OSHA updates workplace poster

By | June 8, 2015

Are you an employee dentist? Do you know your rights?

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration unveiled a new version of the employee-rights poster OSHA-covered dentists and other employers must display in a conspicuous place where employees can see it but said employers need not replace previous versions of the posted notice.

OSHAThe new version of the poster “Job Safety and Health – It’s The Law!” is available without charge and in English and other languages at osha.gov or by phone at OSHA’s toll-free number 1-800-321-6742 or the OSHA publications office (202) 693-1888.

The poster is available in Chinese, Korean, Nepali, Polish, Portuguese and Spanish. The Polish and Portuguese versions are available online only. OSHA regulations do not specify or require employers to display the OSHA poster in a foreign language. However, OSHA encourages employers with Spanish-speaking employees to also display the Spanish language version.

For employers in a state with an OSHA-approved state plan, there may be a state version of the OSHA poster. Federal government agencies must use the Federal Agency Poster.

The poster informs workers of their rights and employers of their responsibilities under the Occupational Safety and Health Act. The poster was updated to include new reporting obligations for employers, who must now report every fatality and every hospitalization, amputation and loss of an eye. It also informs employers of their responsibilities to train all employees in a language and vocabulary they can understand, comply with OSHA standards and post citations at or near the place of an alleged violation.

The last poster update was published in 2007.

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