Workplace Safety

The Maine Department of Labor promotes a healthy, safe and fair workplace, as well as cooperative employee-management relations through consultation services, training resources, worksite inspections and regulatory enforcement. Private sector workplaces fall under the jurisdiction of the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Maine public sector workplaces (state, county and municipal workplaces, including public schools and colleges) are under the Maine Department of Labor/Bureau of Labor Standards. Learn more about Workplace Safety below.

OSHA area office in Maine: 207-626-9160

Maine Department of Labor/Bureau of Labor Standards: 207-623-7900

Resources:

Maine Workplace Safety

Safety Works! Maine

US Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Teen Workplace Safety - Maine Department of Labor

Workplace Safety Checklists

Labor Law Posters

Preventing the Spread of Flu in the Workplace

COVID-19 Resources for the Workplace

Job Safety and Health -- It's the Law Poster

Ladder Safety

Fall Protection

Questions or Concerns? - please call 207-288-3329 or email the Local Health Officer