UC Berkeley Labor Occupational Health Program Information

The Labor Occupational Health Program (LOHP) educates and empowers workers and communities to take an active role in making workplaces safe, healthy, dignified, and just. LOHP is a public service program of the Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (COEH) at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. For over 40 years, LOHP has worked to prevent illness and injury in the workplace and raise awareness of the social and economic costs of hazardous workplace conditions on individuals, businesses, communities, and the environment. We are committed to serving the needs of those workers and communities most at risk – low-wage workers, immigrant workers, youth, workers with disabilities and communities of color – in California, nationally, and internationally. We work with unions, labor/management groups, community organizations, worker centers, small businesses, schools, academia, government agencies, and the general public. In addition to hands-on training, LOHP provides technical assistance, develops educational materials, conducts participatory research, consults on the development of workplace standards and policies, and plays an integral role in the academic mission of COEH by facilitating interaction and learning among researchers, students, and the community.