{"id":9812,"date":"2025-03-01T14:01:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T19:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/healthywp\/"},"modified":"2025-03-06T12:06:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T17:06:52","slug":"healthywp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/hsp\/healthywp\/","title":{"rendered":"hsp\/healthywp ~  Healthy Workplaces  &#8211; Delaware Health and Social Services &#8211; State of Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n  <br>\r\n\r\n  \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n  \r\n\r\n  <div class=\"container\" id=\"main_header\">\r\n\r\n    \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n <!-- BEGIN readspeaker div -->\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"rs_skip rsbtn rs_preserve\" id=\"readspeaker_button1\">\r\n\r\n      <a accesskey=\"L\" class=\"rsbtn_play\" href=\"https:\/\/app-na.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=7262&#038;lang=en_us&#038;readid=main_content&#038;url=https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/hsp\/healthywp.html\" title=\"Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker\">\r\n\r\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_left rsimg rspart\"><span class=\"rsbtn_text\"><span>Listen<\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_right rsimg rsplay rspart\"><\/span>\r\n\r\n      <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <!-- END readspeaker div -->\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n    \r\n\r\n    <header class=\"pull-left\">\r\n\r\n      <h1><!--[type=EDIT name=\"Page Title\"]-->Delaware Healthy Workplaces<!--[END]--><\/h1>\r\n\r\n    <\/header>\r\n\r\n    \r\n\r\n  <\/div><br>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n  <div class=\"container\">\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"row\">\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"col-md-3\" id=\"leftCol\">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\">\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"panel sectionmenu_panel\">\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"panel-heading\">\r\n\r\n              <p class=\"panel-title\"><a class=\"agency_nav\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapseOne\"><strong><i class=\"fa fa-align-justify fa-fw\"><\/i> Public Health Menu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"panel-collapse collapse in\" id=\"collapseOne\">\r\n\r\n              <div class=\"panel-body\" id=\"clf_nav\">\r\n\r\n                  <ul class=\"nav nav-stacked nav-pills-clf\" id=\"agency_sidebar\">\r\n    <li><a href=\"\/dph\/\"><h2>Home <i class=\"fa fa-home fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a><\/li>\r\n    <li class=\"toplevel\"><a data-parent=\"#agency_sidebar\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#HomeMenu\"><h2>About <i class=\"fa fa-caret-right fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a>\r\n      <ul class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"HomeMenu\">\r\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/about.html\">About DPH<\/a><\/li>\r\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/sections.html\">Sections &#038; 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In\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n        addition to the overall risk level, these boxes will indicate where the risks lie. <a href=\"\/dph\/hsp\/hwrisklevel.html\">An explanation\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n        of the risk levels can be found here.<\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n      <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n      <p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n        If there are chemicals produced, used or stored in your workplace, <a href=\"\/dph\/hsp\/hwworkerrtk.html\">you have a right to know.<\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n      <\/p><br>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n      <h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n        Find Out More\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n      <\/h2><br>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n      <p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n        No matter where you work &#8211; outdoors, in a shop or in an office &#8211; there could be environmental hazards to your health. 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