The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), web site at
OSHA.gov, is responsible for creating and enforcing the regulations required by the OSH Act of 1970.
The Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act was created in 1970 with the goal of assuring safe and healthful working conditions for all working Americans. OSHA's website, osha gov, has details on all OSHA regulations, plus interpretations, tools, and a great number of other safety resources.
The OSHA regulations available at osha.gov (and also at Safety.BLR.com) cover all private-sector employers with one or more workers in all states and U.S. territories. The term “private sector employer” applies to any business with one or more employees engaged in a commercial or noncommercial activity that affects commerce. This definition includes not-for-profit organizations.
State OSHA Regulations
Individual states may develop their own safety and health plans, which are generally not available at osha.gov. Currently, 23 states and territories, called “state plan” states, have their own plans, which apply to both private and public sectors, and preempt federal OSHA regulations. Safety.BLR.com has the individual state plan regulations.
Safety.BLR.com has practical compliance analysis of all federal OSHA regulations at osha gov. Plus sample OSHA training tools in all time-saving formats: PowerPoint, safety talks, OSHA refresher, outlines, and checklists.
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The Safety Library has more helpful OSHA gov resources like these:
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Plain-English compliance analysis of all OSHA regulations