Safety Assignment

Introduction

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was created by the Congress to assure the safety of working men and women in the United States. OSHA sets its standards for the protection and safety of working people and enforces those standards by educating, training and providing relevant assistance. It comes under the United States Department of Labor and is currently administered by the Assistant Secretary of Labor (Occupational Safety and Health). The administrators of OSHA report to the Secretary of Labor, who is a member of the cabinet of the President of the United States. The organization publishes a report ...