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Welcome to OHS United States

Welcome to the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) website for the United States. Here you will find relevant information to make your work environment safer and healthier. In addition, you will find important information about the ways OHS is managed at Microsoft US and links to Microsoft Global OHS content.

Working together

We want everyone who works at or with Microsoft to be safe and healthy. That’s why we ask employees to be aware of any risks from the tasks they perform at Microsoft. All external staff are required to conduct a risk assessment before commencing work to ensure safety during their activities. This process allows work to proceed once safe procedures have been defined and all foreseeable hazards have been considered.

Local OHS resources

Stats and reports

Microsoft reports recordable incident rate (RIR) by country. RIR is equal to the number of recordable incidents/200,000 total work hours. It is the rate of injury per 100 full-time employees. Below are data for Microsoft US operations.

RIR trends:

Rates were unchanged in 2024.
Microsoft RIR (0.03) continues to be significantly below the RIR reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the applicable NAICS codes (0.3).

Selected Recordable Incident Rates—US Operations Only
Calendar Year	Puget Sound	Silicon Valley	US Operations
2024	0.02	0.00	0.03
2023	0.01	0.00	0.03
2022	0.03	0.11	0.04
2021	0.01	0.05	0.02
2020	0.01	0.11	0.02

Healthy workplace

Safety Committee

The Safety Committee is a group of employee volunteers who work to improve health and safety in our workplace, creating a balance between our work and our work environment. The primary functions are:

Champion safety procedures and support safety communications to employees.

Ensure measures proposed to prevent work-related accidents and illnesses are implemented within the organization.

The Safety Committee is typically composed of managers and employees. Team members interested in joining the committee can contact Global OHS for more information.

Regulations

In the United States, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulates safety in the workplace. Twenty-two (22) states operate OSHA-approved programs covering private sector and state and local government workers, and seven (7) covering only state and local government workers. All other states follow federal OSHA regulations. State plans are monitored by OSHA and must be at least as effective as OSHA in protecting workers and in preventing work-related injuries, illnesses, and deaths.

Ergonomics

Log in to learn more about ergonomics resources in the US.

View more ergonomics content on the Microsoft Global OHS page.

SightPROTECT program for prescription safety eyewear

US FTEs only who use corrective lenses and are exposed to a hazard requiring safety eyewear are now eligible to participate in a prescription safety eyewear program through SightPROTECT.

Log in for more information about the program.