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OSHA Trade Release: OSHA at 40
U.S. Department of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Office of Communications
www.osha.gov
OSHA timeline highlights 40 years of healthier workers, safer workplaces and a stronger America
WASHINGTON – An interactive timeline commemorating 40 years of progress protecting the safety and health of working men and women illustrates milestones from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and its state partners’ efforts to reduce injuries, illnesses and deaths.
The Occupational Safety and Health Act was signed into law by President Nixon on Dec. 29, 1970. On April 28, 1971, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration was created. In the four decades since OSHA was created, the nation has made dramatic progress in reducing work related deaths and injures.