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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​We build alliances with Kentucky employers to promote worker safety through
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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Our Recent Webinar


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


​​Upcoming Events

​Stay tuned and stay safe in 2025!


HAZARD ALERT - Cold Stress​​​

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Employees can be exposed to cold temperatures when working outside during winter weather or indoors in refrigerated or freezer areas. Extremely cold or wet conditions are dangerous situations that can cause occupational illness and injuries such as frostbite, hypothermia, and death.

​​Safety Tips for Workers

Know the symptoms of cold stress.
Monitor your physical condition and that of your coworkers.
Dress appropriately for the cold.
Stay dry because moisture or dampness, e.g., from sweating, can increase the rate of heat loss from the body.
Keep extra clothing (including underwear) handy in case you get wet and need to change.
Drink warm fluids (no alcohol).
Use proper engineering controls, safe work practices, and personal protective equipment provided by your employer. 

Printable PDFs are available in English and Español​.​​

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​Hispanic Construction Workers: 

Employment, Business Ownership, and Injury Trends​

​Of occupations analyzed by the U.S. Department of Labor, construction and extraction will have third-highest percentage of Hispanic workers of any industry by 2030. The December 2024 issue of CPWR’s Data Bulletin​-- “Hispanic Construction Workers: Employment, Business Ownership, and Injury Trends” -- examines key characteristics of this growing demographic group. From 2000 to 2023, for example, the percent of construction workers who were Hispanic doubled from 16.5% to 34.0%. Monitoring trends among this group is important for understanding the industry, including providing information for safety and health interventions that address the needs of Hispanic workers.

Please visit CPWR​ for more on this and many other topics dealing with the construction industry.​


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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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