For Workers - Health & Safety Resources

For a list of Spanish worker resource links, see Recursos para el trabajador

Health & Safety | Worker Rights | Workers' Compensation | Identifying & Understanding Hazards | Organizations & Advocacy | Research & Training

Health & Safety at Work

• Worker rights, filing a complaint for unsafe working conditions, etc. – Cal/OSHA Workers’ Page
• Employer safety and health responsibilities
• Cal/OSHA enforces workplace health and safety laws – find a Cal/OSHA office near you
• OSHA Workers Page – health and safety resources, regulations covering federal and maritime workers

Worker Rights

• Your rights on the job (PDF, English) | Spanish – including hours, pay, benefits, discrimination, termination
• California workers’ most commonly-asked questions about rights on the job
• Department of Fair Employment and Housing – employment discrimination complaints, including age, disability, pregnancy and race

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Sick or injured on the job? – Workers' Compensation

If you suffer from a work-related illness or injury you may be eligible for workers' compensation benefits and medical care paid for by your employer.

• A Guidebook for Injured Workers | Spanish 
• Introduction to Workers' Compensation – view a video online (16 minutes)
• Steps in filing a claim (PDF) for and receiving workers’ compensation benefits
• Workers' Compensation Claim Form (PDF) – to report a work-related injury (English/Spanish)
• Information and assistance workshops for injured workers (English) | Spanish
  Recorded Information on Workers' Compensation: (800) 736-7401
• Find a workers' compensation attorney in your area – Applicants' Attorneys Association (Enter your zip code in the search box.)
  Injured Workers' Hotline: (800) 648-3132 

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Identifying & Understanding Hazards

• Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets (English/Spanish) - New Jersey Dept. of Health and Senior Services
• ToxFAQs | Spanish: summaries about hazardous substances - Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry)
• Information on Household Products - Consumer Information Product Database
• International Chemical Safety Cards | Health Hazard Evaluation program - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
• Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) websites:
• Basic information about MSDSs  - frequently asked questions
• MSDS Internet site locator (University of Kentucky)

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Organizations & Advocacy

• AFL-CIO Safety and Health at Work – health and safety news, information, and resources
• California Coalitions for Occupational Safety & Health (COSHs):
• WORKSAFE! (SF Bay Area COSH group)
• Southern California Coalition for Occupational Safety & Health
• Council for Occupational Safety and Health (COSH) Network (English) | Spanish
• Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus
  
• Bet Tzedek - Los Angeles area legal aid
• Chinese for Affirmative Action
• Equal Rights Advocates
• Farm workers – Pesticide and Work Safety Project (California Rural Legal Assistance)
• Instituto Laboral de la Raza
• Legal Aid at Work | Spanish
• Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles - Employment Law Unit
• Young Workers – California Resource Network for Young Worker Health and Safety
• Young Workers – California Dept. of Industrial Relations Young Workers

Research & Training

• Labor Occupational Health Program, Univ. of California, Berkeley
• Labor Occupational Safety and Health Program (English) | Spanish , Univ. of California, Los Angeles
  
• Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety,  Univ. of California, Davis
  
• Worker Occupational Safety and Health Training and Education Program (WOSHTEP) – statewide training and resource initiative

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