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Occupational Safety and Health Act

(Public Law 91-596, December 29, 1970 with amendments through January 1, 2004)

To assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women; by authorizing enforcement of the standards developed under the Act; by assisting and encouraging the States in their efforts to assure safe and healthful working conditions; by providing for research, information, education, and training in the field of occupational safety and health; and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970."

• OSH Act by Sections (as amended through January 1, 2004)
• Complete OSH Act ("All-in-One Print Version")
• Historical Notes

Regulatory Agenda

• 2011 Semiannual Regulatory Agenda (Unified Agenda)
• Online Chat for Q & A on 2011 Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, Archived
• Fall 2010 Regulatory Agenda (Unified Agenda)
• Online Chat for Q & A on Fall 2010 Regulatory Agenda, Archived

National Survey of Safety & Health Practices

Open for Comment

• Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Servicing Multi-Piece and Single Piece Rim Wheels Standard
  Public comment period ends February 13, 2012
• Privacy Act of 1974; Publication of Five New Systems of Records; Amendments to Five Existing Systems of Records [71.1]
  Public comment period ends February 21, 2012
• Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Methylene Chloride Standard
  Public comment period ends February 9, 2012
• Permit-Required Confined Spaces; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements [1910.146]
  Public comment period ends February 13, 2012
• Acrylonitrile Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements [1910.1045]
  Public comment period ends February 10, 2012
• Standard on Vinyl Chloride; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements [1910.1017]
  Public comment period ends February 6, 2012
• The 13 Carcinogens Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements [1910.1003]
  Public comment period ends February 6, 2012
• Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) [1911.10(a)]
  Open nomination submission period ends January 23, 2012
• Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements [1910.1450]
  Public comment period ends January 23, 2012

Federal Register

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U.S. Department of Labor Regulations

This page features overviews of proposed regulations, videos, archived Q & A sessions, and information on how to participate in the rulemaking process.

Lookback Reviews of Standards

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Related Acts & Interagency Agreements

• Interagency Agreements