Occupational Safety And Health Administration (OSHA)
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An Occupational Safety And Health Administration (OSHA) is a regulatory agency within a United States Department of Labor.
- Context:
- It can publish and enfore OSHA Record Keeping Policy.
- It can be intended to reduce Work-Related Injury and Work-Related Illness (of U.S. workers).
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- See: Occupational Hazard Insurance, National Institute For Occupational Safety And Health, Federal Government of The United States, Occupational Safety And Health Act.
References
2021
- (Wikipedia, 2021) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupational_Safety_and_Health_Administration Retrieved:2021-4-23.
- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration ('OSHA ) is a large regulatory agency of the United States Department of Labor that originally had federal visitorial powers to inspect and examine workplaces. ' Congress established the agency under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act), which President Richard M. Nixon signed into law on December 29, 1970. OSHA's mission is to "assure safe and healthy working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance". The agency is also charged with enforcing a variety of whistleblower statutes and regulations. OSHA is currently headed by Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor Loren Sweatt. OSHA's workplace safety inspections have been shown to reduce injury rates and injury costs without adverse effects to employment, sales, credit ratings, or firm survival.
2021
- (Wikipedia, 2021) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupational_Safety_and_Health_Administration#Record_keeping_requirements Retrieved:2021-4-23.
- Tracking and investigating workplace injuries and illnesses play an important role in preventing future injuries and illnesses. Under OSHA’s Recordkeeping regulation, certain covered employers in high hazard industries are required to prepare and maintain records of serious occupational injuries and illnesses. This information is important for employers, workers and OSHA in evaluating the safety of a workplace, understanding industry hazards, and implementing worker protections to reduce and eliminate hazards.
Employers with more than ten employees and whose establishments are not classified as a partially exempt industry must record serious work-related injuries and illnesses using OSHA Forms 300, 300A and 301. Recordkeeping forms, requirements and exemption information are at OSHA’s website.
- Tracking and investigating workplace injuries and illnesses play an important role in preventing future injuries and illnesses. Under OSHA’s Recordkeeping regulation, certain covered employers in high hazard industries are required to prepare and maintain records of serious occupational injuries and illnesses. This information is important for employers, workers and OSHA in evaluating the safety of a workplace, understanding industry hazards, and implementing worker protections to reduce and eliminate hazards.