Restaurants
Examples of safety hazards that can harm restaurant workers include:
- Slips, trips, and falls
- Strains and sprains
- Hot surfaces
- Knives and other sharp objects (e.g., contaminated lancets or needles)
- Hazardous cleaning chemicals
Rules
- Chemical Hazard Communication (WAC 296-901)
- General Safety and Health Standards: Compressed Gas (WAC 296-24-920 through 94003)
- Safety & Health Core Rules WAC 296-800, Chapter
Enforcement Policies
- Emergency Washing Facilities (DOSH Directive 13.00)
- Hand Protection When Using Knives in Food Preparation (DOSH Directive 5.96)
- Personal Protective Equipment (DOSH Directive 5.15)
- Violence in the Workplace (DOSH Directive 5.05)
Chemicals and Compressed Gas Hazards
- Aerosol Cooking Products Can Explode (L&I Hazard Bulletin)
- Coffee Processing and Lung Disease (Hazard Bulletin) - December, 2016
- Coffee Stand Owner Dies When Leak from Propane Cylinder Causes a Fire (L&I Washington Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation)
- Dry Ice and Liquid Nitrogen Can Cause Injuries or Death (Hazard Alert)
- El hielo seco y el nitrógeno líquido pueden causar lesiones o la muerte (Alertas de peligro)
- Understanding Carbon Dioxide Hazards in Food and Beverage Industry (Compressed Gas Association)
Cold and Hot Temperature Safety
- Dangers of working around hot oil fryers (Hazard Alert)
- Riesgos cuando se trabaja con freidoras con aceite caliente (Alertas de peligro)
- Ten Steps for Avoiding Burns (Poster. L&I and Washington Restaurant Association)
Employee Training Resources
- Hospitality Workplace Safety Training Orientation & Training Guide (Washington Restaurant Association)
- Injury Prevention in Restaurants and Kitchens (L&I PowerPoint)
General Industry Safety
- Cal/OSHA Guide to Restaurant Safety (Spanish)
- Restaurant Employee Safety Orientation Checklist (Washington Restaurant Association Foundation and L&I)
- Restaurant Hazards - Hazard Alert (Oregon OSHA)
- Restaurant Industry APP
- Restaurant Industry APP Spanish
- Restaurant Safety (Oregon OSHA webpage and resources)
Knives and Kitchen Equipment
- Bacon Meat Slicer (L&I Hazard Alert)
- Ten Safe Handling Hints for Knives (L&I Poster)
Slips, Trips, and Falls
- Preventing Slips and Falls (Poster. L&I and Washington Restaurant Association)
Teen Safety
- Employing Teens Under 18 in Food Service (L&I Fact Sheet)
- Young Worker Safety in Restaurants (OSHA eTool)
Workplace Violence
- Workplace Violence (OSHA)