The OSH Act covers most private sector employers and their workers, in addition to some public sector employers and workers in the 50 states and certain territories and jurisdictions under federal authority. OSHA covers most private sector employers and their workers in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and other U.S. jurisdictions either directly through Federal OSHA or through an OSHA-approved state program. Workers at state and local government agencies are not covered by Federal OSHA, but have OSH Act protections if they work in those states that have an OSHA-approved state program. Several additional states/territories have OSHA-approved plans that cover public sector workers only. State-run health and safety programs must be at least as effective as the Federal OSHA program. To find the contact information for the OSHA Federal or State Program office nearest you, see the Regional and Area Offices map.

Those not covered by the OSH Act include: self-employed workers, immediate family members of farm employers, and workers whose hazards are regulated by another federal agency (for example, the Mine Safety and Health Administration, the Department of Energy, or Coast Guard).

• See a listing of employer responsibilities.

• Use OSHA's Hazard Identification Training Tool.
• Review OSHA's Safety and Health Topics Web pages (information from OSHA and other organizations on safety and health hazards, including hazards in specific industries).
• Review OSHA's eTools (highly illustrated training tools on various industries and hazards).
• Review OSHA's Recommended Practices for Safety and Health Programs
• Get a free On-site Consultation (confidential and separate from OSHA enforcement) to identify and correct potential hazards.
• Find OSHA's compliance assistance resources by industry.
• Find information on emergency preparedness and response.

• Find OSHA's standards.
• Find OSHA's standard interpretation letters.
• Use the OSHA Compliance Assistance "Quick Start" tool.
• Contact your local OSHA Compliance Assistance Specialist.
• Request a FREE copy of the "OSHA Job Safety and Health: It's the law" poster.

• Visit OSHA's Injury and Illness Recordkeeping and Reporting page.
• Find OSHA's recordkeeping forms.
• Request a FREE copy of the "OSHA Job Safety and Health: It's the law" poster.

• Review OSHA's Recommended Practices for Safety and Health Programs
• Learn how reducing workplace injuries and illnesses can improve your bottom line with OSHA's Safety Pays Program.
• Visit the Making the Business Case for Safety and Health page.
• Get a free On-site Consultation (confidential and separate from OSHA enforcement) to identify and correct potential hazards.
• Learn about OSHA's cooperative programs.

• Read a fact sheet (PDF) on OSHA inspections. Note that adjustments to OSHA penalties are effective as of Aug. 1, 2016.
• Read a booklet on Employer Rights and Responsibilities Following an OSHA Inspection.
• See what standards OSHA is citing when it inspects facilities in your industry.
• See the top 10 most frequently cited standards.
• See some of the industries and hazards that OSHA is targeting for inspection: National Emphasis Programs and Local Emphasis Programs.
• Find more information on OSHA enforcement.

• Find OSHA resources for small business employers.
• Get a free On-site Consultation (confidential and separate from OSHA enforcement) to identify and correct potential hazards.
• Learn about the On-site Consultation Program's Safety and Health Recognition Program (SHARP) that recognizes small business employers with exemplary injury and illness prevention programs.
• Learn about OSHA's Recommended Practices for Safety and Health Programs

• Visit OSHA's Training Resources page.
• Learn about 10- or 30-Hour Classes Available Through OSHA's Outreach Training Program.
• Use OSHA's eTools to help train your workers.
• Order free copies of OSHA educational materials.
• See OSHA's policy statement that employers must train employees in a language and vocabulary that they can understand.
• Get training resources on specific topics:
  • Heat illness prevention
  • Fall prevention

• Understand your workers' rights under the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
• Read an OSHA booklet on worker rights (PDF).
• Learn about your workers' rights to be protected from retaliation for exercising their rights under the OSHA law and other laws.

• Visit OSHA's Spanish-Language Compliance Assistance Resources page.
• Find OSHA publications in Spanish and other languages.
• Contact your OSHA Diverse Workforce/Limited English Proficiency Coordinator.
• Visit OSHA's Protecting Temporary Workers page.
• Visit OSHA's Young Workers page.

• Learn about OSHA's cooperative programs.
• See success stories on how employers have worked cooperatively with OSHA to improve workplace safety and health.

• If you are in a state with an OSHA-approved State Program, you may be subject to different or additional requirements, and different or additional cooperative programs may be available to you.

• Go to OSHA's Publications page.
• See OSHA's videos.
• See a listing of new OSHA publications and other compliance assistance resources.
• See a list of OSHA's most frequently requested and downloaded publications.

• Review OSHA's Frequently Asked Questions.
• Check the A to Z Index.
• Do a search of the OSHA Web site (white search box at the top of OSHA Web pages).
• Contact OSHA by email, phone, or letter.
• Contact your local OSHA Compliance Assistance Specialist.

FY 2016 Statistics

• OSHA's free On-site Consultation Program conducted 27,927 visits for small and medium-sized employers, covering more than 1.1 million workers. 143,924 hazards were identified and corrected as a result of these visits.
• 156,910 subscribers to OSHA's QuickTakes e-newsletter.
• 21 million visitors and 149 million page views on OSHA's website.
• 253,149 calls to the OSHA 800 number.
• 21,775 Spanish-speaking callers to the OSHA 800 number.
• 25,924 questions submitted by email.
• 900,010 students taught through OSHA's Outreach Training Program.
• 52,433 students taught at OSHA Training Institute Education Centers.
• New OSHA publications in English and Spanish, including 6 booklets/guidance documents, 33 fact sheets (15 in Spanish), 7 cards (5 in Spanish), and 3 pamphlets (1 in Spanish).
• 113,428 OSHA publications provided in print and thousands more downloaded from OSHA's website.
• Several new OSHA videos.
• More than 5,000 outreach activities by OSHA's Regional and Area Offices.