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2. Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Wikipedia

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   The Occupational Safety and Health Administration ( OSHA; / ˈoʊʃə /) is a regulatory agency of the United States Department of Labor that originally had federal visitorial powers to inspect and examine workplaces. [ 2]: 12, 16 The United States Congress established the agency under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act), which ...

3. California Division of Occupational Safety and Health

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   Purpose. Administered by the California Department of Industrial Relations, Cal/OSHA's mission is to protect public health and safety through research and regulation related to hazards on the job in California workplaces as well as on elevators, amusement rides, and ski lifts, and related to the use of pressure vessels such as boilers and tanks.

4. Hierarchy of hazard controls - Wikipedia

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   Occupational hazards. Hierarchy of hazard control is a system used in industry to prioritize possible interventions to minimize or eliminate exposure to hazards. [ a] It is a widely accepted system promoted by numerous safety organizations. This concept is taught to managers in industry, to be promoted as standard practice in the workplace.

5. Occupational safety and health - Wikipedia

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   e. Occupational safety and health ( OSH) or occupational health and safety ( OHS) is a multidisciplinary field concerned with the safety, health, and welfare of people at work (i.e., while performing duties required by one's occupation). OSH is related to the fields of occupational medicine and occupational hygiene [ a] and aligns with ...

6. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

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   The Occupational Safety and Health Act, signed by President Richard M. Nixon on December 29, 1970, created both NIOSH and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). NIOSH was established to help ensure safe and healthful working conditions by providing research, information, education, and training in the field of occupational ...

7. Effective safety training - Wikipedia

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   Effective safety training is an unofficial phrase used to describe the training materials designed to teach occupational safety and health standards developed by the United States government labor organization, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). OSHA has produced many standards and regulations that affect employers and ...