Restaurant Industry Safety & Health - Home & Outgoing Deliveries

Guidelines for Program Development

• Developing Emergency Response Plans.
• Guidelines for Motor Vehicles Policies.
• Teen-worker restaurant safety program materials
• Workplace Violence: Awareness and Prevention for Employers and Employees (F417-140-000)  (Guidebook, including a sample Workplace Violence Protection Program).

Sample Programs

• Model Shoe Policy (Points covering proper footwear).
• Sample Accident Prevention Program - Restaurants.

Checklists & Other Tools

• Dressing for Winter Work (27 KB PDF) (Toolbox talk).
• Restaurant Employee Safety Orientation Checklist.
• Safety Steps for Supervisors and Employees.

Resources from Others

• Cold Environments  (OSHA)
• Delivery Persons - General (OSHA)
• Distracted Driving - OSHA Resources.
• Distracted Driving Campaign (No Texting While Driving) - Employer Tools (USDOT/National Highway Traffic Safety Administration).
• Hot Environments - Health Effects (OSHA)
• Ice & Snow - Take it Slow (Washington State Dept. of Transportation)
• Sample Employer Policy on Distracted Driving (397 KB DOC) (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Sample policy).
• Work schedules and fatigue (WorkSafeBC).

Related Topics

• Carbon Monoxide.
• Cold Stress  (NIOSH).
• Chemical Hazard Communication (GHS).
• Ergonomics.
• Heat Stress.
• Motor Vehicles (Driving Safety).
• Seasonal Safety – Winter Hazards.
• Tobacco.
• Workplace Violence Prevention.
• Workplace Bullying and Disruptive Behavior: What Everyone Needs to Know (SHARP).
• Young Worker Injuries (SHARP topic page).

More help from L&I

Getting Started with Safety.
Consultation Services.
Workplace Safety Complaints.
Worker Rights to a Safe Workplace.

For general information, call 1-800-423-7233.