WORKPLACE SAFETY
DRIVING SAFETY | FIRES IN DROUGHT CONDITIONS | PREVENTING FATAL FALLS
The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) provides safety and health resources to employers, employees, and other entities that support the Texas workforce to eliminate the occurrence of occupational injuries and hazardous exposures. Through its Workplace Safety Programs, the DWC helps employers, employees, insurance carriers that underwrite workers compensation insurance and the policyholders of such carriers insurance with workplace safety and health issues.
For information about these programs and services, click on the appropriate area below or download our English or Spanish flyer.
What's New
- DWC Schedules New Series of Regional Safety Summits
- Employers Subject to OSHA Must Post OSHA's Form 300A, Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses between February 1 and April 30, 2015
- Texas Employers without Workers’ Compensation Insurance Must File Their DWC Form-005 Employer's Notice of No Coverage or Termination of Coveragebetween February 1 and April 30, 2015
- Workers’ Compensation Insurance Company Accident Prevention Services 2014 Annual Reports Due by April 1, 2015
- Cold Weather Safety
- Seasonal Flu and Colds in the Workplace
- Texas Department of State Health Services Information About Ebola in Texas
- Changes to OSHA'S Recordkeeping Rules
- Changes to OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard
- Current Job Opportunities
Safety Training Resources
- Free Safety and Health Publications
- Free DVD/Audiovisual Loans
- Safety and Health Training Seminars
- Customized Onsite Workplace Safety & Health Training
- OSHA 10-Hour Construction Courses
- 19th Annual Workplace Safety & Health Conference
Free Assistance with OSHA Regulations - (OSHCON Program)
Texas Occupational Injury, Illness and Fatality Data
Safety Awards
Newsletters
Other Resources
- Safety and Health Resources from Your Workers' Compensation Insurance Company
- Helpful Safety and Health Links
- Workers' Compensation Resources for Employers
Accident Prevention Services Information for Insurance Companies
Rejected Risk
If you are unable to find the safety and health information you need in these pages, contact the DWC at 1-800-687-7080, (512-804-4600 in Austin) or healthsafety@tdi.texas.gov
For assistance with issues that are not safety or health related (such as claims or disputes), contact the DWC at 512-804-4636, 1-800-372-7713, or workerscompcustomerservices@tdi.texas.gov
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Last updated: 01/22/2015
