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Employer Posting, Building Design and General Work Environment

According to OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1910 Occupational and Health Safety Standards, CHESS has an obligation to its employees to provide a safe general work environment, including:

• Signs that indicate exits, fire alarm boxes, extinguishers, eyewash stations and first aid kits.

• An active health and safety program.

• Adequate access to medical service and first aid.

• A clean and safe work environment.

Resources - Cornell Environmental Health and Safety Office Links:

·  Accident Reporting & Investigation

·  Confined Spaces & Permit Confined Spaces

·  Cranes & Hoists

·  Electrical

·  Event Safety

·  Excavations

·  Fall Protection

·  Fire Safety

·  Hazard Communication

·  Injury / Illness Prevention

·  Ladder Safety

·  Lockout / Tagout Policy

·  Powered Industrial Trucks  (Forklifts)

·  Reporting a Safety Concern

·  Scaffolding

·  Shop Safety

·  Welding & Hot Work