Small Business Safety and Health Handbook (2021-120)
(Revised JANUARY 2024)
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2021-120
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and NIOSH developed the Small Business Safety and Health Handbook to provide small business employers with workplace safety and health information. This handbook summarizes the benefits of an effective safety and health program, provides self-inspection checklists for employers to identify workplace hazards, and reviews key workplace safety and health resources for small businesses. The checklists can either be checked off in the electronic PDF version and saved or printed.
Small Business Safety and Health Handbook (2021-120) [PDF – 4 MB]
Suggested Citation
NIOSH, OSHA [2021]. Small Business Safety and Health Handbook: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2021-120 (revised 01/2024), https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2021120revised012024.
| Revision Date | Revisions | Citation of Revision |
| July, 2021 (Original) | NIOSH [2021]. Small Business Safety and Health Handbook (2021-120): U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2021-120, https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2021120 | |
| July, 2022 | Added new Heat-related Illness Prevention checklist. | NIOSH, OSHA [2021]. Small Business Safety and Health Handbook: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2021-120 (revised 07/2022), https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2021120revised072022 |
| May, 2023 | Added four new checklists: infection control, ergonomics, workplace violence, and young workers. | NIOSH, OSHA [2021]. Small Business Safety and Health Handbook: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2021-120 (revised 05/2023), https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2021120revised052023. |
| January, 2024 | Added one line to the Recordkeeping and Reporting checklist. | NIOSH, OSHA [2021]. Small Business Safety and Health Handbook: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2021-120 (revised 01/2024), https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2021120revised012024. |
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