The regulatory arm of the US Department of Labor, which promulgates safety and health standards, facilitates training programs, and enforces regulations on work sites. OSHA has developed permissible exposure limits for over 600 contaminants present in the industrial workplace.
n: a U.S. government enforcement agency that conducts worksite inspections and incident investigations, research into the causes of occupational diseases and accidents. Address: Department of Labor; 200 Constitution Avenue, NW; Washington, DC 20210; (800) 321-OSHA.
(OSHA)—A Federal agency within the U.S. Department of Labor. OSHA develops and enforces regulations for workplace safety and health.
The branch of the Department of Labor responsible for administration of the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
OSHA, An agency created by the United States Congress in 1970 whose mission is to prevent work-related injuries, illnesses and deaths.
This government agency helps to protect the health and welfare of workers in the United States. Known as "OSHA", this agency determines and regulates the practices that must be followed to make sure workers are not exposed to harmful levels of chemicals.
a government agency in the Department of Labor to maintain a safe and healthy work environment
A federal government agency within the U.S. Department of Labor that develops and enforces occupational safety and health standards for most industry and businesses in the United States.
Federal agency that shares the responsibility for oversight of workplace safety and health of more than 100 million working men and women, including occupational safety and health professionals, the academic community, lawyers, journalists, and personnel of other government entities.
OSHA, part of the U.S. Department of Labor, enforces federal laws that protect worker safety and health, such as maintaining standards for occupational exposure to chemicals, training employees and keeping records of chemical exposures.
(OSHA) governmental body concerned with workers exposure to hazardous materials in the United States.
Commonly referred to as OSHA, this government agency oversees safety in most places of work.
The agency responsible for promulgating rules, setting health and safety standards, and overseeing enforcement, whether by direct federal effort or by relying on state enforcement programs.
A federal agency that sets workplace safety standards and inspects facilities for safe working conditions.
The U.S. Department of Labor agency responsible for administering the Occupational Safety and Health Act (P.L. 91-596). According to OSHA, farming is the nation's most hazardous occupation. Agriculture is the largest occupational group in the U.S., with some 10 to 20 million people depending upon one's criteria of "agriculture." The intrinsically seasonal nature of many segments of agriculture not only causes the size of this workforce to vary temporally and often geographically via migrant work groups, but usually also has major effects on the nature and intensity of the work itself. OSHA has issued safety standards relating to agricultural operations.
An agency of the federal government that sets workplace health and safety standards for U.S employees.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is a federal agency under the Department of Labor that publishes and enforces safety and health regulations businesses and industries in the United States.
A branch of the Federal Government that regulates and oversees the occupational environment as related to health and safety.
The United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is an agency of the United States Department of Labor. It was created by Congress under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, signed by President Richard M. Nixon, on December 29, 1970.