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What is the name of the authority that is responsible for enforcing occupational health and safety?
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The name of the authority that is responsible for enforcing occupational health and safety depends on what country, and what state or province, you are in.
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What agency is responsible for enforcing Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations?
OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, is responsible for enforcing the regulations that it issues.
Which government agency is responsible for enforcing the OSHA Act?
The Occupational Safety and Health Department is in the Department of Labor.
What does OHSA stand f?
Occupational Health and Safety Administration The U.S. government agency responsible for inspecting and enforcing safe workplace condition guidelines and laws.
What does a health and safety executive do?
English Agency comparable to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in the US. The Health and safety executive is responsible for setting and enforcing standards regarding work place safety and health issues.
What are the responsibilities of the occupational safety and health administration?
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration was created in 1970 and is part of the United States Department of Labor. It is governed by the Occupational Health and Safety Act which sets standard of health and safety which both employers and employees must adhere to by law. The OHSA is responsible for enforcing the act.
What is the name of the Govt Dept responsible for the Occupational Health and Safety of all workers?
There is no single government department that is responsible for the occupational safety and health ofall workers in the US. The Us Department of labor has the Occupational Safety an Health Administration, which is responsible for establishing and enforcing standards of workplace health and safety, but has direct authority in only about half the states, and a small number of Federal Departments. And in those states directly covered by OSHA, state and municipal employees are not covered by OSHA except in NY, NJ, IL, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Some 21 States have their own workplace safety programs that cover all but certain Federal employees. Most federal Departments manage their own health and safety programs, modeled on Federal OSHA.
What authority does an Occupational Health and Safety Officer have if a cafe doesn't meet hygiene requirements?
An Occupational Health Officer has no special authority if a cafe does not meet hygiene requirements. The Food Safety official or Health Department representative or inspector is the one with authority in that situation.
What is the main authority for enforcing safety legislation in the UK?
The Health and Ssfety Executive
Which authority adminsters the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 in Victoria state?
In the Australian state of Victoria the authority that administers the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 is the Victorian WorkCover Authority, better known as Worksafe Victoria.
What government agency is responsible for laboratory workplace safety?
The Dept. of Labor's Occupation Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) is responsible for laboratory workplace safety in those states with direct federal authority for occupational safety and health, and in those laboratory containing institutions not subject to Department of Energy safety authority.
What does the Occupational Safety and Health Administration do?
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration was created in 1970 and is part of the United States Department of Labor. It is governed by the Occupational Health and Safety Act which sets standard of health and safety which both employers and employees must adhere to by law. The OHSA is responsible for enforcing the act.
What government agency is responsible for enforcing safety regulations in the workplace?
In the UK, the Health and Safety Executive responsible for safety in the workplace. In the US the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Mine Safety and Health Administration, the Coast Guard, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission have responsibilities in this area. In Canada the Provincial Ministries of Health or Labour generally have this responsibility, although certain industries are regulated by the Federal Ministry of Labour.
