OSHA
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, What is OSHA?
Occupational
Safety and O
S
Health H
A
Administration
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, Why was OSHA
created?
14,000 employees died annually from
job-related injuries and illnesses
Nearly 2.5 million employees were
disabled
Ten times as many person-days were lost
due to job-related disabilities than from
strikes
300,000 new cases of occupational disease
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, The OSHA Act of
1970
The purpose of the OSH Act is to
“assure so far as possible every working,
man and woman in the nation safe and
healthful working conditions and to
preserve our human resources.”
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1
, What is OSHA?
Occupational
Safety and O
S
Health H
A
Administration
2
, Why was OSHA
created?
14,000 employees died annually from
job-related injuries and illnesses
Nearly 2.5 million employees were
disabled
Ten times as many person-days were lost
due to job-related disabilities than from
strikes
300,000 new cases of occupational disease
3
, The OSHA Act of
1970
The purpose of the OSH Act is to
“assure so far as possible every working,
man and woman in the nation safe and
healthful working conditions and to
preserve our human resources.”
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