Health and Safety at Work

Worker Rights

Sick or injured on the job? - Workers’ Compensation

Identifying and Understanding Hazards

Organizations and Advocacy

Research and Training

Health and Safety at Work

• Worker rights, filing a complaint for unsafe working conditions, etc. - Cal/OSHA Workers’ Page
• Employer safety and health responsibilities
• Cal/OSHA enforces workplace health and safety laws – find a Cal/OSHA office near you
• OSHA Workers Page - health and safety resources, regulations covering federal and maritime workers
  English  Spanish

Worker Rights

• Your rights on the job, including hours, pay, benefits, discrimination, termination   English  Spanish
• California workers’ most commonly-asked questions about rights on the job
• Department of Fair Employment and Housing – employment discrimination complaints, including age, disability, pregnancy and race

Sick or injured on the job? - Workers’ Compensation

If you suffer from a work-related illness or injury you may be eligible for workers' compensation benefits and medical care paid for by your employer.

• A Guidebook for Injured Workers, 2005 (80 pages) - English, (1.8 MB) Spanish (3.1MB)
• Introduction to Workers' Compensation – view a video online (16 minutes)
• Steps in filing a claim for and receiving workers’ compensation benefits
• Workers’ Compensation Claim Form - to report a work-related injury (English/Spanish)
• Information and assistance workshops for injured workers  English  Spanish
• Injured worker support groups – find a group in your area
• Find a workers’ compensation attorney in your area - Applicants’ Attorneys Association (Enter your zip code in the search box at the top of the page.)
  Injured Workers' Hotline: (800) 459-1400

Identifying and Understanding Hazards

• Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets (English/Spanish) (New Jersey Dept. of Health and Senior Services)
• ToxFAQs - summaries about hazardous substances (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry)
  English  Spanish
• Information on household products (National Institutes of Health)
• International Chemical Safety Cards (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
• Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) websites:
  • Basic information about MSDSs  - frequently asked questions
  • Find an MSDS for a product or chemical
  • MSDS Internet site locator (University of Kentucky)

Organizations and Advocacy

• California Coalitions for Occupational Safety & Health (COSHs):
  • WORKSAFE! (SF Bay Area COSH group)
  • SoCal COSH
• Council for Occupational Safety and Health (COSH) Network  - English   Spanish
• AFL-CIO Safety and Health at Work – health and safety news, information and resources
• Young Workers - California Resource Network for Young Worker Health and Safety
• Young Workers - California Dept. of Industrial Relations Young Workers Web Site
• Immigrant workers - Working Immigrant Safety and Health (WISH) Coalition
• Farm workers - Agricultural Worker Health Project (California Rural Legal Assistance)

Research and Training

• Labor Occupational Health Program, Univ. of California, Berkeley
• Labor Occupational Safety and Health Program, Univ. of California, Los Angeles  English  Spanish
• Worker Occupational Safety and Health Training and Education Program (WOSHTEP) - statewide training and resource initiative

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