Governance & Policy
US OSHA Standards
The United States federal workplace safety and health standards — from the general duty clause to permissible exposure limits.
Definition
US OSHA standards are the occupational safety and health requirements issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration under the OSH Act of 1970, which obliges every employer to furnish a workplace free from recognised hazards (the general duty clause, Section 5(a)(1)). Standards span construction, general industry, maritime and agriculture, covering hazard communication, machine guarding, fall protection, and permissible exposure limits for chemicals — many of which date to 1968 consensus values, a recognised weakness of the system.
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