 Seven steps to a safer office
Safety and health hazards are not limited to worksites that require heavy machinery and hard manual labor. Jobs where most tasks are completed while sitting in a chair in a climate-controlled building can also have a surprising number of hazards. These steps can help you reduce the risk of injury among your office staff.
 OSHA continues National Emphasis Program on heat illnesses and injuries
In April 2022, OSHA launched a National Emphasis Program to protect workers from heat illness, injury, and death, which continues through April 2025.
Under this program, OSHA compliance specialists conduct indoor and outdoor heat-related workplace inspections. The enforcement efforts will be carried out in over 70 high-risk industries when the heat index is 80° F or higher.
These tips can help companies comply with OSHA requirements and regulatory guidance and prevent work-related heat incidents.
DWC resources to prevent heat-related injuries and illnesses:
Other heat illness prevention resources:
 Free OSHA 10-hour construction classes
DWC offers in-person training and online video training in English and Spanish. Those who complete the course receive an OSHA 10-hour construction course completion card within eight weeks.
- You must be a Texas resident or an employee currently working in Texas to register.
- The student must understand and communicate in the language of the course.
- All classes start at 8 a.m. and run for two days.
June 2024
El Paso | Two-day | In person| Spanish | June 20-21
El Paso | Two-day | In person| English | June 27-28
July 2024
Austin | Two-day | In person| English | July 9-10
Austin | Two-day | In person| Spanish | July 16-17
Houston | Two-day | In person| English | July 22-23
Fort Worth | Two-day | In person| Spanish | June 23-24
El Paso | Two-day | In person| English | July 23-24
El Paso | Two-day | In person| Spanish | July 25-26
Fort Worth | Two-day | In person| English | July 25-26
Online | Three-day | Spanish | July 30-August 1
 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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