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Occupational Safety and Health Act

United States of America · Economy / Workplace Safety. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1970

Richard Milhous Nixon29 December 1970

Washington · Economy / Workplace Safety

The Act establishes federal workplace-safety standards and enforcement institutions.

Names involved

Richard Milhous Nixon

Provenance

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