Fast Food Worker Safety Equipment Petition

Fast Food Worker Safety Equipment Petition Form

Working in the fast food industry comes with unique safety challenges—from hot oil burns and cuts to slips on greasy floors. Yet many workers don't have access to basic safety equipment like cut-resistant gloves, non-slip shoes, burn protection, or proper ventilation. This Fast Food Worker Safety Equipment Petition template helps employees organize, document workplace safety concerns, and demand the protective equipment they need to do their jobs safely.

Why fast food workers need this petition

Fast food workers face some of the highest rates of workplace injuries in the service sector. Common hazards include burns from fryers and grills, cuts from knives and slicers, chemical exposure from cleaning products, slips and falls on wet floors, and repetitive strain injuries. Despite these risks, many employers fail to provide adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) or maintain safe working conditions.

This petition template empowers workers to:

• Formally document safety concerns and specific equipment needs
• Report recent incidents that could have been prevented with proper safety gear
• Build collective power by gathering signatures from coworkers
• Create a record of requests that can support OSHA complaints or union organizing
• Demand accountability from employers on workplace safety

How this template supports workplace safety advocacy

This Paperform template goes beyond simple signature collection. It's designed to gather the detailed information needed to build a compelling case for safety improvements:

Comprehensive incident reporting: Workers can document specific safety incidents, including dates, injuries sustained, and what safety equipment could have prevented the incident. This creates a paper trail that demonstrates the urgency of the petition and can support regulatory complaints.

Employer identification: The form collects restaurant name, location, and franchise information, making it easy to direct the petition to the right decision-makers and ensuring accountability.

OSHA notification option: Petitioners can choose to have their concerns forwarded to OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration), which is crucial when employers ignore safety violations. The form clearly explains this option so workers can make an informed choice.

Signature collection: Beyond the primary petitioner, the form can gather information from supporting workers, building a collective voice that's harder to ignore.

Specific equipment requests: Rather than vague demands for "better safety," the form lets workers specify exactly what PPE they need—from cut-resistant gloves and burn protection to non-slip mats and proper ventilation.

Ideal for worker advocacy, unions, and safety organizers

This petition template is perfect for:

• Fast food workers organizing for better safety conditions in their workplace
• Labor unions and worker centers supporting restaurant worker organizing campaigns
• Workplace safety advocates helping workers document and address hazardous conditions
• Community organizations supporting low-wage workers' rights
• Legal aid organizations building cases around workplace safety violations

The form works equally well for a single concerned employee starting a petition or an organized group of workers launching a formal safety campaign.

Automate follow-up and OSHA reporting with Stepper

Once signatures are collected, Paperform integrates seamlessly with Stepper to automate the next steps in your safety advocacy:

• Route OSHA notifications: Automatically compile petition details and forward them to the appropriate OSHA regional office when petitioners opt in
• Send confirmation emails: Let each petitioner know their signature was recorded and provide them with petition updates
• Create tracking records: Push petition data to Airtable or Google Sheets for ongoing campaign management
• Alert organizers: Notify union reps or worker advocates in real-time when new signatures are added
• Generate reports: Automatically compile incident reports into formatted documents for employer meetings or legal action

This automation ensures that petition signatures translate into real action, rather than sitting in an inbox.

Built for the realities of fast food work

This template recognizes that fast food workers often have limited time and may be submitting the form during breaks or after shifts. That's why it's designed to be:

• Mobile-friendly: Easy to complete on a phone in the break room or at home
• Quick to fill out: Core petition details can be submitted in under 3 minutes
• Optional detail fields: Workers can share as much or as little information as they feel comfortable with
• Anonymous option: Petition supporters can sign without providing identifying information if they fear retaliation

The form also uses clear, accessible language—no legal jargon or complicated terminology that might discourage participation.

Strengthen your case with Paperform's built-in tools

Paperform's features make this more than just a static petition:

Conditional logic shows relevant questions based on previous answers. If someone reports a safety incident, they'll see follow-up questions about the injury and circumstances. If they choose to notify OSHA, they'll get information about what that means.

Data export lets you download all signatures and incident reports as a CSV or PDF, perfect for presenting to management or submitting to regulatory agencies.

Real-time analytics show you how many signatures you've collected, which locations have the most safety concerns, and what equipment is most frequently requested.

Custom success pages can direct petitioners to additional resources—know-your-rights information, upcoming organizing meetings, or related advocacy campaigns.

Security and confidentiality for sensitive workplace information

Worker safety organizing can be sensitive, especially in non-union workplaces where employees fear retaliation. Paperform's SOC 2 Type II compliance ensures that petition data is stored securely, and you can control exactly who has access to submission details.

You can also use Paperform's conditional logic to offer anonymity options—collecting signatures without requiring names, or separating identifying information from incident details so reports can be shared without exposing individual workers.

Get started in minutes, customize as needed

This template comes ready to use immediately, but you can easily customize it to match your specific campaign:

• Add your organization's branding with logos, custom colors, and campaign imagery
• Include campaign-specific demands beyond safety equipment
• Adjust fields based on your industry (this template works for other food service settings too)
• Translate the form into Spanish or other languages to reach all workers
• Embed it on your campaign website or organizing hub

With Paperform's document-style editor, these customizations take minutes, not hours—no coding or design skills required.

A tool for worker power

Every workplace injury that could have been prevented with proper safety equipment is unacceptable. This petition template gives fast food workers and their allies a professional, organized way to demand the protection they deserve. Whether you're a worker starting to organize your first campaign or an experienced labor advocate supporting restaurant workers, Paperform makes it easy to collect the signatures and documentation needed to drive real change.

Start your safety equipment petition today and help build safer workplaces for fast food workers everywhere.