OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA)
PHONE: 1-800-321-0742
WEBSITE: https://www.osha.gov/
OSHA’s Mission
With the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Congress created the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to ensure safe and healthful working conditions for workers by
setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education, and assistance.
Organization
OSHA is part of the United States Department of Labor. The administrator for OSHA is the Assistant Secretary of Labor
for Occupational Safety and Health. OSHA’s administrator answers to the Secretary of Labor, who is a member of the
cabinet of the President of the United States.
- OSHA Organizational Chart
- OSHA Directory
- Find Locations of OSHA Offices
- Careers
- I Am OSHA – Get to Know Us
OSHA Coverage
The OSH Act covers most private sector employers and their workers, in addition to some public sector employers and
workers in the 50 states and certain territories and jurisdictions under federal authority. Those jurisdictions include the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Wake Island,
Johnston Island, and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands as defined in the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.