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high-quality education and technical assistance.​


Our Mission

We are seeking an environment where employees can complete their work day and go home uninjured, as healthy as when they started the work day. To accomplish this, it is essential to increase awareness of the services that the Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Division of Education and Training offers, to provide FREE safety and health training to more employers and employees and provide FREE confidential safety and health consultation services to facilities and organizations or groups requesting those services.


Governor's Safety and Health Award

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KYSAFE Mobile App

The KYSAFE app is a resource from the Kentucky Labor Cabinet's Division of Occupational Safety and Health Education and Training, also known as KYSAFE.  Use the app to stay up to date with occupational safety and health events and information.  The app contains nine (9) major functional areas, News and Notes, Information, Program Contacts, Webpage, Messages, Toolbox Talks, Report Hazards, Standards, and Feedback.​

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The Safety Pays Program raises awareness of how occupational injuries and illnesses can impact a company's profitability. The program features multiple tools to help employers estimate costs from workplace injuries. 

The Safety Pays Tool uses data collected from thousands of workplaces to provide businesses with the opportunity to compare their workplace safety record with their industry peers. 

The Individual Injury Estimator​ focuses on how much a specific injury could cost a business. 

Through these tools and related resources, the Safety Pays Program demonstrates the value of implementing workplace safety and health practices that keep employees safe while lowering costs due to work-related injuries and illnesses.

Safety Pays Tool

Individual Injury Estimator​


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​As part of his effort to reduce Kentuckians' reliance on addictive opioids and provide them with relief from severe and chronic pain, Gov. Andy Beshear signed Senate Bill 47 on March 31, 2023, which legalizes medical cannabis in the commonwealth effective Jan. 1, 2025.

As of April 18, 2024, the Program has filed 17 regulations establishing the processes and procedures for medical cannabis businesses and registered cardholders.

Download the Kentucky Medical Cannabis Program Guide
Visit the Kentucky Medical Cannabis Program​ website​


Items of Interest

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Workplace Mental Health Fact Sheet

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a new fact sheet on Workplace Mental Health, which is now available.

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The fact sheet provides workplaces with vital information and resources to address mental health concerns effectively and will be incorporated into the Introduction to OSHA module of the OSHA 10- and 30-Hour Outreach Training courses

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The 2023 ​Kentucky Small Business
Safety and Health Handbook is here!

​Download your copy today!

​Download your checklist here.​​​

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​Many of our courses and webinars are now available on our YouTube channel.
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​​Upcoming Events

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Population Center Training
Versailles, Kentucky
April 22 - 24, 2025

Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS)
300 North Main Street, Versailles, KY 40383

Online Registration​ Now Open!​




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​Population Center Training

​Louisville, Kentucky
March 25 - 27, 2025

Carpenters Union Lo​​cal 175
1245 Durrett Lane, Louisville, KY  40213

​Registration is now closed, but walk-ins are always welcome!


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​​Stand Up for Grain Safety Week

March 24-28, 2025

Every year dozens of employees are injured or die from preventable hazards while working in grain storage and handling. The grain handling industry is a high hazard industry where workers can be exposed to numerous serious and life threatening hazards. These hazards include: fires and explosions from grain dust accumulation, suffocation from engulfment and entrapment in grain bins, falls from heights and crushing injuries and amputations from grain handling equipment. Go to Stand Up 4 Grain Safety - Stand Up 4 Grain Safety​ for more information.



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Flood Preparedness and Response - OSHA.gov​


Response/Recovery

In the aftermath of a flood, workers may be involved in a variety of response and recovery operations. OSHA has general guidelines that may be applicable to workers involved in assessing and/or cleaning up the damage to their worksite. 

Driving during Flood Conditions

It’s important to be careful when driving during flood conditions. Nearly half of flood fatalities are vehicle-related. Six inches of standing water is enough to stall some cars, a foot of water can float a vehicle, and two feet of moving water is enough to sweep a car away. If the water level is rising around your vehicle, you should abandon the vehicle.

Hazards and Precautions

The OSHA Resources page has QuickCards™ and Fact Sheets that provide details about hazards present in flooded areas and after a flood has occurred. The OSHA Flood Preparedness and Response​ page provides a summary of some of the most common hazards associated with floods as well as precautions that can be taken to protect against those hazards.


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Ladder Safety Month

Falling from a ladder leads to dozens of deaths and thousands of injuries each year. Falls are the leading cause of death in the construction industry and one of OSHA's Focus Four workplace hazards.

​March is National Ladder Safety Month. Each year, employers and workers alike can take this opportunity to reduce ladder-related accidents and fall hazards in the workplace.​

OSHA.GOV​ offers many resources concerning ladder safety.  We have linked a few below for easy reference.


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OSHA-NIOSH Small Business Checklist App

The OSHA-NIOSH Small Business Checklist App can improve safety and health in the workplace. The app is a free tool that features checklists and other workplace safety and health resources for small businesses. The app was developed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and NIOSH and is based on the OSHA-NIOSH Small Business Safety and Health Handbook​.

For more information and to download the app for Apple IOS (Android coming soon!), please visit the CDC-NIOSH Small Business Checklist​ page.


​Laws and Regulations

​Do you need the latest ​OSHA Standards or Kentucky Administrative Regulations? 
You have come to the right place!

OSHA Stan​dards​

Kentucky Administrative Regulations (KAR) Title 803 Chapter 002​



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