MISSION
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.
SERVICES OFFERED
OSHA and its state partners have approximately 2100 inspectors, plus complaint discrimination investigators, engineers, physicians, educators, standards writers, and other technical and support personnel spread over more than 200 offices throughout the country. This staff establishes protective standards, enforces those standards, and reaches out to employers and employees through technical assistance and consultation programs.
OSHA Facts – December 2004
Occupational Safety and Health Administration aims to ensure worker safety and health by working with employers and employees to create better working environments. Since its inception in 1971, OSHA has helped to cut workplace fatalities by more than 60 percent and occupational injury and illness rates by 40 percent.
In Fiscal Year 2005, OSHA had more than 2,220 employees, including 1,100 inspectors. The agency’s appropriation is $368.1
OSHA is focusing on three strategies:
1) Strong, fair and effective enforcement;
2) Outreach, education and compliance assistance; and
3) Partnerships and cooperative programs.
Strong, Fair, and Effective Enforcement
A strong, fair and effective enforcement program establishes the foundation for OSHA's efforts to protect the safety and health of the nation's workers. OSHA seeks to assist the majority of employers who want to do the right thing while focusing its enforcement resources on sites in more hazardous industries - especially those wit ...