Services for Private and Public Sectors
Public or State Work Sector Services
The Industrial Safety and Health Division recognizes safety conscious employers and employees in the public sector. The Safety and Health Award for Public Employees (SHAPE) program is designed for those public sector entities whose employees have not had a lost-time accident for a specific number of consecutive days.
To be considered for participation in SHAPE the public employer must meet the following criteria:
- Establishment has had a comprehensive safety inspection from a Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) consultant within the last two years. If not, the employer may set up an appointment to obtain an inspection by contacting the Industrial Safety and Health Division.
- If you have received a comprehensive Safety inspection from a KDOL consultant within the past five years, all of the hazards found must have been corrected.
- Establishment must meet one of the following two criteria:
- DART and TRC Rate must be below the most recently available Kansas State Average for the combine local and state government rate
- The establishment has documented a minimum number of safety training hours based on the size of the entity for at least three months prior to application.
- For 1-50 employees: 5 monthly safety training hours required
- For 51-500 employees: 10 monthly safety training hours required
- For 501-2500 employees: 15 monthly safety training hours required
- For 2501+ employees: 20 monthly safety training hours are required
- All applicants must submit an OSHA 300 log or an equivalent. To calculate your entity's DART or TRC rate, please visit page 5 of this form.
If the employer meets all of the above qualifications, please complete the SHAPE Application (K-ISH 402) and submit it via e-mail.
If a public employee is killed in a job-related incident, please call the Industrial Safety and Health Division at (785) 296-4386 so an investigation can begin as soon as possible.
Under state law K.S.A. 44-636, Industrial Safety and Health will respond to employee complaints concerning unsafe working conditions. The complaint can be made anonymously. If public service employees have complaints concerning safe working conditions while performing their jobs, please complete the Notice of Alleged Safety or Health Hazard form (K-ISH 603) or call the Industrial Safety and Health Division to register a complaint.
City, county, municipal clerks and school superintendents may call our office and request information about developing safety programs and how to provide a safe and healthy workplace for their employees. The Public Service Unit monitors each public service on a regular basis. The unit has trained industrial hygienists on staff to help monitor air particulates and take sound level readings. There is a charge for the hygiene service. The cost of the service will depend on the type of sampling requested or provided.
If an entity refuses to comply with a recommendation addressing a serious hazard, the Secretary of Labor may levy fines up to $100 per day, per serious hazard not corrected.
If you are interested in requesting a Workplace Ergonomic Evaluation, complete the Workplace Ergonomic Evaluation Request form (K-ISH 606) below.
Training materials can be provided to public entities (state agencies, municipalities, associations, etc.) within the state of Kansas by request. The ultimate goal is to provide a quick and easy resource for completing employee training, either as a group or individually.
We are always interested to hear from you, especially regarding the usefulness of our training or topics you may want to see offered in the future, so please contact the Industrial Safety and Health Division with any feedback.
The Kansas Department of Labor also has a library of safety videos available for checkout. To checkout a video, please call (785) 296-4386 ext. 2307.