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Offers free and confidential service to help Vermont employers to maintain safe working standards. At the employer's invitation, VOSHA staff inspect facilities, list a summary of hazards, and provide assistance in hazard correction. Provides assistance in the form of safety audits, program development and evaluation, chemical exposure assessments, and noise monitoring. The employer avoids any citations or penalties, but is required to correct all hazards discovered during the inspection.

Provides services to protect the health and safety of working Vermonters. Responsible for State-specific standards concerning permissible exposure limits, lineworker safety, VOSHA/OSHA rules, and Vermont Labor Standards. Employees may contact VOSHA to request information or to file a complaint about the safety of working conditions at their employment site. Whistleblower Protection Program protects employees who raise concerns about safety and/or health at their workplace or participate in other endeavors in the furtherance of occupational safety and health and suffer retaliation as a result. This includes the same protections for employees who report workplace injuries.