
Restaurant Industry Safety & Health - Front of the House
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Guidelines for program development
- Accident Prevention Program.
- Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP).
Developing Emergency Response Plans (147 KB DOC).
- Safety Steps for Supervisors and Employees (F700-139-000).
- Teen-worker restaurant safety program materials.
- Workplace Violence: Awareness and Prevention for Employers and Employees (F417-140-000) (Guide with sample Prevention Program).
Sample programs
Accident Prevention Program - Restaurants (362 KB DOC).
- Hazardous Chemical Communication Program.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (2.03 MB PDF) (Includes compliance guidelines, hazard assessment checklists, sample policies, and training quiz).
Checklists and other tools
Resources from others
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Controlling Slips & Falls in Restaurants (41.7 KB PDF) (www.issa.com) (ISSA OSHA Alliance Checklist/guide).
- Developing an Effective Violence Prevention Program (www.oregon.gov) (Oregon OSHA On-line course).
- Evacuation Plans and Procedures (www.osha.gov) (OSHA eTool).
- Evaluating Noise Exposure of Employees Wearing Sound-Generating Headsets (www.osha.gov) (OSHA).
- Food and Beverage Servers (www.ccohs.ca) (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety).
- How to Plan for Workplace Emergencies and Evacuations (www.osha.gov) (OSHA Guide).
- Mold (www.osha.gov) (OSHA).
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Preventing Injuries to Bar Staff (www.worksafebc.com) (WorkSafeBC Tip sheet).
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Prevent Injuries to Servers (www.worksafebc.com) (WorkSafeBC Tip sheet).
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Preventing Injuries When Serving Banquets (www.worksafebc.com) (WorkSafeBC Tip sheet).
Safer Products and Practices for Disinfecting Survaces (867 KB PDF) (www.sfenvironment.org) (San Francisco Dept of the Environment).
- Young Worker Safety and Health (www.cdc.gov) (NIOSH).
- Young Workers (www.osha.gov) (OSHA).
Related topics
- Carbon Monoxide.
- Chemical Hazard Communication.
- Emergency Washing.
- Ergonomics.
- Latex Allergies.
- Hearing Loss Prevention & Noise (Noise & Hearing Loss Prevention, Hearing Protection).
- Tobacco.
- Smoking in Public Places (app.leg.wa.gov) (Chapter 70.160 RCW).
- Indoor Air Quality.
- Workplace Violence Prevention.
- Workplace Bullying and Disruptive Behavior: What Everyone Needs to Know (SHARP).
- Young Worker Injuries (SHARP).
- Prohibited Duties for Minors.
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