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Safety and Health Topics

OSHA's Safety and Health Topics pages provide regulatory and enforcement information, hazard identification and controls as well as best practices and other resources to assist employers, workers and safety and health professionals ensure safer workplaces.

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Other Resources

Are you interested in web-based training tools on occupational safety and health topics? Try OSHA's eTools, eMatrix, Expert Advisors and v-Tools! For other training material, visit OSHA's Training web page. If you are an employer or a small business, visit OSHA's web pages for employers and free services to small businesses. For other General Safety and Health Information, visit the General Safety and Health References page.

Report a Fatality/Severe Injury

All employers are required to notify OSHA when an employee is killed on the job or suffers a work-related hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye. A fatality must be reported within 8 hours. An in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or eye loss must be reported within 24 hours.

Report a Fatality or a Severe Injury

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