Occupational Safety - OS 377
GOVERNMENT & LEGAL LIBRARY RESOURCES
I. OSHA Overview
- A. OSHA is a federal executive agency within the U.S. Dept. of Labor
- OSHA was created pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
(29 U.S.C. 651 et
seq.) A key point of that law is that Congress has authorized OSHA to develop workplace standards.
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- The OSHA Web page at http://www.osha.gov is an excellent portal to OSHA information.
- OHSA Mission Statement states that OSHA's mission is to
assure the safety and health of America's workers by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach,
and education; establishing partnerships; and encouraging continual improvement in workplace safety and health.
The Regulatory Process
Examples of OSHA Proposed Rules such as
Fire Protection in Ship Yard Employment, Proposed Rule, Federal Register, December 11, 2002
Examples of OSHA Final Rules such as
Fire Protection in Ship Yare Employment, Final Rule, Federal Register, December 14, 2004
OSHA Standards, after being published in the Federal Register are found in the Code of Federal Regulations in
Title 29, Parts 1900 to 2400. Often, when we speak of OHSA Standards we are talking about standards from
29 CFR 1910. -- Occupational Safety and Health Standards.
Selected Occupational Safety and Health Standards.
1910.24 - Fixed industrial stairs --- 1910.25 - Portable wood ladders --- 1910.26 - Portable metal ladders --- 1910.27 - Fixed ladders --- 1910.27 - Fixed ladders --- 1910.28 - Safety requirements for scaffolding --- 1910.68 - Manlifts --- 1910.94 - Ventilation --- 1910.95 - Occupational noise exposure --- 1910.101 - Compressed gases (general requirements --- 1910.102 - Acetylene --- 1910.109 - Explosives and blasting agents --- 1910.110 - Storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases --- 1910.111 - Storage and handling of anhydrous ammonia --- 1910.133 - Eye and face protection --- 1910.134 - Respiratory Protection --- 1910.135 - Head protection --- 1910.136 - Occupational foot protection --- 1910.141 - Sanitation --- 1910.142 - Temporary labor camps --- 1910.151 - Medical services and first aid --- 1910.157 - Portable fire extinguishers --- 1910.164 - Fire detection systems --- 1910.178 - Powered industrial trucks --- 1910.179 - Overhead and gantry cranes --- 1910.213 - Woodworking machinery requirements --- 1910.215 - Abrasive wheel machinery --- 1910.218 - Forging machines --- 1910.253 - Oxygen-fuel gas welding and cutting --- 1910.263 - Bakery equipment --- 1910.264 - Laundry machinery and operations
September 28: Regulations and Resources on Machine Safeguarding.
First, go to OSHA's A-Z Index
Then scroll down and click on Machine Guarding.
What standards apply?.
What hazards are involved in machine guarding.
What are some examples of possible solutions in machine guarding?
Where can I find additional information?.
Machine Guarding eTool
October 17: Welding and cutting
November 14: Lockout/Tagout
Chuck Malone
Government/Legal Information Librarian
(309) 298-2715
c-malone@wiu.edu
September 2006
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