Restaurant Industry Safety & Health - Home & Outgoing Deliveries

Restaurant Industry Overview Front of the House Back of the House Office and Administrative Support Home & Outgoing Deliveries Young Worker Safety

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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

• Post-Incident Response to Robbery (Zenith Insurance Company)
• 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)
• 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)
• "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)
• "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)
• 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)
• Preventing Heat Illness (Zenith Insurance Company)
• 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

• 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?

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• 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.
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