Public Law 91-596
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Public Law 91-596 is the formal designation of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, the landmark U.S. federal law that created OSHA and established nationwide workplace health and safety standards.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Public Law 91-596 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4892430 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Public Law 91-596 Context triple: [Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, publicLawNumber, Public Law 91-596]
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Public Law 96-510
Public Law 96-510 is the formal designation of the U.S. federal statute commonly known as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund), which governs the cleanup of hazardous waste sites and assigns liability for environmental contamination.
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Public Law 91-375
Public Law 91-375 is the 1970 U.S. federal statute that transformed the Post Office Department into the independent United States Postal Service and modernized the nation’s postal system.
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Public Law 93-406
Public Law 93-406 is the formal designation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, a landmark U.S. federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established retirement and health plans in private industry.
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D.
Public Law 96-511
Public Law 96-511 is the 1980 U.S. federal statute, known as the Paperwork Reduction Act, that established a framework to minimize government paperwork burdens and created the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA).
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E.
Public Law 96-95
Public Law 96-95 is the 1979 U.S. federal statute, known as the Archaeological Resources Protection Act, that safeguards archaeological resources on public and Indian lands.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 91-596 Target entity description: Public Law 91-596 is the formal designation of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, the landmark U.S. federal law that created OSHA and established nationwide workplace health and safety standards.
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A.
Public Law 96-510
Public Law 96-510 is the formal designation of the U.S. federal statute commonly known as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund), which governs the cleanup of hazardous waste sites and assigns liability for environmental contamination.
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B.
Public Law 91-375
Public Law 91-375 is the 1970 U.S. federal statute that transformed the Post Office Department into the independent United States Postal Service and modernized the nation’s postal system.
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C.
Public Law 93-406
Public Law 93-406 is the formal designation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, a landmark U.S. federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established retirement and health plans in private industry.
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D.
Public Law 96-511
Public Law 96-511 is the 1980 U.S. federal statute, known as the Paperwork Reduction Act, that established a framework to minimize government paperwork burdens and created the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA).
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E.
Public Law 96-95
Public Law 96-95 is the 1979 U.S. federal statute, known as the Archaeological Resources Protection Act, that safeguards archaeological resources on public and Indian lands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
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United States federal statute ⓘ |
| allows | state plans to assume responsibility for occupational safety and health enforcement under OSHA approval ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
most private sector employees in the United States
ⓘ
most private sector employers in the United States ⓘ |
| authorizes |
civil penalties for violations of occupational safety and health standards
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criminal penalties for willful violations causing worker death ⓘ development of state occupational safety and health plans ⓘ enforcement actions for safety and health violations ⓘ occupational safety and health standards setting ⓘ workplace inspections ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 29 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdAgency |
OSHA
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OSHRC ⓘ Occupational Safety and Health Administration ⓘ Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission ⓘ |
| effectiveYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 91st United States Congress ⓘ |
| establishes |
nationwide occupational health standards
ⓘ
nationwide occupational safety standards ⓘ |
| exempts |
immediate family members of farm employers not employing outside workers
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self-employed individuals ⓘ working conditions regulated by other federal safety statutes ⓘ |
| grantsRight |
employee protection against retaliation for exercising safety and health rights
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employee right to request OSHA inspection ⓘ |
| hasShortName |
OSH Act
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OSHA Act ⓘ
linked to:
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
|
| historicalSignificance | landmark U.S. workplace health and safety law ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
federal government of the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| primaryGoal | to assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | 91-596 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
United States health law
ⓘ
United States labor law ⓘ |
| requires |
employees to comply with applicable safety and health rules
ⓘ
employers to comply with occupational safety and health standards ⓘ employers to furnish employment and a place of employment free from recognized hazards likely to cause death or serious physical harm ⓘ recordkeeping and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses ⓘ |
| section | Section 5(a)(1) – General Duty Clause ⓘ |
| signedBy | Richard Nixon ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1970-12-29 ⓘ |
| statutesAtLargeCitation | 84 Stat. 1590 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
occupational health
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occupational safety ⓘ workplace standards ⓘ |
| title | Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 1970 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Public Law 91-596 Description of subject: Public Law 91-596 is the formal designation of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, the landmark U.S. federal law that created OSHA and established nationwide workplace health and safety standards.
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