LabNotes - Volume 13, No.3, Summer 2003

Related Industry Website: What is OSHA?

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration or OSHA, is a government agency established to save lives, prevent injuries, and protect the health of America's workers.

To accomplish this, the federal and state governments work in partnership with more than 100 million working men and women and their 6.5 million employers covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.

OSHA establishes protective standards, enforces those standards, and assists employers and employees with technical assistance and consultation programs. Nearly every working person in the nation comes under OSHA's jurisdiction.

Visit the OSHA website at www.osha.gov to find a wealth of information, including the following:

• Commission Decisions
• Compliance Directives
• FAQs
• Field Inspection Reference Manual
• Interpretive Memos and Letters
• OSHA Directives
• OSHA Standards
• OSHA Regulations and Compliance

The website allows you to search on any topic of interest, for example the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard and the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act, and includes technical links to other related sites.

OSHA Contacts for editorial approval:
Cheryle A. Greenaugh,
Director of Information Technologies
U.S. Dept. of Labor Rm N3661
200 Constitution Ave. NW
WashingtonDC 20210-0002 USA
202.693.1818

Internet/Intranet Support Services:
US Dept. of Labor
OSHA Salt Lake Technical Center
Directorate of Information Technology
1781 South 300 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84115
801.524.7900

oshacdrom@osha-sk.gov
webadmin@osha.gov

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