New Jersey PEOSH Poster Public Employee Safety (WPS-35)

You have the right to a safe 	 	
and healthful workplace.
IT’S THE LAW	
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
• 	You have the right to notify your employer or New Jersey 
Public Employees Occupational Safety and Health 
(NJPEOSH) about workplace hazards. You have a right to 
keep your name confidential upon request.	
• 	You have the right to request a NJPEOSH inspection if you 
believe that there are unsafe and unhealthful conditions in 
your workplace. You or your representative are entitled to 
participate in that inspection.	
• 	You have a right to file a complaint within 180 days for 
retaliation or discrimination by your employer for making 
safety and health complaints or for exercising your rights 
under the NJPEOSH Act (N.J.S.A. 34:6A-25 et seq.).	
• 	You have a right to see NJPEOSH citations issued to your 
employer and your employer must post the citations at or 
near the place of the alleged violation.	
• 	You have the right to copies of your medical records or 
records of your exposure to toxic and harmful substances or 
conditions.	
PUBLIC EMPLOYERS
• 	You must report all work-related fatalities within 8 hours; 
and in-patient hospitalizations, amputations, and loss-of-eye 
incidents within 24 hours. This information must be called in 
to 1-800-624-1644 and faxed to 609-292-3749.	
• 	You must furnish your employees with a place of 
employment free from recognized hazards.	
• 	You must comply with all occupational safety and health 
standards.	
• 	You must correct identified workplace hazards and must 
certify that these hazards have been eliminated by the date 
indicated on the citation.	
• 	You must post this notice in your workplace as per N.J.A.C. 
12:110-3.5 (c).	
• 	Through its on-site consultation and training program 
NJPEOSH offers employers free assistance in identifying 
and correcting hazards or complying with standards, without 
citation or penalty.	
WPS-35 (8/22)	
You can download additional copies of this poster at 	nj.gov/labor 	under Worker Protections > Safety & Health.	
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development is an equal opportunity employer with equal opportunity 	programs. 	
Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.
24 HOUR COMPLAINT HOTLINE: 1-800-624-1644
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY HAZARDS
NJ Department of Labor & Workforce Development (NJDOL)
Office of Public Employees Occupational Safety and Health 
(OPEOSH)
PHONE: 609-292-7036
EMAIL:  [email protected]
WEB:  nj.gov/labor/safetyandhealth/programs-services/peosh	 	
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH HAZARDS
NJ Department of Health (NJDOH)
Public Employees Occupational Safety and Health (PEOSH)
PHONE: 609-984-1863
EMAIL: [email protected]
WEB: nj.gov/health/peosh