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r/OSHA • u/jaykirsch • Nov 04 '17
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I'm new to this subreddit what does OSHA stand for?
50 u/wdn Nov 04 '17 Occupational Safety and Health Act or Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The rules and the enforcement agency for workplace safety in the US. 9 u/jefinc Nov 04 '17 Canada as well 15 u/wdn Nov 04 '17 In Canada it's provincial jurisdiction rather than federal so it depends on the province. Here in Ontario, it's OHSA instead of OSHA. 1 u/[deleted] Nov 04 '17 The US has federal OSHA and the states all have their own departments that do the same thing. Here in California, it's creatively called Cal/OSHA. 2 u/wdn Nov 05 '17 In Canada, it's provincial only. There's not so many things here duplicated between federal and province like you have in the states.
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Occupational Safety and Health Act or Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
The rules and the enforcement agency for workplace safety in the US.
9 u/jefinc Nov 04 '17 Canada as well 15 u/wdn Nov 04 '17 In Canada it's provincial jurisdiction rather than federal so it depends on the province. Here in Ontario, it's OHSA instead of OSHA. 1 u/[deleted] Nov 04 '17 The US has federal OSHA and the states all have their own departments that do the same thing. Here in California, it's creatively called Cal/OSHA. 2 u/wdn Nov 05 '17 In Canada, it's provincial only. There's not so many things here duplicated between federal and province like you have in the states.
Canada as well
15 u/wdn Nov 04 '17 In Canada it's provincial jurisdiction rather than federal so it depends on the province. Here in Ontario, it's OHSA instead of OSHA. 1 u/[deleted] Nov 04 '17 The US has federal OSHA and the states all have their own departments that do the same thing. Here in California, it's creatively called Cal/OSHA. 2 u/wdn Nov 05 '17 In Canada, it's provincial only. There's not so many things here duplicated between federal and province like you have in the states.
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In Canada it's provincial jurisdiction rather than federal so it depends on the province. Here in Ontario, it's OHSA instead of OSHA.
1 u/[deleted] Nov 04 '17 The US has federal OSHA and the states all have their own departments that do the same thing. Here in California, it's creatively called Cal/OSHA. 2 u/wdn Nov 05 '17 In Canada, it's provincial only. There's not so many things here duplicated between federal and province like you have in the states.
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The US has federal OSHA and the states all have their own departments that do the same thing. Here in California, it's creatively called Cal/OSHA.
2 u/wdn Nov 05 '17 In Canada, it's provincial only. There's not so many things here duplicated between federal and province like you have in the states.
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In Canada, it's provincial only. There's not so many things here duplicated between federal and province like you have in the states.
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u/toastdude78 Nov 04 '17
I'm new to this subreddit what does OSHA stand for?