To “assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, information, and assistance,” as stated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Safety and health regulations in the workplace are set by OSHA and strictly enforced.
To carry out the mandates of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, the United States Congress established OSHA in 1971. In the United States and its possessions, it regulates the working conditions of private sector employees and employers. When OSHA took over, workplace fatalities reduced by 62% and injuries and illnesses decreased by 40% between 1974 and 2006.
