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HR Compliance Poster: The Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act
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Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act requires employers to comply with occupational safety and health standards issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and to provide employees with a workplace that is free from recognized hazards that are causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm. Employers' responsibilities also include providing training, medical examinations and recordkeeping. The OSH Act is administered and enforced by OSHA.
In general, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH ACT) covers all employers and their employees in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and other U.S. territories. Coverage is provided either directly by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) or by an OSHA-approved state job safety and health plan. Employees of the U.S. Postal Service also are covered.
The Act defines an employer as any "person engaged in a business affecting commerce who has employees, but does not include the United States or any state or political subdivision of a State." Therefore, the Act applies to employers and employees in such varied fields as manufacturing, construction, longshoring, agriculture, law and medicine, charity and disaster relief, organized labor, and private education. The Act establishes a separate program for federal government employees and extends coverage to state and local government employees only through the states with OSHA-approved plans.
Employers subject to the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act are required to post a notice notifying employees of the protections of the Act. The poster must be displayed in a conspicuous place where employees and applicants for employment can see it.
Title 29 Code of Federal Regulations, 1903.2(a)(3) states that reproductions or facsimiles of the poster shall be at least 8 1/2 by 14 inches with 10 point type.
English version of the OSHA Workplace Poster: Job Safety and Health: It's the Law (2015)
Spanish version of the OSHA Workplace Poster: Job Safety and Health: It's the Law (2015)
