WORKPLACE SAFETY
DRIVING SAFETY | FIRES IN DROUGHT CONDITIONS | PREVENTING FATAL FALLS (Updated 3/6/2012)
TDI-DWC provides health and safety 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, TDI-DWC helps employers, employees, insurance carriers that write workers' compensation insurance, and the policyholders of such carriers with workplace safety and health issues.
For information about these programs and services, click on the appropriate area below or download our printer friendly flier (English/Spanish).
WHAT'S NEW
Electrical Safety Awareness Month, May 1 - 31, 2012
SAFETY VIOLATIONS HOTLINE
You can report unsafe working conditions or violations of safety regulations by calling 800-452-9595 or Report a Hazard Online. The objective of the Safety Violations Hotline is to identify and eliminate workplace hazards to the safety and/or health of the workers of Texas. It provides a means for workers to take a proactive role in addressing workplace safety and health issues.
RESOURCES FOR EMPLOYERS
- Free Assistance with OSHA Regulations - OSHCON Program
- Safety Training
- Annual Workplace Safety & Health Conference
- Safety Education & Training Programs
- Safety Awards
- Rejected Risk Program
- Injury and Illness Data
- Safety Information Systems (Texas Occupational Injury, Illness & Fatality Data)
- Safety By The Numbers Newsletters
- On-Site Training
RESOURCES FOR EMPLOYEES
- Safety Training
- Safety Violations Hotline
- Injury and Illness Data
- Safety Information Systems (Texas Occupational Injury, Illness & Fatality Data)
- Safety By The Numbers Newsletters
- On-Site Training
INFORMATION FOR INSURANCE CARRIERS
- About the Accident Prevention Services Program
- FY2011 Accident Prevention Services Inspection Schedule
- FY2012 Accident Prevention Services Inspection Schedule
- Case Study Scenarios
- Insurance Company Inspection Information and Analysis
- Electronic Inspection Information
- Contact Information
TEXAS OCCUPATIONAL INJURY, ILLNESS AND FATALITY DATA
Texas Occupational Injury, Illness and Fatality Data
Safety Information Systems (SIS) provides occupational injury, illness, and fatality data to safety professionals and policy makers to target interventions for the prevention of workplace accidents.
NEWSLETTERS
- Safety and Health Update Electronic Newsletter
To receive the free Safety & Health Update E-mail Newsletter and other safety training-related notices, subscribe to the DWC Safety eNews mailing list.
- Safety By The Numbers Newsletters
Newsletter with analysis of Texas occupational injury, illness, and fatality data.
OTHER SAFETY AND HEALTH RESOURCES
Helpful Safety and Health Links
Links to free resources on other government and university web sites.
If you are unable to find the safety and health information you need in these pages, please feel free to contact the us at:
Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation
Workplace Safety
1-800-687-7080
(512) 804-4600
For assistance with issues that are not safety or health related (such as claims or disputes), please contact Customer Relations at 512-804-4636, 1-800-372-7713, or E-mail Customer Services
