Occupational Safety and Health Administration

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is a United States federal agency that sets and enforces workplace safety and health standards.

Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: A 1970 United States law that created OSHA and established federal workplace safety and health protections. This statute gives OSHA its authority and defines its central responsibilities.
Occupational safety and health: The prevention of work-related injuries, illnesses, and deaths through hazard control and safer working conditions. This broad field is the mission OSHA serves.
Hazard Communication Standard: An OSHA standard requiring employers to communicate chemical hazards through labels, safety data sheets, and training. It shows how OSHA turns chemical-risk information into employer duties.
Workers' compensation: A system of insurance and legal benefits for employees injured or made ill through work. It compensates for workplace harm, whereas OSHA primarily seeks to prevent it.
William Steiger: A Republican United States representative from Wisconsin who sponsored the 1970 occupational safety and health legislation. His bill helped advance the law that established OSHA.
OSHA inspection: An official examination of a workplace to assess compliance with occupational safety and health requirements. Inspections are OSHA’s main way to identify hazards and verify compliance.
Occupational hazard: A workplace condition or exposure capable of causing injury, illness, or other harm. Hazards are the risks OSHA standards and inspections seek to control.
Bloodborne Pathogens Standard: An OSHA standard requiring protections for workers with occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials. It applies OSHA’s prevention framework to healthcare and other exposure risks.
National Labor Relations Board: An independent federal agency that administers United States labor law governing collective bargaining and protected concerted activity. The NLRB handles labor relations; OSHA handles occupational safety and health enforcement.
Richard Nixon: The 37th president of the United States, who signed the Occupational Safety and Health Act into law in 1970. His signature enacted the statute that created OSHA.

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