What is WOSHTEP?
The Worker Occupational Safety and Health Training and Education Program (WOSHTEP) is an exciting statewide initiative aimed at reducing occupational injuries and illnesses and workers' compensation costs in California workplaces. The program was created under Labor Code Section 6354.7 in 2002 as part of workers' compensation reform. It is coordinated by the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation and implemented by resource centers at the Labor Occupational Health Program at UC Berkeley and the Labor Occupational Safety and Health Program at UCLA.
The purpose of WOSHTEP is to promote injury and illness prevention through
training and dissemination of materials by a statewide network
of providers. WOSHTEP serves a variety of industries, and participants
come from diverse occupations and work settings. Special emphasis
is placed on occupational groups with special needs, such as those
who do not speak English as their first language, workers with limited literacy,
young workers, and other traditionally underserved industries or
groups of workers.
Projects and Activities
WOSHTEP includes several activities targeting employers, workers, and the workers' compensation community, with a common goal of promoting positive, healthy employment in the State of California. These projects and activities include:
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