If you're trying to understand what is required for veterinary hospitals and clinics to be compliant with OSHA regulations, you're not alone. OSHA doesn't have regulations written specifially for veterinary facilities, so they fall under the General Duty Clause, Section 5(a).

To comply with OSHA Standards for veterinary facilites you should have the following:



*  Please e-mail the Personalization Questions to me after ordering. Download Here

This manual will be personalized to your facility, and is an essential part of your OSHA program. The contents include:




"We operate a busy 24/7 hospital and staff training can always be a challenge. Vet OSHA Assistant allowed us to train our staff without long staff meetings.

It is a comprenhensive program that is tailored for individual learning. Our staff did the review and test during their shift, thus allowing us to continue to keep the hospital running.

I would highly recommend this program to all animal hospitals, it is very user friendly and Karen has been great with follow up to be sure everything is going smoothly.

Kristine Gerster, DVM ~ Towne & Country Animal Hospital"


OSHA training for your staff will be simplified with this self-paced training program in Power Point format.

Each section of the training ends with a quiz. Hard copies of the quizzes are included for your employees to fill out as proof of training.

An OSHA Training Binder is included to help you stay organized.

Part 1
OSHA Overview, Hazard Communication, Hazardous Chemicals and Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Training.

Part 2
Infection Control and Zoonotic Disease

Part 3
Safety Information from A-Z for veterinary facilities.

Part 4
Emergency Action Plan and Workplace Violence Prevention

This training program complements the Personalized OSHA Manual.



Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS's) and a Hazardous Chemical Master List are essential for OSHA compliance. This cd contains 300+ MSDS's for products commonly used in veterinary facilites.

View the complete list of products here.

The cd will have a label customized to your facility, and is accompanied by the Hazardous Chemical Master List in a binder. If a product doesn't contain a Hazardous Chemical it will be noted as such, which lets your employees know the product has been addressed.

OSHA regulations require that MSDS's correspond to all of the products your employees are exposed to, so if there are any products you use that are missing I will add them.

In late March, OSHA passed a final ruling regarding the Globally Harmonized System (GHS). Safety Data Sheets will replace Material Safety Data Sheets, pictograms will replace our diamond codes, and staff training must take place by December, 2013.

Since Safety Data Sheets are not readily available at this time, we will still be sending MSDSs. All MSDS purchases will receive a complimentary cd containing Safety Data Sheets when they become available.

OSHA will require employers to train their staff on GHS and Safety Data Sheets, so we will have training materials available for you very soon!!




The following should also addressed:

Download my Comprehensive OSHA Compliance Checklist for Veterinary Facilites.



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Stay Safe!
Karen Andrews ~ your Veterinary OSHA Assistant