OSHA stands for Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Their website is http://www.osha.gov/. It is federal agency under the Department of Labor that publishes and enforces safety and health regulations for most businesses and industries in the United States. OSHA is responsible for promulgating rules, setting health and safety standards, and overseeing enforcement, whether by direct federal effort or by relying on state enforcement programs.
Since its inception in 1971, OSHA has helped to cut workplace fatalities by more than 60 percent and occupational injury and illness rates by 40 percent. At the same time, U.S. employment has doubled from 56 million workers at 3.5 million worksites to more than 115 million workers at 7.2 million sites. In Fiscal Year 2005, OSHA has more than 2,220 employees, including 1,100 inspectors. The agency's appropriation is $468.1 million.
Jeff Jensen
The Contractor Qualification Expert
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