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With the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Congress created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to assure safe and healthful working conditions by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education, and assistance.
OSHA covers most private sector employers and workers in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and other United States jurisdictions either directly through federal OSHA or through an OSHA-approved State Plan. (State Plans are OSHA-approved job safety and health programs operated by individual states instead of federal OSHA.)
Under the OSH Act, employers must:
Many trade associations collect and disseminate information on workplace safety and health matters to better serve their members. The following are examples of professional associations that have a broad range of expertise and information on workplace safety and health.