Useful Links

Protecting Your Worksite & Equipment

Protecting Your Worksite & Equipment

• Cybersecurity - How well is your business prepared for a cybersecurity breach? The U.S. Small Business Administration provides tips, tools and resources for business owners who want to guard against cyber threats. Click here for more information.
• Department of Homeland Security
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety
• Lightning Protection Institute
• National Fire Protection Association - Codes
• Open for Business - A Business Property Protection and Recovery Planning Resource

 

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Providing a Safe Workplace

• BLS Incident Rate Calculator
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Elements of an Effective Safety/Health Program
• National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health
• National Safety Council
• Occupational Safety & Health Administration
• OSHA Small Business Handbook (PDF)
• Safety Pays - Cost Calculator
• Safety & Health Management Systems e-Tools
• Workplace Safety Committee Technical Assistance Manual (download)

 

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Reducing Liability Exposure

• New - The Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) developed a useful tool for small businesses that manufacture or import consumer products. Visit the CPSC “Regulatory Robot” and learn more about safety and compliance information related to your products!

• National Floor Safety Institute
• NEISS - The Consumer Product Safety Commission's National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) collects and reports on information related to injuries associated with consumer products. To learn more about the program or access information from the NEISS database, click here.

 

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Vehicle Safety

• Age-Related Factors
• American Trucking Association
• Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
• Crashes Involving Older Drivers
• Crashes Involving Young Drivers
• Crashes Related to Cell Phone Use and Distracted Driving
• Data on Work-Related Roadway Crashes
• Distracted Driving
• Driver Distraction and Cell Phone Use
• Driver Fatigue
• Fatal Injuries to Workers
• Fatigue-Related Crashes
• Federal Highway Administration
• Federal Highway Administration Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
• Federal Regulations and Standards Addressing Occupational Roadway Safety
• Fleet Safety Issues
• FMCSA - Countermeasures Manual
• General Fleet Safety
• Highway Safety Group
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• National Safety Council Highway Safety on the Road
• National Transportation Safety Board
• Prevention Strategies for Employers
• Sources of Data
• Strategies for Preventing Work-Related Roadway Crashes
• University of Michigan Transportation Research Insititute (UMTRI)
• Work-Related Roadway Crashes - Introduction