U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration

How can you get more information on safety and health?
OSHA has various publications, standards, technical assistance, and compliance tools to help you, and offers extensive assistance through workplace consultation, voluntary protection programs, grants, strategic partnerships, state plans, training, and education.

OSHA’s Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines (Federal Register 54:3904-3916, January 26, 1989) detail elements critical to the development of a successful safety and health management system.

This and other information are available on OSHA’s Web site.

• For one free copy of OSHA publications, send a self-addressed mailing label to OSHA Publications Office, P.O. Box 37535, Washington, DC 20013-7535; or send a request to our fax at (202) 693-2498, or call us at (202) 693-1888.
  
• To order OSHA publications online at www.osha.gov, go to Publications and follow the instructions for ordering.
  
• To file a complaint by phone, report an emergency, or get OSHA advice, assistance, or products, contact your nearest OSHA office under the "U.S. Department of Labor" listing in your phone book, or call toll-free at (800) 321-OSHA (6742). The teletypewriter (TTY) number is (877) 889-5627.
  
• To file a complaint online or obtain more information on OSHA federal and state programs, visit OSHA’s Web site at www.osha.gov.

This is one in a series of informational fact sheets highlighting OSHA programs and standards. It does not impose any new compliance requirements or carry the force of legal opinion. For compliance requirements of OSHA standards or regulations, refer to Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

This information will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone is (202) 693-1999. See also OSHA’s Web site at www.osha.gov.