NIOSH offers tips for safe and healthy workplaces during holidays and beyond

December 22, 2003—The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) offers information and recommendations for preventing job-related injuries and illnesses during the holiday season, as well as every other day of the year.

Publications listed on the “Safe and Healthy Workplaces in the Holiday Season” site include:

• “Stress…At Work” Topic Page and booklet;
• “Working with Stress” NIOSH DVD program;
• “Motor Vehicles” Topic Page (motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of work-related deaths); and
• “Violence in the Workplace.”

For more tips on preventing occupational injuries and illnesses year round, visit NIOSH’s homepage.