Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Labor. The role of OSHA is to promote the safety and health of America's working men and women by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach and education; establishing partnerships; and encouraging continual process improvement in workplace safety and health.
One of the most common OSHA regulations that impacts the material handling industry is Standard 1910.178, the section that contains "safety requirements relating to fire protection, design, maintenance, and use of fork trucks, tractors, platform lift trucks, motorized hand trucks, and other specialized industrial trucks powered by electric motors or internal combustion engines." [1]
History
OSHA was formed under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, which states employers are responsible for providing a safe and healthy workplace for their employees.[2]
References
- http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=9828&p_table=STANDARDS
- http://www.osha.gov/oshinfo/mission.html
