United States occupational safety and health system

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The United States occupational safety and health system is the national framework of laws, agencies, standards, and research programs that work together to prevent work-related injuries, illnesses, and deaths across American workplaces.

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instanceOf national occupational safety and health system ⓘ
administeredBy United States Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ
United States Department of Labor ⓘ
state labor departments ⓘ
state occupational safety and health agencies ⓘ
collaboratesWith academic research institutions ⓘ
employer associations ⓘ
labor unions ⓘ
professional safety and health organizations ⓘ
state and local governments ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
covers federal civilian employees ⓘ
most public sector workplaces in state-plan states ⓘ
private sector workplaces ⓘ
excludes immediate family members of farm employers under OSHA jurisdiction ⓘ
self-employed workers under OSHA jurisdiction ⓘ
workplaces regulated exclusively by other federal agencies in certain sectors ⓘ
hasComponent Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ
Department of Labor ⓘ
Mine Safety and Health Administration ⓘ
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ⓘ
Occupational Safety and Health Administration ⓘ
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission ⓘ
federal occupational safety and health statutes ⓘ
state occupational safety and health plans ⓘ
workers’ compensation systems ⓘ
hasGoal prevention of work-related fatalities ⓘ
prevention of work-related illnesses ⓘ
prevention of work-related injuries ⓘ
hasLegalBasis Americans with Disabilities Act occupational provisions ⓘ
Black Lung Benefits Act ⓘ
Fair Labor Standards Act child labor provisions ⓘ
Family and Medical Leave Act occupational provisions ⓘ
Federal Employees’ Compensation Act ⓘ
Federal Mine Safety and Health Act ⓘ
Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act ⓘ
Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 ⓘ
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ⓘ
Service Contract Act ⓘ
Toxic Substances Control Act ⓘ
Walsh–Healey Public Contracts Act ⓘ
hasPrinciple employers have a general duty to provide a workplace free from recognized serious hazards ⓘ
workers have the right to a safe and healthful workplace ⓘ
workers have the right to receive information and training about hazards ⓘ
workers have the right to report injuries and hazards without retaliation ⓘ
workers have the right to request OSHA inspections ⓘ
includesStandardType bloodborne pathogens requirements ⓘ
confined space entry requirements ⓘ
ergonomics-related guidance and enforcement under general duty clause ⓘ
fall protection requirements ⓘ
hazard communication requirements ⓘ
lockout tagout requirements ⓘ
machine guarding requirements ⓘ
noise exposure limits ⓘ
permissible exposure limits for hazardous substances ⓘ
personal protective equipment requirements ⓘ
process safety management requirements ⓘ
recordkeeping and reporting requirements ⓘ
respiratory protection requirements ⓘ
monitoredBy Government Accountability Office ⓘ
Office of Inspector General of the Department of Labor ⓘ
United States Congress ⓘ
primaryAdjudicatoryBody Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission ⓘ
primaryMineSafetyRegulator Mine Safety and Health Administration ⓘ
primaryRegulatoryAgency Occupational Safety and Health Administration ⓘ
primaryResearchAgency National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ⓘ
timePeriod post-1970 modern occupational safety and health era in the United States ⓘ
usesInstrument citizen and worker complaints ⓘ
employer reporting requirements ⓘ
enforcement penalties ⓘ
mandatory occupational safety and health standards ⓘ
research and surveillance programs ⓘ
training and education programs ⓘ
voluntary protection programs ⓘ
workplace inspections ⓘ

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Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission → partOf → United States occupational safety and health system ⓘ