OSHA is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. It is a federal government agency that protects worker safety and health.
To read through the text of the OSH Act of 1970, visit the OSHA website here.
- Section 1 – Introduction
- Section 2 – Congressional Findings and Purpose
- Section 3 – Definitions
- Section 4 – Applicability of This Act
- Section 5 – Duties
- Section 6 – Occupational Safety and Health Standards
- Section 7 – Advisory Committees; Administration
- Section 8 – Inspections, Investigations, and Recordkeeping
- Section 9 – Citations
- Section 10 – Procedure for Enforcement
- Section 11 – Judicial Review
- Section 12 – The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
- Section 13 – Procedures to Counteract Imminent Dangers
- Section 14 – Representation in Civil Litigation
- Section 15 – Confidentiality of Trade Secrets
- Section 16 – Variations, Tolerances, and Exemptions
- Section 17 – Penalties
- Section 18 – State Jurisdiction and State Plans
- Section 19 – Federal Agency Safety Programs and Responsibilities
- Section 20 – Research and Related Activities
- Section 21 – Training and Employee Education
- Section 22 – National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- Section 23 – Grants to the States
- Section 24 – Statistics
- Section 25 – Audits
- Section 26 – Annual Report
- Section 27 – National Commission on State Workmen’s Compensation Laws
- Section 28 – Economic Assistance to Small Businesses
- Section 29 – Additional Assistant Secretary of Labor
- Section 30 – Additional Positions
- Section 31 – Emergency Locator Beacons
- Section 32 – Separability
- Section 33 – Appropriations
- Section 34 – Effective Date
- Section – Historical Notes