Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Agency overview
Formed	1934 (as Bureau of Labor Standards); April 28, 1971;
Jurisdiction	Federal government of the United States
Headquarters	Frances Perkins Building ; Washington, D.C.;
Annual budget	$591,787,000 (2021)
Agency executive	David Keeling, Assistant Secretary;
Parent department	United States Department of Labor
Website	www.osha.gov

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA; /ˈoʊʃə/) is a regulatory agency of the United States Department of Labor with federal visitorial powers to inspect and examine workplaces. The United States Congress established the agency under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act), which President Richard M. Nixon signed into law on December 29, 1970. OSHA's mission is to "assure safe and healthy working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education, and assistance". The agency is also charged with enforcing a variety of whistleblower statutes and regulations. OSHA's workplace safety inspections have been shown to reduce injury rates and injury costs without adverse effects on employment, sales, credit ratings, or firm survival.