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 and was signed by President Richard M. Nixon, on December 29, 1970. Its mission is to prevent work-related injuries, illnesses, and deaths by making and enforcing rules (called standards) for workplace safety and health.
 | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed |
|
| Jurisdiction | Federal Government of the United States |
| Headquarters | Frances Perkins Building Washington, D.C. |
| Employees | 1,900 |
| Agency executive |
|
| Parent department | United States Department of Labor |
| Website | https://www.osha.gov/ |
- American National Standards Institute (1996); “Workshop on International Standardization of Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems: Is there a Need?” Workshop proceedings. Rosemont, Illinois, May 7-8, 1996.
- American National Standards Institute (2005): “American National Standard – Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems.” Draft document.
- Adams, E. (1976) "Accident Causation and the Management System" in Professional Safety, October, pp 26-29.
- Anton, T. (1979) Occupational Safety and Health Management, McGraw Hill, New York.
- OSHA website and public contact website.
- Full text of the OSH Act Archived 2015-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- OSHA Office of Education and Training Archived 2011-01-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Current 29 CFR Books in Digital Format Archived 2007-06-24 at the Wayback Machine
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
