More Background Information Regarding the OSHAct and its Enforcement

The following material provides background so that students can understand the way that OSHA functions – the course will return repeatedly to this information and some of it will be repeated in the context of a specific issue. The focus is on the Occupational Safety and Health Act, but it is important to remember that separate laws govern the mining industries (the Mine Safety and Health Act, 30 U.S.C.A.§ 801 et seq.) and the railroad industry (the Railway Safety Act, 49 U.S.C.A. 20101 et seq.). In addition, various other agencies, including USDA, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Commerce, have statutory and regulatory authority over aspects of workplace health and safety under their specific jurisdiction.

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