The Impact of OSHA

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The Federal government enacted the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to address

• 14,000 worker deaths per year
• 2.5 million disabled workers per year
• 300,000 new cases of occupational diseases yearly

In the last 28 years, OSHA has impacted the American workplace by helping to

• decrease worker deaths
• decrease worker injuries
• identify emerging occupational health issues
• ensure emerging occupational health issues receive attention
• provide greater control over workers' compensation costs

There are two methods of OSHA oversight. The first is actual Federal oversight. The second is enactment of a state version of OSHA.

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