Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

To ensure safe and healthful working conditions for workers

To regulate the use of hazardous chemicals in the workplace

To provide workers' compensation benefits to injured workers

To establish a national occupational safety and health program

To provide a workplace free from recognized hazards

To comply with OSHA standards

To provide workers with personal protective equipment (PPE)

To train workers on safety and health hazards

$10,000

$50,000

$100,000

$250,000

14 years old

16 years old

18 years old

21 years old

To develop a written hazard communication program

To label hazardous chemicals with appropriate warnings

To provide workers with training on hazardous chemicals

To maintain a list of all hazardous chemicals in the workplace

To prevent workers from being injured by hazardous energy sources

To ensure that machines and equipment are properly maintained

To protect workers from electrical hazards

To reduce the risk of fires and explosions

To develop a written exposure control plan

To provide workers with training on bloodborne pathogens

To make hepatitis B vaccine available to workers

To provide workers with personal protective equipment (PPE)

$10,000

$50,000

$100,000

$250,000

To develop a written respiratory protection program

To provide workers with training on respiratory protection

To fit test workers for respirators

To maintain a list of all respirators in the workplace

To protect workers from hazards associated with confined spaces

To ensure that confined spaces are properly ventilated

To provide workers with training on confined space entry

To develop a written confined space entry program

To provide fall protection systems for workers who work at heights of 4 feet or more

To train workers on fall protection systems

To inspect fall protection systems regularly

To maintain a list of all fall protection systems in the workplace

$10,000

$50,000

$100,000

$250,000

To develop a written electrical safety program

To provide workers with training on electrical hazards

To inspect electrical equipment regularly

To maintain a list of all electrical equipment in the workplace

To protect workers from hazards that cannot be eliminated or controlled by other means

To ensure that PPE is properly selected and used

To provide workers with training on PPE

To develop a written PPE program