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What it does
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was created pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.). By concentrating on four areas: (1) firm enforcement of workplace safety and health rules; (2) swift promulgation of strong, protective health and safety standards; (3) increased outreach and help for workers and their employers in their efforts to eliminate and control workplace hazards; and (4) partnership with the States that are running their own OSHA-approved programs. OSHA sets and enforces workplace safety and health standards and assists employers in complying with those standards.
Where it sits
A component of Labor Department.
Recent actions
Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc.: Application for Expansion of Recognition
National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH); Charter Renewal
TUV SUD America, Inc.: Application for Expansion of Recognition
RETC, LLC.: Application for Expansion of Recognition
Rescission of Coordinated Enforcement Regulations
Cadmium in General Industry Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
TUV SUD America, Inc.: Application for Expansion of Recognition and Proposed Modification to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards
SGS North America, Inc.: Applications for Expansion of Recognition