Every worker in the U.S. has the right to a safe and a healthful workplace and the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) of 1970 ensures that. The act was passed for preventing workers from being seriously harmed or worse, killed at work. According to OSH Act, it is the responsibility of the employers to provide safe, danger-free and healthy working conditions to their employees. It also created an administrative body called the Occupational Safety and Health Administration or OSHA in order to set and enforce protective measures to ensure the safety and health standards of the workplace.

In addition to this, the OSHA provides information, assistance and training to employers and workers on safety measures and standards. In case an employer fails to maintain OSHA standards or if the workers believe that the workplace is vulnerable to serious hazards, they can file a complaint to OSHA for inspection.

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