Worker safety and health

Worker safety and health is the prevention and reduction of the number of occupational safety and health hazards at the places of employment, providing safe and healthful working conditions.

For this, one uses :

• Occupational Safety and Health "Standard", this is, a standard which requires conditions, or the adoption or use of one or more practices, means, methods, operations, or processes, reasonably necessary or appropriate to provide safe or healthful employment and places of employment.
• "National consensus standard" is any occupational safety and health standard or modification thereof which:

1. has been adopted and promulgated by a nationally recognized standards-producing organization under procedures whereby it can be determined by the Secretary of Labor that persons interested and affected by the scope or provisions of the standard have reached substantial agreement on its adoption,
2. was formulated in a manner which afforded an opportunity for diverse views to be considered and
3. has been designated as such a standard by the Secretary, after consultation with other appropriate Federal agencies.

• Established Federal standards are any operative occupational safety and health standard established by any agency of the United States and presently in effect, or contained in any Act of Congress in force on the date of enactment of OSH Act of 1970.

Each employer:

1. shall furnish to each of his/her 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 the employees (this is free from occupational harzards);
2. shall comply with occupational safety and health standards promulgated under the OSH Act.

Each employee shall comply with occupational safety and health standards and all rules, regulations, and orders issued pursuant to the OSH Act which are applicable to his/her own actions and conduct.

See also: ACGIH

Internal Links

• Asbestosis - Compensation and Liability Disputes

External links

• Occupational Safety & Health Administration
• U.S. OSH Act of 1970.