Free Workplace Safety Poster
From LoveToKnow Safety
The ease of finding a decent free workplace safety poster or two, depends on what sort of workplace you work at, or preside over, as the case may be.
Why Bother With Workplace Safety Posters
Workplace safety posters have varying pros and cons.
Pros of workplace safety posters:
- Many people learn well, and remember better when they have visuals available.
- Posters can remind people of things they may forget from training alone.
- A good poster can walk an employee safely through the steps of a given project or task.
- Sometimes posters are required by law for certain businesses – such as posting The Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Poster or a FMLA rights poster.
- A good poster can brighten up a room and make a serious, hard to grasp topic, a bit more approachable.
Cons of workplace safety posters:
- A free workplace safety poster, or even one you pay a lot of cash for, cannot ensure safety; much more needs to happen at the workplace, such as trainings and proper employee to supervisor communication.
- Sometimes folks think they do have it covered with a simple poster. A workplace may become lax about safety, thinking, “Well, we put the posters up!”
- It’s impossible for a poster to cover each and every situation that might occur at the workplace; the walls would be literally wallpapered with posters. Besides posters you need a solid workplace safety assessment and plan, plus the training mentioned above.
Basically, don’t let your posters do all the safety work. If you need ideas or help check out some sample office safety programs or hunt down some free workplace safety tips. There are even places you can get free workplace safety videos.
Where to Find Your Free Workplace Safety Poster
As mentioned above, it can be tough to find free posters for each and every workplace. It’s not impossible though. First of all, if you’re a larger business, talk to the company who is running your safety trainings. More then likely they have a free workplace safety poster or two hanging around, or they may have handouts that can be blown up into poster size. Smaller businesses who conduct their own trainings can create posters on a computer and have them blown up at a local copy shop (just be sure to get the facts right).
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), is a major player in workplace safety. Not only can they help your workplace out with trainings but also possibly set you up with some free or low-cost materials, like posters. Contact your local OSHA branch to learn more.
OSHA also has a variety of free posters available online in pdf file form. If you visit the OSHA poster homepage you’ll find a variety of free posters such as…
- It's The Law - Job Safety and Health Poster
- Combustible Dust Explosions
- Fireworks Safety Tips Poster - Retail Fireworks Sales
- Trenching
- Teen Worker
Some of the OSHA posters come in both Spanish and English. OSHA also has a selection of free posters for small businesses and non-traditional employers.
State Specific Free Labor and Safety Posters
State specific safety and labor law posters are almost always free, but take a little searching to find. Following are the steps:
- Locate your state labor office.
- Do a quick search of the state labor website for posters. Often posters are under something like OSHA, safety, or laws.
- Two examples: California’s free posters are under the heading Cal/OSHA. Minnesota’s posters can be found under labor standards. Each state website is different, but they want you to post posters, so they don’t make them too tough to find.
Other Places to Look for Free Safety Posters
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