Complete the complaint form or letter, and then fax, mail, or email it back to your local OSHA office. Telephone - Call Your Local OSHA Office or 800-321-6742 (OSHA) OSHA staff can discuss your complaint with you and respond to any questions you may have.

Note: In order for OSHA to fully process your complaint, complete and accurate information about the worksite is necessary.

Filing with this form is not required, as OSHA accepts whistleblower complaints made orally (telephone or walk-in at any OSHA office) or in writing, and in any language. If you choose to use this form, you must complete the screens and fields that are marked as "required"; all other screens and fields are optional.

Fill in the form as accurately and completely as possible. Describe each hazard you think exists in as much detail as you can. If the hazards described in your complaint are not all in the same area, please identify where each hazard can be found at the worksite.

Open the form and complete the front page as accurately and completely as possible. Describe each hazard you think exists in as much detail as you can. If the hazards described in your complaint are not all in the same area, please identify where each hazard can be …

OSHA ranks complaints based on the severity of the alleged hazard and the number of employees exposed. That is why lower priority complaints can often be handled more quickly using the phone/fax method than through on-site inspections.

If you are requesting an OSHA investigation of your workplace: Use the OSHA Online Complaint Form for a safety or health complaint. Use the OSHA Online Whistleblower Complaint Form for a retaliation complaint.

Complete the complaint form or letter, and then fax, mail, or email it back to your local OSHA office. Telephone - Call Your Local OSHA Office or 800-321-6742 (OSHA) OSHA staff can discuss your complaint with you and respond to any questions you may have.

report to OSHA by calling OSHA's free and confidential number at 1-800-321- OSHA (6742); calling your closest Area Office during normal business hours; or by using the online reporting form at https://www.osha.gov/pls/ser/serform.html.

To file a complaint electronically, please visit: www.osha.gov/whistleblower/WBComplaint. To contact an OSHA area office, employees should call 1-800-321-OSHA (6742) to be connected to the closest area office or visit www.osha.gov/ contactus/bystate to find local OSHA office address and contact information. When OSHA receives a complaint, OSHA will