Industrial Safety and Health Division

Steps to a Safe Workplace

These are basic safety and health rules for most employers in Kansas. Make your workplace safer and healthier by following these rules:

1. Build a safety program
2. Display the required workplace posters
3. Find other programs that apply to your workplace like:
   1. Rules requiring training or written plans
   2. Additional program requirements
4. Get required certifications and licenses
5. Request assistance, if needed, from Kansas Department of Labor
6. Get more information to help you with the basics, or find other rules that apply to your workplace, at the U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA)

Some important OSHA resources for establishing a safe workplace include:

• OSHA Small Business Handbook
• OSHA Regulations for General Industry
• OSHA Technical Links to Safety and Health Topics
• OSHA Safety and Health Management Systems eTool
• OSHA Regulations for Construction Industry
• OSHA Construction eTool
• OSHA Construction Industry Guidelines
• OSHA Fact Sheet (English)
• Hoja de Datos OSHA (Español)

Complaint Form

If you are a public or private sector EMPLOYER who believes their insurance carrier or group-funded self-insurance plan has not provided accident prevention services, you may file a complaint with the Kansas Department of Labor.

• (Online) Complaint Against Workers Compensation Insurance Carrier or Group-Funded Self-Insurance Plan
• (Printable)Complaint Against Workers Compensation Insurance Carrier OR Group-Funded Self-Insurance Plan

Statutes

• Accident Prevention K.S.A. 44-5,104
• Emergency Proceedings K.S.A. 77-536
• Inspection, Safety and Protection of Employees Penalty K.S.A. 44-636

KDOL Information Center Injury and Illness Data

• Kansas Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses
• Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries

Links to Regulating Bodies

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• Kansas Department of Health and Environment
• American Society of Safety Professionals
• American National Standards Institute
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• Board of Certified Safety Professionals
• Mine Safety and Health Administration
• National Fire Protection Association
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health