aPHR chapter 1 Updated Questions with Revised Answers 2023

aPHR chapter 1 Updated Questions with Revised Answers 2023 When did congress pass OSHA? 1970 Who does the OSHA act cover? all employers and their employees in each of the 50 states, the district of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and other U.S territories A person engaged in business affecting commerce who has employees, but does not include the united states (not including the postal service) or any state or political subdivision of a state Employee Who does the OSHA act not cover? -Self employed people -farms which employ immediate family members of the farmers family -federal agencies under the authority of other federal laws, which regulate worker safety. (i.e mining, nuclear energy, nuclear weapons manufacturing, and many aspects of the transportation industries) -employess of state and local governments, unless they are in one of the states operating an OSHA-approved state plan What are the 2 regulatory functions of OSHA? Setting standards and conducting inspections