{"id":9922,"date":"2025-03-01T14:01:31","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T19:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/oh\/"},"modified":"2025-03-02T00:40:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T05:40:13","slug":"oh","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/hsp\/oh\/","title":{"rendered":"hsp\/oh ~  Occupational Health  &#8211; Delaware Health and Social Services &#8211; State of Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\n\n\n\n  <br>\n\n  \n\n  <div class=\"container\" id=\"main_header\">\n\n    <!-- BEGIN readspeaker div -->\n\n    <div class=\"rs_skip rsbtn rs_preserve\" id=\"readspeaker_button1\">\n\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\/oh.html\" title=\"Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker\">\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_left rsimg rspart\"><span class=\"rsbtn_text\"><span>Listen<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_right rsimg rsplay rspart\"><\/span>\n\n      <\/a>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- END readspeaker div -->\n\n\n\n    \n\n    <header class=\"pull-left\">\n\n      <h1><!--[type=EDIT name=\"Page Title\"]-->Office of Occupational Health<!--[END]--><\/h1>\n\n    <\/header>\n\n  <\/div><br>\n\n \n\n  <div class=\"container\">\n\n    <div class=\"row\">\n\n      <div class=\"col-md-3\" id=\"leftCol\">\n\n        <div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\">\n\n          <div class=\"panel sectionmenu_panel\">\n\n            <div class=\"panel-heading\">\n\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>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n\n\n            <div class=\"panel-collapse collapse in\" id=\"collapseOne\">\n\n              <div class=\"panel-body\" id=\"clf_nav\">\n\n                  <ul class=\"nav nav-stacked nav-pills-clf\" id=\"agency_sidebar\">\n    <li><a href=\"\/dph\/\"><h2>Home <i class=\"fa fa-home fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a><\/li>\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>\n      <ul class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"HomeMenu\">\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/about.html\">About DPH<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/sections.html\">Sections &#038; 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at no charge &#8211; for public sector\n\n\n\n\n\n        employers and employees, including State of Delaware departments and agencies.\n\n\n\n\n\n      <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n      <ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n        <li>\n\n\n\n\n\n          <a href=\"\/dph\/hsp\/hsp.html\" title=\"Health Systems Protection Home Page\">Health Systems Protection Home Page<\/a>\n\n\n\n\n\n        <\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n        <li>\n\n\n\n\n\n          <a href=\"\/main\/maps\/other\/cooperbd.htm\" title=\"Office Location\">Office Location<\/a>\n\n\n\n\n\n        <\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n      <\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n      <p>\n\n\n\n\n\n        Through the use of the tools below, employers and employees can begin to develop the knowledge of potential hazards in their\n\n\n\n\n\n        workplace. By following the procedures outlined on this website, any workplace can begin to make improvements in workplace health\n\n\n\n\n\n        and safety. In addition to this website, the Office of Occupational Health is available for phone consultations and as an\n\n\n\n\n\n        information resource as we all work for a safer, healthier Delaware.\n\n\n\n\n\n      <\/p><br>\n\n\n\n\n\n      <h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n        For All Public Sector Employers\n\n\n\n\n\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n      <ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n        <li>\n\n\n\n\n\n          <a href=\"\/dph\/hsp\/ohpubwpassess.html\">Workplace Health Hazard Assessments<\/a>\n\n\n\n\n\n        <\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n        <li>Recommendations for hazard prevention and control\n\n\n\n\n\n        <\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n        <li>Health and safety training and educational materials to promote employee safety in order to minimize their risk of exposure to\n\n\n\n\n\n        carcinogenic materials and other health hazards\n\n\n\n\n\n        <\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n      <\/ul><br>\n\n\n\n\n\n      <h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n        For All Employers and the General Public\n\n\n\n\n\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n      <ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n        <li>Information and methods to increase workplace safety and decrease exposure to environmental hazards.\n\n\n\n\n\n        <\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n        <li>\n\n\n\n\n\n          <a href=\"\/dph\/hsp\/ohprivwpassess.html\">Workplace Self-Assessment<\/a>\n\n\n\n\n\n        <\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n        <li>\n\n\n\n\n\n          <a href=\"\/dph\/hsp\/healthywp.html\">Delaware Healthy Workplaces<\/a> and\n\n\n\n\n\n        <\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n        <li>\n\n\n\n\n\n          <a href=\"\/dph\/hsp\/healthyhomes.html\">Delaware Healthy Homes<\/a>, because safety extends beyond the workplace.\n\n\n\n\n\n        <\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n      <\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n\n\n\n      <h3>Contact the Office of Occupational Health<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n      <ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n      <li><a href=\"mailto:dhss_dph_hsp@delaware.gov?subject=Occupational%20Health\">By E-Mail<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n      <li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/hwfillableform.pdf\">Online Form<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n      <li>Delaware Helpline 1-800-464-HELP<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n      <\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n\n\n\n      <p class=\"smalltext\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/products\/acrobat\/readstep2.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Download Adobe Acrobat Reader\" height=\"21\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/dhss\/img\/getacro60.gif\" width=\"60\"><\/a> Please note: Some of the files available on this page are in Adobe PDF format which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.  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