 Preparing for emergencies with an evacuation plan
Getting ready for an emergency before it happens can keep employees, visitors, and facilities safe. These tips can help you create an emergency evacuation plan to quickly and safely get people away from a threat or hazard and save property and lives.
 April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month
According to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), there were 484 deaths and over 95,000 crashes in Texas in 2022 that involved distracted driving.
Help your employees and co-workers drive safely by using the videos and other tools below:
DWC resources on distracted driving:
 Free online training: Essentials for New Safety Professionals
DWC Workplace Safety now offers free online training for new safety professionals.
Each webinar is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Central Daylight Time and is offered twice.
Accident Investigations and Near Misses:
Prepare for OSHA Inspections:
 Free on-site safety consultations
No matter your needs or challenges, OSHCON has safety and health resources to help your business.
OSHCON consultations are free and confidential. They are offered in person at your jobsite.
We can help you find, reduce, and remove safety and health hazards, and learn OSHA standards.
OSHCON also provides:
- Training.
- Help with safety and health programs.
- Free safety training materials and publications.
Check out the OSHCON webpage or contact us:
 Each year, DWC collects and publishes data on fatal and nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in Texas in cooperation with the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) data reports and tables can be found at www.tdi.texas.gov/wc/safety/sis/nonfatalhomepag.html.
Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) data reports and tables can be found at www.tdi.texas.gov/wc/safety/sis/fathomepage.html.
DWC Federal Data Collection can provide more detailed Texas data by emailing a request for the SOII at injuryanalysis@tdi.texas.gov or the CFOI at CFOI@tdi.texas.gov.
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