Workers
- Heavy Metals Poisoning Resources for Workers
- Work-Related Injuries Resources for Workers
- Silicosis Resources for Workers
- Asbestosis Resources for Workers
- Work-related Asthma Resources for Workers
- Severe Weather Events
- Other Worker Resources
Heavy Metals Poisoning Resources for Workers
Lead
- What to Know About Occupational Lead Exposure
- Don't Take Lead Dust Home From Work! [English] [Español]
- Health Alert: Lead Poisoning in NJ Firing Range Workers
- Health Alert: Take Steps to Prevent Lead Poisoning (Firing Range Workers)
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR): Lead
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA): Lead
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH): Lead, Information for Workers
Other Heavy Metals
- Your Mercury Exposure
- OSHA
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
- Information on Reducing Exposures to Other Sources of Heavy Metals
Work-Related Injuries Resources for Workers
- Needlestick Injuries
- 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
- Tree Work is Dangerous Don’t Get Hurt, Get Trained! English Español
- Hazard Alert - Wood Chippers, English Español
- Falls in the Workplace (NIOSH)
- Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program
- Ladder Safety on the Job
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI)
Silicosis Resources for Workers
- Silica Dust-Producing Tasks by Industry
- Controlling Exposures to Silica Dust
- Silicosis – Learn the Facts! English Español
- Dry Cutting and Grinding English Español
- Health Alert! Stone Countertop Fabricaton Workers At Risk for An Incurable Disease, English Español
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH): Crystalline Silica Worker Information
- OSHA Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard for Construction
- Frequently Asked Questions on the New Silica Standards
- Dental Technicians
Asbestosis Resources for Workers
Work-related Asthma Resources for Workers
Severe Weather Events
- Protection of Outdoor Workers
- NIOSH Heat Stress
- NIOSH Workplace Recommendations, HRI
- 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
Other Worker Resources

Contact Us
Katharine McGreevy, MPA, PhD
Program Manager
Environmental and Occupational Health Surveillance Program
New Jersey Department of Health
PO Box 369
Trenton NJ 08625-0369
Phone: (609) 826-4984