The Occupational Safety and Health Administration(OSHA)
What Is Occupational Safety and Health Administration(OSHA)?
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is responsible for protecting the safety and health of workers in the United States. OSHA’s mission is to ensure that workers are working in a safe and healthy manner.
OSHA accomplishes its mission by:
- Setting standards
- Enforcing standards
- Training & Education
- Assistance
What are OSHA Standards?
OSHA Standards are rules that employers need to comply with so that their workplaces are free of serious recognized hazards. OSHA Standards were created to protect workers from workplace hazards.
Hazardous chemical exposure levels are regulated, safe practices and equipment are required, and employers must monitor hazards and keep records of workplace injuries and illnesses.
The OSHA standards require fall protection, prevent trenching cave-ins, prevent infectious diseases, ensure workers enter confined spaces safely, prevent exposure to harmful substances like asbestos, and ensure that machines are guarded, provide respirators or other safety equipment, and provide training for certain dangerous jobs.
Top 10 OSHA Violations – most frequently cited workplace safety standards for FY 2021
- Fall Protection – General Requirements (1926.501): 5,295 violations
- Respiratory Protection (1910.134): 2,527
- Ladders (1926.1053): 2,026
- Scaffolding (1926.451): 1,948
- Hazard Communication (1910.1200): 1,947
- Lockout/Tagout (1910.147): 1,698
- Fall Protection – Training Requirements (1926.503): 1,666
- Personal Protective and Lifesaving Equipment – Eye and Face Protection (1926.102): 1,452
- Powered Industrial Trucks (1910.178): 1,420
- Machine Guarding (1910.212): 1,113
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