Restaurant Industry Safety & Health - Home & Outgoing Deliveries
Guidelines for Program Development
- Developing Emergency Response Plans
- Guidelines for Motor Vehicles Policies
Workplace Violence: Awareness and Prevention for Employers and Employees (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
- Restaurant Employee Safety Orientation Checklist
- Safety Steps for Supervisors and Employees
- Dressing for Winter Work (Toolbox talk)
Resources from Others
Accident Prevention Program
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Post-Incident Response to Robbery (Zenith Insurance Company)
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Robbery Prevention (Zenith Insurance Company)
- Sample Texting and Talking on Hand-Held Cell Phones While Driving Policy (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Sample policy)
- Shift work and sleep (National Sleep Foundation. Fact sheet)
- Teens and Sleep (National Sleep Foundation. Fact sheet)
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Vehicle Burglary (Zenith Insurance Company)
- Work schedules and fatigue (WorkSafeBC)
Physical Safety & Health
- Cold Environments - General (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety)
- Distracted Driving - OSHA Resources
- Distracted Driving Campaign (No Texting While Driving)-Employer Tools (USDOT/National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)
- Driving Safety (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)
- Driving Safety (Network of Employers for Traffic Safety)
- Drowsy Driving FAQs (American Automobile Association. Fact sheet)
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"Facts about Drowsy Driving": Handout (General) (National Sleep Foundation. Fact sheet)
- Spanish Version:
Maneja Descansado…Llega Sano y Salvo Datos Sobre Manejar Cansado (National Sleep Foundation)
- Spanish Version:
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"Facts about Drowsy Driving": Handout (Teens/Young Drivers) (National Sleep Foundation. Fact sheet)
- Spanish Version:
Maneja Descansado…Llega Sano y Salvo: Datos Sobre Manejar Cansado (Jóvenes) (National Sleep Foundation)
- Spanish Version:
- Hot Environments - Health Effects (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety)
- Ice & Snow - Take it Slow (Washington State Dept. of Transportation)
- Motor Vehicle Safety (OSHA)
- Motor Vehicle Safety (NIOSH)
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Preventing Heat Illness (Zenith Insurance Company)
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Road Rage: How to Avoid Aggressive Driving (American Automobile Association. Brochure)
- Safety Tips: Delivery Driver Safety (brochure from Massachusetts Safety Officers League)
Specific Workplaces and Activities
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Delivery Driver Safety (Mesa, AZ Police Dept. Tip sheet)
- Delivery Persons - General (Canadian Center for Occupational Health & Safety)
- Protecting the Safety and Health of Restaurant Workers (California Dept. of Industrial Relations. Employee Workbook; also in Spanish and Korean)
- Safety Tips For Fast Food Delivery Drivers And Their Employers (Massachusetts Safety Officers League. Tip sheet)
- Small business model/ restaurant supervisor safety training program (California Dept. of Industrial Relations. For supervisors. Includes training guide to engage workers in identifying and controlling health and safety hazards in their own restaurant; Safety Orientation Checklist; Tip Sheets)
Related Topics
- Motor Vehicles (Driving Safety)
- Carbon Monoxide
- Ergonomics
- Chemical Hazard Communication
- Seasonal Safety – Winter Hazards
- Heat Stress
- Cold Stress (NIOSH)
- Tobacco
- Smoking in Public Places Chapter 70.160 RCW
- Workplace Violence Prevention
- Workplace Bullying and Disruptive Behavior: What Everyone Needs to Know (SHARP)
- Young Worker Injuries (SHARP topic page)
- Prohibited Duties for Minors
How can I get help from L&I?
- To request a confidential workplace safety or health consultation, call or visit http://www.lni.wa.gov/Safety/Basics/Assistance/Consultation/about.asp for no charge technical assistance.
- For help with controlling your claims costs, call or visit http://www.lni.wa.gov/Safety/Basics/Assistance/Consultation/riskmanagement.asp for a no charge risk management consultation.
- Find information about filing a workplace safety & health complaint you may call or visit a local L&I office to file a complaint.
- Follow guidance in Steps To a Safe Workplace to create your safety program from scratch.
- For general information, call 1-800-423-7233.
