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Health & Safety

There is nothing more important than staying safe on the job. Our lives depend on it. That is why, as an AFSCME member, we have access to some of the best workplace health and safety resources available.   Training programs and technical assistance emphasize strategies that involve workers and staff in identifying and solving workplace problems.  AFSCME has also played a leading role in winning job safety rights to protect workers from asbestos, infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS, and other hazards.

What's Hot

• Swine Flu Nationwide Public Health Emergency
  In response to the increasing number of confirmed cases of swine flu in the United States, HHS has determined that a public health emergency exists. This declaration will have the effect of the government beginning to prepare to mobilize and activating its stockpile of antiviral drugs for quick delivery to the states in the event they're needed.

• Read the HHS Declaration (4/26/2009)
  
• Read the HHS Press Release (4/26/2009)
  
• Download the Report: Health Care Workers In Peril (4.4MB PDF)
  
• More About Pandemic Influenza
  
• OSHA Releases Guidance Document on Mandatory Respirator Selection (4/1/2009)
  

Resources & Help for Members

Fact Sheets

AFSCME has developed fact sheets on a number of health and safety topics. Choose a topic to read more.

Manuals

• AFSCME Members Killed on the Job
  
• AFSCME Members Killed on the Job Report Form
  
• OSHA Laws & Standards
  
• Facts at Your Fingertips: Health and Safety
  

Training Programs

• AFSCME Health and Safety Training
  
• Other AFSCME Training Programs
  

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