Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Occupational Health and Safety is the main federal agency charged with ensuring the safety of people in the work place and public safety. All business and public bodies have to comply to health and safety rules.
OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, is the federal agency creates and enforces safety related standards and regulations in a workplace, as far as most people are concerned. However, MSHA (the Mine Safety and Health Administration) as well as the Coast Guard, and EPA are also Federal agencies with similar authority in specifically defined areas of activity.
OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, is responsible for enforcing the regulations that it issues.
OSHA or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (for US)
The local Health Department, usually the city or county Health Department, enforces food safety in food service operations in the US.
The local Health Department, usually the city or county Health Department, enforces food safety in food service operations in the US.
OSHA. Occupational health and safety administration
The primary federal agency governing health and safety in the workplace in the us is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. But there are many other agencies that have responsibilities in this regard.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is an agency of the US government, within the US Department of Labor. It develops, issues and enforces regulations to provide a minimum level of safety and health in covered workplaces. The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 is the US legislation that created OSHA (the Occupational Safety and Health Administration), NIOSH (the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health), and the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. The Occupational Safety and Health Act is the primary federal law which governs occupational health and safety in the private sector and federal government in the United States. It was enacted by Congress in 1970 and was signed by President Richard Nixon on December 29, 1970. Its main goal is to ensure that employers provide employees with an environment free from recognized hazards, such as exposure to toxic chemicals, excessive noise levels, mechanical dangers, heat or cold stress, or unsanitary conditions. The Act can be found in the United States Code at title 29, chapter 15.
Occupational Safety and Health Agency (OSHA)