Occupational safety and health division
Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration enforces work health and safety laws.
OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, is the federal agency creates and enforces safety related standards and regulations in a workplace, as far as most people are concerned. However, MSHA (the Mine Safety and Health Administration) as well as the Coast Guard, and EPA are also Federal agencies with similar authority in specifically defined areas of activity.
In the US, the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA or OSHAct) is enforced by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a part of the US Department of Labor.
Federal OSHA or, in states with a state OSHA program, state OSHA.
Ocupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
What authority enforces the standards set by the Canadian electrical code?
The agency that enforces minimum wages and maximum hours has different names in different jurisdictions. However, it is often called something like "Wage and Hour Administration" or "Employment Standards Administration," and is often located within a Department or Ministry of Labor.
OSHA sets and enforces occupational safety and health standards in the workplace, and also investigates whistle-blower complaints under a wide variety of laws administered by the Department of Labor. NIOSH, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, is a research institute charged with performing research on a broad range of occupational safety and health topics, and with recommending standards for OSHA to consider.
The function of the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration is to promulgate and enforce in covered workplaces safety and health regulations that will provide each worker employment and a place of employment free from recognized hazards. OSHA also enforces whistle-blower protection portions of 20 different Acts of Congress.