Restaurant Industry Safety & Health - Front of the House

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

• Restaurant Employee Safety Orientation Checklist (F700-140-000).

Resources from others

• 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).
• Preventing Injuries to Bar Staff (www.worksafebc.com) (WorkSafeBC Tip sheet).
• Prevent Injuries to Servers (www.worksafebc.com) (WorkSafeBC Tip sheet).
• 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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