Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970

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United States federal statute health and safety law labor law

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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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 canonical	9
Occupational Safety and Health Act	4
An Act to assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women	1
OSH Act	1
OSHA Act	1
Occupational Safety and Health Act amendments	1
Occupational Safety and Health Act environmental provisions	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute ⓘ health and safety law ⓘ labor law ⓘ
abbreviation	Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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	United States Code Title 29 ⓘ surface form: Title 29 of the United States Code
contains	whistleblower protection provisions ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: 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	Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: OSH Act Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Occupational Safety and Health Act
signedBy	Richard Nixon ⓘ
signingDate	1970-12-29 ⓘ
statutesAtLargeCitation	84 Stat. 1590 ⓘ
title	Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: An Act to assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration → legalBasis → Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ⓘ

Occupational Safety and Health Administration → enforces → Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ⓘ

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health → foundedBy → Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ⓘ

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health → legalMandate → Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Occupational Safety and Health Act

United States labor law → hasKeyFederalStatute → Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Occupational Safety and Health Act

91st United States Congress → passed → Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ⓘ

92nd United States Congress → passed → Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Occupational Safety and Health Act amendments

Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 → shortName → Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: OSH Act

Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 → shortName → Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Occupational Safety and Health Act

Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 → abbreviation → Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: OSHA Act

Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 → title → Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: An Act to assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women

Directorate of Enforcement Programs → usesLegalBasis → Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ⓘ

Directorate of Standards and Guidance → usesLegalAuthority → Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ⓘ

Directorate of Training and Education → regulatoryContext → Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ⓘ

United States environmental law → keyStatute → Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Occupational Safety and Health Act environmental provisions

American labor movement → influenced → Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Occupational Safety and Health Act

U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration hazardous waste operations and emergency response standards → legalBasis → Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ⓘ

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health → legalBasis → Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ⓘ