Restaurant Industry Safety & Health - Front of the House

Asthma and Cleaning Products (N.J. Dept. of Health. Information sheet)
Cleaning Products and Work-Related Asthma (CA Dept. of Public Health)
Safe use of cleaning chemicals in the hospitality industry (Health and Safety Executive, UK. Information sheet)
Skin problems in catering businesses (Health and Safety Executive, UK. Applicable to any food service workplace.)

Evaluating Noise Exposure of Employees Wearing Sound-Generating Headsets (OSHA)
Food service musculoskeletal injury prevention evaluation tool (MN Dept. of Children, Families & Learning. Checklist tool)
Hearing Loss Prevention (NIOSH. Topic page)
Microwave Ovens and their Hazards (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety. Information about microwave radiation)
Noise and Hearing Conservation (OSHA Topic page)
Noise – Basic Information (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety)
Post-Incident Response to Robbery (Zenith Insurance Company)
Preventing back pain and other aches and pains to kitchen and food service staff (Health & Safety Executive, UK)
Preventing Heat Illness (Zenith Insurance Company)
Robbery Prevention (Zenith Insurance Company)
Stress at Work (National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, NIOSH)
Unsafe Electrical Hazards (Missouri Employers Mutual. Safety talk)

Cold Environments - General (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety)
Controlling Slips & Falls in Restaurants (ISSA OSHA Alliance Checklist/guide)
Food and Beverage Servers (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety)
Health and Safety for Waiting Staff (Health and Safety Executive, UK. Information sheet, checklist)
Hot Environments - Health Effects (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety)

Interactive Café: The Hazards of Hospitality (Workplace Health & Safety Queensland, Australia. Interactive tool)
Protecting the Safety and Health of Restaurant Workers (California Dept. of Industrial Relations. Employee Workbook; also in Spanish and Korean)
Preventing Injuries to Bar Staff (WorkSafeBC Tip sheet)
Preventing Injuries to Hotel and Restaurant Workers (WorkSafeBC. Focus report on common injuries and how to prevent them.)
Prevent Injuries to Servers (WorkSafeBC Tip sheet)
Preventing Injuries When Serving Banquets (WorkSafeBC 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)

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