Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Not to be confused with European Agency for Safety and Health at Work.

The United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is an agency of the United States Department of Labor. It was created by Congress under the Occupational Safety and Health Act and was signed by President Richard M. Nixon, on December 29, 1970. Its mission is to prevent work-related injuries, illnesses, and deaths by making and enforcing rules (called standards) for workplace safety and health.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Agency overview
Formed	1934 (1934) (as Bureau of Labor Standards) April 28, 1971
Jurisdiction	Federal Government of the United States
Headquarters	Frances Perkins Building Washington, D.C.
Employees	1,900
Agency executive	Douglas L. Parker, Assistant Secretary
Parent department	United States Department of Labor
Website	https://www.osha.gov/

Related pages

• Occupational Safety and Health

References and suggested reading

• American National Standards Institute (1996); “Workshop on International Standardization of Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems: Is there a Need?” Workshop proceedings. Rosemont, Illinois, May 7-8, 1996.
• American National Standards Institute (2005): “American National Standard – Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems.” Draft document.
• Adams, E. (1976) "Accident Causation and the Management System" in Professional Safety, October, pp 26-29.
• Anton, T. (1979) Occupational Safety and Health Management, McGraw Hill, New York.

Other websites

• OSHA website and public contact website.
• Full text of the OSH Act Archived 2015-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• OSHA Office of Education and Training Archived 2011-01-28 at the Wayback Machine
• OSHA Courses
• Current 29 CFR Books in Digital Format Archived 2007-06-24 at the Wayback Machine