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  2. Occupational Safety and Health Act (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The Act created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), an agency of the Department of Labor. OSHA was given the authority both to set and enforce workplace health and safety standards. [14] The Act also created the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission to review enforcement priorities, actions and cases ...

  3. Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Wikipedia

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    The Occupational Safety and Health Act grants OSHA the authority to issue workplace health and safety regulations. These regulations include limits on hazardous chemical exposure, employee access to hazard information, requirements for the use of personal protective equipment, and requirements to prevent falls and hazards from operating ...

  4. Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 - Wikipedia

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    An Act to make further provisions for securing the safety, health and welfare of persons at work, for protecting others against risks to safety or health in connection with the activities of persons at work, to establish the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health, and for matters connected therewith.

  5. Occupational safety and health - Wikipedia

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    [138] [139] The main statutory legislation on health and safety in the jurisdiction of the Department of Employment and Labour is the OHS Act or OHSA (Act No. 85 of 1993: Occupational Health and Safety Act, as amended by the Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Act, No. 181 of 1993). [138] Regulations implementing the OHS Act include: [140]

  6. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

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    Unlike its counterpart, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, NIOSH's authority under the Occupational Safety and Health Act [29 CFR § 671] is to "develop recommendations for health and safety standards", to "develop information on safe levels of exposure to toxic materials and harmful physical agents and substances", and to "conduct research on new safety and health problems".

  7. Mine Safety and Health Administration - Wikipedia

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    The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) (/ ˈ ɛ m ʃ ə /) is a large agency of the United States Department of Labor which administers the provisions of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act) to enforce compliance with mandatory safety and health standards as a means to eliminate fatal accidents, to reduce the frequency and severity of nonfatal accidents, to ...

  8. United States Department of Health and Human Services

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    1956: Health Research Facilities Act PL 84-835; 1960: Social Security Amendments (Kerr-Mill aid) PL 86-778; 1961: Community Health Services and Facilities Act PL 87-395; 1962: Public Health Service Act PL 87-838; 1962: Vaccination Assistance PL 87-868; 1963: Mental Retardation Facilities Construction Act/Community Mental Health Centers Act PL ...

  9. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission - Wikipedia

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    The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) is an independent federal agency created under the Occupational Safety and Health Act to decide contests of citations or penalties resulting from OSHA inspections of American work places. It is not part of the Department of Labor or OSHA.