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OSHA's Mission

Now that you know a little bit about why OSHA was created, let's talk about OSHA's mission.

The mission of OSHA is to assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance.

To achieve this, federal and state governments work together with more than 100 million working men and women and eight million employers. Some of the things OSHA does to carry out its mission are:

  • developing job safety and health standards and enforcing them through worksite inspections,
  • maintaining a reporting and recordkeeping system to keep track of job-related injuries and illnesses, and
  • providing training programs to increase knowledge about occupational safety and health.

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

1-6. OSHA's mission is to _____.