Workplace occupational health plans are crucial for employers to remain compliant with occupational safety and health laws and to protect their employees from illness, injuries, and fatalities in the workplace. Employees have the right to a safe and healthy work environment, without hazards. It is the employer's job to remove recognizable hazards when possible, provide the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), and ensure employees are using working and safe equipment. In Madison, occupational health services include antibody testing (titer testing), biometrics screenings, pre-employment and employment physicals, respiratory health exams, tuberculosis (TB) screenings, TB skin tests, respirator fit testing, vaccinations, vision and hearing exams, and proper job safety education and training.
Wisconsin does not have its own occupational safety and health plan. Madison occupational health services in private-sector workplaces are governed by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which ensures the health and safety of employees by reducing work-related fatalities, injuries, and illnesses. Madison occupational health regulations include many of the federal standards, including hazard communications, and injury and illness reporting. Madison employers must become familiar with federal, Wisconsin, and Madison workplace health laws.
