The Occupational Safety and Health Act is a United States federal law signed into law by President Richard M. Nixon on December 29, 1970.

The Act can be found in the United States Code at title 29, chapter 15. The Occupational and Safety Health Act was created to protect worker and workplace safety. Its main aim was to ensure that employers provide their workers with an environment free from dangers to their safety and health, such as exposure to toxic chemicals, excessive noise levels, mechanical dangers, heat or cold stress, or unsanitary conditions.

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