Tulsa occupational health rules and mandates are designed to ensure a safe and healthy working environment for all employees within the city limits. For employers, strictly adhering to these guidelines helps ensure compliance, reduces the likelihood of being subject to disciplinary action and/or fines, and reduces potential liability. In addition, providing a safe working environment often improves employee morale, reduces absenteeism, and can result in fewer workers' compensation claims.
It's important for employees to understand how to access Tulsa occupational health services and be clear on both their rights and obligations under the law. This helps ensure they know how to handle unsafe working conditions if they arise and gives them the knowledge they need to avoid creating hazardous situations for their coworkers.
There are currently Tulsa workplace health mandates in place that address physical requirements for police and fire personnel. These rules require all candidates for employment as police officers or firefighters in the city of Tulsa to pass a physical abilities test, ensuring they are fit enough to perform the duties of the job.
Oklahoma state law requires all hospital employees to submit to a pre-employment health examination. This includes providing their immunization records or proof of immunity to certain diseases. A tuberculosis test is also required.
These types of workplace occupational health laws help protect employees in high-risk fields from the known physical dangers of the job. They also help ensure that employees don't engage in behaviors that create a dangerous working environment for their coworkers.
In addition to the laws discussed above, the city of Tulsa also protects workers employed in industries where they are exposed to hazardous concentrations of atmospheric contaminants. Employers are required to provide all such workers with specific types of respiratory devices and training on their use and maintenance. As part of the guidelines explained in Policy 929, employees using these devices must also undergo an annual respiratory health exam including a pulmonary function test, and supervisors must maintain documentation and records that can be produced for safety compliance audits.
While some cities and states have issued mandates or guidelines regarding COVID-19 vaccinations for employees, there are currently no Tulsa occupational health mandates addressing this topic. There are also no Oklahoma state laws regarding COVID-19 vaccinations. However, Oklahoma Attorney General John O'Connor released a statement urging employers in the state to disregard the Biden Administration's vaccine mandates.
