<P> The Occupational Safety and Health Administration ( OSHA ) ( / ˈoʊʃə / ) is an agency of the United States Department of Labor . Congress established the agency under the Occupational Safety and Health Act , which President Richard M. Nixon signed into law on December 29 , 1970 . OSHA 's mission is to `` assure safe and healthy working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training , outreach , education and assistance '' . The agency is also charged with enforcing a variety of whistleblower statutes and regulations . OSHA is currently headed by Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor Loren Sweatt . OSHA 's workplace safety inspections have been shown to reduce injury rates and injury costs without adverse effects to employment , sales , credit ratings , or firm survival . </P>
<P> The Occupational Safety and Health Administration ( OSHA ) ( / ˈoʊʃə / ) is an agency of the United States Department of Labor . Congress established the agency under the Occupational Safety and Health Act , which President Richard M. Nixon signed into law on December 29 , 1970 . OSHA 's mission is to `` assure safe and healthy working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training , outreach , education and assistance '' . The agency is also charged with enforcing a variety of whistleblower statutes and regulations . OSHA is currently headed by Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor Loren Sweatt . OSHA 's workplace safety inspections have been shown to reduce injury rates and injury costs without adverse effects to employment , sales , credit ratings , or firm survival . </P>
osha was created by which branch of government
osha was created by which branch of government
Congress
Congress