OSH Act
What is the full name for OSH Act?
For OSH Act, full name is Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; size rule is no employee-count threshold; what triggers coverage instead is a person engaged in a business affecting commerce who has employees; requirement is shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees, recorded from its source on 2026-09-29; source re-checked 2026-11-01.
(5) The term "employer" means a person engaged in a business affecting commerce who has employees, but does not include the United States (not including the United States Postal Service) or any State or political subdivision of a State.
— uscode.house.gov, retrieved 2026-09-29
- Law
- OSH Act our reading
- Full name
- Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 verified
- Size rule
- no employee-count threshold our reading
- What triggers coverage instead
- a person engaged in a business affecting commerce who has employees verified
- Requirement
- shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees verified
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Law and Full name
may be cited as the 'Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970'.
Size rule and What triggers coverage instead
(5) The term "employer" means a person engaged in a business affecting commerce who has employees, but does not include the United States (not including the United States Postal Service) or any State or political subdivision of a State.
Requirement
(a) Each employer- (1) shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees;
— all from uscode.house.gov, retrieved 2026-09-29
Sources
- uscode.house.govhttps://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section652&num=0&edition=prelim
- uscode.house.govhttps://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section654&num=0&edition=prelim
- uscode.house.govhttps://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section651&num=0&edition=prelim