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1910 - Table of Contents. 1910 Subpart A - General. 1910.1 - Purpose and scope. 1910.2 - Definitions. 1910.3 - Petitions for the issuance, amendment, or repeal of a standard. 1910.4 - Amendments to this part. 1910.5 - Applicability of standards. 1910.6 - Incorporation by reference.
PART 1910—OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS. Subpart A—General. Sec. 1910.1 Purpose and scope. 1910.2 Definitions. 1910.3 Petitions for the issuance, amendment, or repeal of a standard. 1910.4 Amendments to this part. 1910.5 Applicability of standards. 1910.6 Incorporation by reference.
6 mar 2023 · In 1910, Congress passed the first federal safety law, the Employers' Liability Act, which established the privilege of workers to sue their employers for injuries sustained on the job. In the early 1990s, around 23,000 industrial fatalities were recorded in the United States.
From the 1970s onward, industry developed a variety of tactics to undercut OSHA. Industry argued over what constituted good science, shifted the debate from health to economic costs, and challenged all statements considered damaging.
In the 1960s however economic expansion again led to rising injury rates and the resulting political pressures led Congress to establish the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Mine Safety and Health Administration in 1970.
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