New Orleans occupational health plans are crucial for employers to remain compliant with workplace occupational health laws, and to protect their employees from hazards in the workplace that lead to illnesses, injuries, and death. New Orleans employees are entitled to a safe and healthy workplace free from recognizable hazards, and it's the employer's job to ensure their safety. In New Orleans, occupational health services include biometric screening, respiratory health exams, vaccinations, titer testing (antibody testing), tuberculosis (TB) testing, physical examinations, and proper job training.
Since New Orleans does not have its own federally-approved state plan, New Orleans occupational health services for private-sector workplaces are covered by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). With the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, OSHA was created by congress to give employees safe and healthy working conditions by setting and enforcing standards and providing outreach, training, assistance, and education.
Federal OSHA requires that all employers provide their employees with safe working conditions free of recognizable hazards, keep floors in work areas clean and dry where possible, select and provide personal protective equipment (PPE) at no cost to the employee, and provide workers with training about potential job hazards in languages they can understand.
