OSHA

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is a federal government agency within the U.S. Department of Labor.  OSHA was formed to ensure safe and healthful workplaces in America. Since the agency was created in 1971, workplace fatalities have been cut in half and occupational injury and illness rates have declined 40 percent.  The mission of OSHA is to save lives, prevent injuries and protect the health of America’s workers. To accomplish this, federal and state governments must work in partnership with the more than 100 million working men and women and their six and a half million employers who are covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.  Visit the OSHA website for more information.