Safety & Health Portal

The safety and health of employees is of paramount importance to every segment of the commercial cleaning industry. Whether it be cleaning service providers, warehouse workers or manufacturing employees, all have the right to a safe and healthy workplace. Moreover, a safe workplace enjoys greater productivity, reduced absenteeism, and overall higher employee morale.

That is why ISSA has established this Safety and Health Portal—to promote the safety and health of employees across the entire commercial cleaning industry for the benefit of all.

The resources you will find here will help you comply with OSHA regulations that are of particular concern to the cleaning industry. More importantly, the information assembled here helps you identify common workplace hazards and provides solutions on how to reduce or eliminate those potential safety and health concerns.

Occupational Safety and Health Topics Pages

Please select from the topics below and explore the available resources.

• Bloodborne Pathogens
• Forklift Safety
  • Forklift Training
  • Forklift Specifications and Capacity
  • Forklift  Battery Maintenance and Safety
  • Forklift General Operations
• Hazard Communication (as revised by the GHS)
  
  • Distributor GHS Obligations
  • GHS Resources for Formulators
  • Electronic Delivery of SDSs
  • OSHA GHS Enforcement Policy
  • OSHA Instruction
• Injury & Illness Recordkeeping
• OSHA Assistance for Cleaning Industry
  • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
  • Slips, Trips and Falls in the Workplace
  • Small Business Resources
  • Spanish Resources
• Warehouse Safety
  
• WHMIS