and Health Topics Page.

For additional information, refer to the What's New Archive or for the entire OSHA site, the main "What's New" section.

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