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Introduction to OSHA
Why the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 exists and what it means for you: OSHA's mission, the employer's General Duty to provide a workplace…
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Introduction to OSHA
What you’ll learn
By the end of this course.
Describe why Congress passed the OSH Act of 1970 and OSHA's mission to assure safe and healthful working conditions — OSH Act Section 2; Section 5(a)(1)
State the employer's General Duty to furnish a workplace free of recognized hazards and to initiate and maintain an accident-prevention program — OSH Act Section 5(a)(1); 1926.20(b)(1)
Explain the employer's duty to instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions — 1926.21(b)(2)
Identify your rights as a worker: a safe workplace, access to information and records, filing a complaint, requesting an inspection, and freedom from retaliation — OSH Act Sections 8(f), 11(c); 1903.11
Describe the "Job Safety and Health: It's the Law" poster requirement and employer reporting of fatalities and severe injuries — 1903.2(a); 1904.39
Explain the competent person's role in frequent and regular inspections and your own duty to comply with OSHA standards — 1926.20(b)(2); OSH Act Section 5(b)
References & standards
Grounded in the source material.
- OSH Act of 1970 — Section 5, Duties (General Duty Clause; employee duties), 29 U.S.C. 654
- 29 CFR 1926.20 — General safety and health provisions
- 29 CFR 1926.21 — Safety training and education
- 29 CFR 1903.2 — Posting of notice; availability of the Act, regulations, and applicable standards
- 29 CFR 1904.39 — Reporting fatalities, hospitalizations, amputations, and losses of an eye
- OSH Act of 1970 — Section 11(c), Protection from retaliation, 29 U.S.C. 660(c)
This is awareness training. It supports your program; it is not a substitute for site-specific procedures or hands-on competency where a standard requires it.
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