occupational safety and health act

Definitions of occupational safety and health act
  1. noun
    a law passed by the United States Congress that created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment
    synonyms: federal job safety law
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    type of:
    legislation, statute law
    law enacted by a legislative body
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