SafetyWorksMA is a no-cost, confidential safety consultation to help Massachusetts employers protect workers and comply with OSHA standards.
SafetyWorks Consultations are free and confidential, designed to help public- and private-sector employers identify and control potential hazards. Delivered by trained safety and health professionals from the Department of Labor Standards and funded in partnership with OSHA, the program helps small and medium-sized organizations improve safety practices, comply with regulations, and prevent injuries at no cost to employers.
How do SafetyWorks Consultations help employers?
A trained safety consultant can come to your workplace and help you:
Recognize safety hazards
Sample for air and noise exposures
Reduce or eliminate hazards
Develop or improve a safety program
Comply with OSHA regulations
Identify training needs
Schedule a SafetyWorks Consultation
At your request, and at no cost to you, a DLS consultant can visit your workplace and help you make it safer and healthier for workers. Complete the interest form and a representative will contact you.
SafteyWorks (previously called the On-Site Consultation Program) has helped employers avoid more than $18.5 million in workplace injury costs by reducing medical expenses, workers’ compensation premiums, and productivity losses. From 2012 to 2022, the program conducted 3,372 visits, identified 29,000+ serious hazards, and supported over 13,000 workers each year—preventing an average of 111 injuries annually. Nationwide, OSHA reports that an average of 22,970 private sector employers benefit from these services each year.
Estimated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
“[The consultant] was very helpful and informative. He shared an abundance of knowledge.”
“The consultation program works great for keeping both facilities compliant.”
“This program facilitated testing of welding fumes, and fork truck exhaust that we would otherwise not have been able to execute given our companies small size.”
Video: Massachusetts' On-Site Consultation Program
