What Are Occupational Health Standards?
Occupational health standards are mandatory guidelines set forth to ensure safety in the workplace for U.S. employers and their employees. The purpose of these regulations is to protect the health and safety of workers engaged in occupations that may involve certain additional hazards, such as the handling of materials and chemicals associated with construction, manufacturing, and medicine. On a federal level, occupational health standards are regulated and compliance enforced by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) under the authority of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act of 1970. However, individual states may institute their own or even additional occupational health standards providing that they meet with OSHA approval.
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