Site map
Site map
Workpace
hazards and ways to eliminate them - Information about particular
hazards, such as asbestos, repetitive strain, or electicity. The hazards
are grouped into six types:
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Health and safety rights - Information about laws and regulations that involve workplace safety and health and related issues | |||
| Where to get help - There is help available to understand and resolve workplace safety and health problems. On these pages you will find contact information and websites of unions, nonprofit organizations, government agencies and other sources of information. Also information about filing safety and health complaints. | ||||
| Specific industries and their hazards - Every industry and type of work can have a special set of workplace hazards. Here is a list of 22 industries and their hazards, from auto repair to retail sales. | ||||
| Workers' compensation - Workers who need medical care or lose time from work as a result of an on-the-job injury or illness are eligible for compensation. These pages provide information that can be used to help file and win a claim. | ||||
| Immigrant workers and other vulnerable communities - Workers who are not fluent in English or who are undocumented or who are not regularly employed experience more injuries and illnesses than other workers. Communities of vulnerable workers often face heavy environmentgal hazards. These pages focus on those workers' safety and health needs. | ||||
Environmental contamination, including 9/11-related contamination - Workplace hazards get out of the workplace and contaminate the general public's air and water. The contamination caused by the collapse of the World Trade Center is a major source of occupational and environmental health concerns. |
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| Young workers - Workers who are new to the job face higher workplace safety and health risks than older, more experienced, workers. These pages focus on ways to understand and reduce those risks. | ||||
| Women's safety and health - The occupational safety and health risks for women are not the same as for men. Here is an introduction to the differences. | ||||
| About NYCOSH: Who we are, what we do - Our staff, the services we can provide, news clippings about our work | ||||
| Reference library - Many sources of general information about occupational safety and health, including statistics and links to major news articles . | ||||
| NYCOSH Update - A searchable archive of our biweekly newsletter going back to 1999, plus a calendar of events and job listings | ||||