The Labor Occupational Health Program (LOHP) is a public service program of the Center for Occupational and Environmental Health at U.C. Berkeley's School of Public Health. Our mission is to help protect the health and safety of workers worldwide.
Every year, six million workers are injured or made ill on the job in the U.S. alone. LOHP offers information, training and technical assistance on workplace health and safety to labor unions, workers, joint labor management groups, community organizations, small businesses, schools, government, policy makers and the general public. Our work addresses nearly every industry and occupation. Learn more about us
What We Do
Training For Action
LOHP's lively, interactive training programs, presented in several languages, encourage workers and community members to take action to improve safety conditions in the workplace. Training increases basic skills such as identifying hazards and making the case for safety and covers hazards ranging from chemicals and hazardous waste to workplace violence and ergonomics. Learn more
Linking Campus and Community
LOHP conducts participatory research on health and safety issues and makes academic expertise accessible to those in the community who need it. We also help develop the next generation of health and safety professionals through class presentations and student internship programs that educate students about real world problems and solutions in diverse workplaces.Learn more
Providing Resources
LOHP produces educational materials in multiple languages on many safety and health topics, tailored to meet a range of language and literacy needs. Many publications are available online. We have a library that is open to the public, and offer technical assistance and referrals to medical and legal services.
Learn more
Reaching the Diverse Workforce
LOHP places a priority on reaching underserved groups such as women, workers of color, immigrants, teenagers, workers with disabilities, and injured workers. We have developed training programs for workers locally, nationally and in countries around the world, from Guatemala to China to Indonesia.
Learn more