If you run a business, you know work safety posters are important to have around. OSHA, which is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, is around to make sure that as an employer, you are adhering to the Department of Labor's safety and health regulations.
How will they know if you are? OSHA performs workplace inspections, and one of the things they look for is if you have your workplace health and safety posters displayed. They want to make sure you are providing a safe workplace for your employees. If you are concerned about your posters being out-of-date, then it's time to brush up on some workplace health and safety posters basics. Consider the following when looking to display your posters:
1. Research which federal, state and OSHA health and safety posters are required for display in the workplace.
2. Perform a search for a supplier that carries your required posters.
3. Add any company specific health and safety posters.
Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done
Determine the posters needed to comply with OSHA, state and federal guidelines
Each state has different requirements for posters that need to be displayed. If you are unsure of what specific health and safety posters you need to have on your walls, then you need to do some research based on the state your business is located in and also the type of business.
I recommend: The
Labor Law Center offers a free search that lets you pick the state your business is in and returns a list of all required posters you need to display. The
Compliance Poster Company provides the same kind of free search, except you can not only select your state, but the type of industry your business falls under.
Find a supplier that carries all the necessary posters
Since there are many laws to keep track of, it's a good idea to find a supplier that can be a one stop shop for all your state, federal and OSHA safety poster needs. Use the Internet to find suppliers that not only carry all of your posters, but will alert you when there are changes to your posters or mandatory posting requirements.
I recommend: PosterSolution.com offers combined state, federal and OSHA posters that display all the required laws on one large poster. They will also alert you of any changes to the posters you have ordered. The
All in One Poster Company also offers the choice of combined state, federal and OSHA posters.
Add any company specific workplace health and safety posters
Besides the required state, federal and OSHA posters, it's a good idea to highlight safety specifics for the company you are running. If the employees in your company run heavy machinery or operate power tools, you might want to consider having some industrial safety posters. If you run a business that serves food and/or beverages, make it a point to display a few health posters.
I recommend: The Workplace Safety Store has health safety posters for a variety of businesses, such as construction, food and hospitality, and general industry.
Business and Legal Reports has posters relating to many areas like forklift safety, blood borne pathogens and hand and power tools.
Tips & Tactics
Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide
- Your company runs the risk of being assessed fines if all mandatory state, federal and OSHA postings are not displayed and/or updated.
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