Lead

• What to Known About Occupational Lead Exposure
• Health Alert: Lead Poisoning in NJ Firing Ranges, Guidance for Owners and Operators
• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR): Lead
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA): Lead

 Other Heavy Metals

• Your Mercury Exposure
• OSHA
• Mercury
• Arsenic
• Cadmium
• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
• Mercury
• Arsenic
• Cadmium

• Needlestick Injuries
• Falls in the Workplace (NIOSH)
• Protection of Veterinary Workers from Hazardous Substances NEW!
  • Toolkit: Preventing Hazardous Exposures Among Veterinary & Animal Care Workers
  • Poster #1: Veterinary Health & Safety
  • Poster #2: Recommended Cleaning Protocols
  • Poster #3: Prevent Needlestick Injuries

• Silica Dust-Producing Tasks by Industry
• Controlling Exposures to Silica Dust
• Silicosis – Learn the Facts! English Español
• Health Alert! Stone Countertop Fabrication Workers At Risk for An Incurable Disease, English Español
• Dry Cutting and Grinding English Español
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH): Crystalline Silica Employer Information
• OSHA Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard for Construction
• Frequently Asked Questions on the New Silica Standards
• Dental Technicians

• NJDOH Asbestos FAQ
• NJDOH Asbestos Training Agency Requirements
• NJDOH Asbestos Abatement Worker
• OSHA Asbestos Overview
• NIOSH Asbestos Overview

• Guidance for schools on protecting teachers and staff from asbestos exposure through AHERA compliance NEW!
  • AHERA Quick Guide for NJ Schools
  • Findings from Study on AHERA Compliance in NJ Schools

• Industries and Asthma Causing Agents
• Don’t Get Sick When Applying Pool Chemicals
• Asthma and Cleaning Products English Español
• Health Alert: Fogging Ambulances with Toxic Disinfectants May Cause Illness

• Information coming soon.

• Protection of Outdoor Workers
  • Beat the Heat! [English] [Español] NEW!
  • Prevent the Burn! [English] [Español] NEW!
  • Quench the Thirst! [English] [Español] NEW!
  • Farmworkers [Español]
  • Infographic on Acclimatization [English] [Español], an important step in reducing risk of heat-related illness in workers NEW!
• NIOSH Heat Stress
• NIOSH Workplace Recommendations, HRI
  • Worker Acclimatization 
  • Protect Your Workers From Heat Stress
• NIOSH Limiting Heat Burden While Wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• OSHA Working in Outdoor and Indoor Heat Environments
• OSHA National Emphasis Program on Heat
• NIOSH Occupational Safety and Health and Climate
• Tree Work is Dangerous Don’t Get Hurt, Get Trained! English Español
• Hazard Alert: Wood Chippers English Español
• Flood Safety Fact Sheet NEW!
•  

• Report on Fatal Work Injuries in NJ, 2023 NEW!
  
• Hazard! Unprotected Trench
• FACE Facts: Two Construction Workers Fall to their Death through Temporary Wooden Bridge Platforms
• Solid Waste and Recycling Workers
• Adult School Crossing Guards 
• Hazard Alert - Wood Chippers, Español
• Ladder Safety on the Job

US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI)

NIOSH Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program

• Private Sector: Free On-Site Consultations
• Public Sector: Free On-Site Consultations
• Physicians in New Jersey Specializing in Occupational and Environmental Illness
• Workers’ Compensation (NJ Department of Labor)