Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

The mission of OSHA is to assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance.

Examples of OSHA standards include:

• Ments to provide fall protection
• Prevent trenching cave-ins
• Prevent exposure to some infectious diseases
• Ensure the safety of workers who enter confined spaces
• Prevent exposure to such harmful substances as asbestos and lead
• Guards on machines
• And more!