Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970

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The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 is a U.S. federal law that established comprehensive workplace health and safety standards to protect employees from job-related injuries, illnesses, and deaths.

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instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
health and safety law ⓘ
labor law ⓘ
abbreviation OSHA Act ⓘ
administeredBy Occupational Safety and Health Administration ⓘ
United States Department of Labor ⓘ
allows states to operate their own occupational safety and health programs under federal approval ⓘ
appliesTo most private sector employees in the United States ⓘ
most private sector employers in the United States ⓘ
authorizes civil penalties for violations ⓘ
criminal penalties for willful violations causing worker death ⓘ
issuance of citations for violations ⓘ
workplace inspections ⓘ
citation 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq. ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 29 of the United States Code ⓘ
contains whistleblower protection provisions ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
createsAgency National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ⓘ
Occupational Safety and Health Administration ⓘ
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission ⓘ
effectiveDate 1971-04-28 ⓘ
enactedBy 91st United States Congress ⓘ
exempts immediate family members of farm employers that do not employ outside workers ⓘ
self-employed persons ⓘ
working conditions regulated by other federal agencies under other federal statutes ⓘ
generalDutyClauseText Each employer shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees. ⓘ
historicalContext enacted during a period of increased concern about workplace injuries and industrial accidents in the late 1960s ⓘ
influenced development of workplace safety programs in U.S. industry ⓘ
subsequent occupational safety and health legislation in U.S. states ⓘ
keyProvision general duty clause ⓘ
legislativeSubject labor regulation ⓘ
occupational safety and health ⓘ
workplace standards ⓘ
preempts state occupational safety and health regulation in areas where federal OSHA has promulgated standards unless a state plan is approved ⓘ
protects employees who exercise rights under the Act from retaliation ⓘ
providesFor development of occupational safety and health standards ⓘ
state occupational safety and health plans ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 91-596 ⓘ
purpose to assist and encourage the States in their efforts to assure safe and healthful working conditions ⓘ
to assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women ⓘ
to authorize enforcement of the standards developed under the Act ⓘ
to provide for research, information, education, and training in the field of occupational safety and health ⓘ
requires employees to comply with occupational safety and health standards applicable to their own actions and conduct ⓘ
employers to comply with occupational safety and health standards promulgated under the Act ⓘ
researchSupportedBy National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ⓘ
section Section 5(a)(1) ⓘ
shortName OSH Act ⓘ
Occupational Safety and Health Act ⓘ
signedBy Richard Nixon ⓘ
signingDate 1970-12-29 ⓘ
statutesAtLargeCitation 84 Stat. 1590 ⓘ
title An Act to assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women ⓘ

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Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 → shortName → Occupational Safety and Health Act ⓘ
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Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 → abbreviation → OSHA Act ⓘ
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American labor movement → influenced → Occupational Safety and Health Act ⓘ
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Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health → legalBasis → Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ⓘ
Executive Order 12196 → legalBasis → Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ⓘ
Public Law 91-596 → hasShortName → OSHA Act ⓘ
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Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission → legalBasis → Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ⓘ
National Emphasis Programs → regulatoryContext → Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ⓘ
House Committee on Education and the Workforce → hasJurisdictionOver → Occupational Safety and Health Act ⓘ
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United States occupational safety and health system → hasLegalBasis → Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ⓘ
Occupational Safety and Health Act (Illinois public sector) → relatedTo → federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ⓘ
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OSHA whistleblower protection programs → legalBasis → Section 11(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ⓘ
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