State law requires each state agency to ensure its employees are provided a safe and healthy workplace. It is also important that each employee follow the rules and guidelines established by the agency. Requirements include several written safety and health programs and maintenance of specific documentation. Specific programs required by each agency will vary depending on the activities in which employees are engaged and identified hazards which exist. Additionally, if an agency employs 25 or more employees, that agency is also required to designate someone to act as safety coordinator and provide quarterly safety training.
Some jobs require specific training regardless of the number of employees.
Part of the new training topics include Health and Wellness training. The State Wellness Program conducted the 3rd annual NW Region Health and Safety Expo for state Employees. Held at the Northern Oklahoma Resource Center in Enid on June 25, this year's health fair was a big success. Attendees were treated to more than 50 tables of free health and wellness information. R.O.A.D. Pilot Project Update As of July 1, the State Wellness Program has completed the first stage of the R.O.A.D. Pilot Project, the rural health awareness program for state employees.