What OSHA information must employers post in their workplaces?
A notice outlining the protections and obligations of the federal OSHA Act (or its state plan equivalent) must be posted by every employer in each of its establishments. The notice must be posted in a conspicuous place where employee notices are usually displayed. In addition, to informing employees of their rights and duties under the Act, the notice must advise employees to contact either their employer or the nearest OSHA regional office for additional information and contain information from the Act regarding specific safety and health standards and other applicable regulations.
Employers operating in states without OSHA-approved state plans must display the federal poster. In approved-plan states, employers must post a state-supplied poster if their activities are covered by the state plan and the federal poster if they are not.
The notice must be posted for as long as the establishment remains in operation and may not be altered, defaced or covered over.
If a reproduction or facsimile of the required poster is displayed, it must be at least 8 1/2 inches by 14 inches in size, printed in at least 10-point type, with its heading in large type, generally not less than 36-point type.