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Health and Safety
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How to move your health and safety concerns forward
Experiencing pain or concerned about how your workstation is setup? Worried about job hazards?
You can take steps to get relief and seek resolutions. See the following list and the related links below it.
- Contact your supervisor. This is always the first thing you should do. It’s likely that a supervisor can get the issue resolved quickest of all.
- Contact local union leaders. If your supervisor is unresponsive, talk to a steward or chapter leader to see what steps you can take to get the issue resolved. Sometimes, the issue is forwarded to the agency joint Health and Safety Committee.
- Make sure your union health and safety committee and your co-workers know about the hazard.
- Make sure your joint labor-management health and safety committee knows about the problem and is taking steps to address the problem.
- Contact your local BWC office. The Bureau of Workers Compensation employs ergonomics specialists who assess workstations. If there are safety issues with your workspace, they will issue a report to your supervisor detailing risk factors and recommendations. Call 800-644-6292 (OHIO-BWC) to find an office in your area or use the online locator by zip.
- Contact PERRP. Ohio’s Public Employment Risk Reduction Program offers “no fee, no risk”on-site safety inspections. For an on-site consultation, call 800-282 1425 or email webmaster@perrp.com.state.oh.us
See Related
AFSCME Health & Safety Resources
OCSEA and State of Ohio Contract
See Article 11:
Health and Safety
OCSEA Fact Sheet 700 - How to make a safe work environment (PDF)
OCSEA Fact Sheet 250 - Disability Leave: Questions & Answers (PDF)
OCSEA Fact Sheet 293 - (Article 15) Help for the Dislocated & Disabled Worker - Questions & Answers (PDF)
Workers Compensation Help - Ombudsperson's Office
DRC Resources
Hands On Safety: Being Safe Is No Accident (PDF)
AFSCME Fact Sheet - Staph Infection
AFSCME Guide - Managing a Prison Disturbance: An ACU Guide
ODOT / ODNR Resources
AFSCME Guide: Excavation, Trenching and Shoring Safety
OCSEA Fact Sheet: ODOT Agency Specific Agreement on page 5 (PDF)
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