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 (1.5 MB PDF) (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
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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).
How can I get more help from L&I?
- To request a confidential workplace safety or health consultation, call or visit http://www.lni.wa.gov/Safety/Consultation/ for no charge technical assistance.
- For help with controlling your claims costs, call or visit http://www.lni.wa.gov/Safety/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 Getting Started to create your required safety program from scratch.
- For general information, call 1-800-423-7233.
