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.
KYSAFE Mobile app
The KYSAFE app is a resource from the Kentucky Education and 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 eight (8) major functional areas, Important Happenings, Contacts, Web Page, Messages, Tool Box Talks, Report a Hazard, Feedback, and Standards.
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UPDATED:
The updated SHTP reflects the new 2022-2023 flu vaccine recommendations and includes a new ‘Quick Facts’ section which contains links to pertinent prevention information. The resources highlighted in this SHTP provide up-to-date scientific information on prevention and control measures for protecting workers against flu and other respiratory illness.
Effective Immediately:
Voluntary Rescission of Supplied Air Monitoring Systems, Inc. Approval
NIOSH has honored a request by Supplied Air Monitoring Systems, Inc. to voluntarily rescind the NIOSH respirator approval issued to Supplied Air Monitoring Systems, Inc.
As of October 20, 2022, any respirator marked with a NIOSH approval label with approval number TC-13F-0214 is no longer NIOSH approved. The NIOSH Certified Equipment List no longer includes this approval number.
Due to the voluntary rescission of this NIOSH approval, respirators bearing this NIOSH approval number may no longer be used, manufactured, assembled, sold, or distributed.
Visit the NIOSH NPPTL website to view the official notice of this voluntary rescission.
KYSAFE urges employers and employees to be aware of the dangers associated with Skid-Steer Loaders. Preventing injuries and deaths while operating and working near skid-steer loaders has always been a challenge to control. Unfortunately, accidents while using these machines can be deadly.
The 2022 Kentucky Small Business
Safety and Health Handbook is here!
We care about the safety and health of teen workers! #KeepTeenWorkersSafe #KeepWorkersSafe
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Introducing the Safety Climate - Safety Management Information System (SC-SMIS)
Contractors can use the SC-SMIS free of charge to assess their safety climate, select and implement appropriate tools to strengthen it and engage in continuous safety climate improvement.
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