OSHA regulations are rules that describe the methods employers are legally required to follow to protect their workers from hazards. Before OSHA can issue a standard, it must go through a very extensive and lengthy process that includes substantial public engagement, notice and comment. The agency must show that a significant risk to workers exists and that there are feasible measures employers can take to protect their workers.

As part of the OSHA regulations, employers must:

Follow all relevant OSHA safety and health standards ISO Find and correct safety and health hazards
Inform employees about chemical hazards through training, labels, alarms, color-coded systems, chemical information sheets, and other methods
Notify OSHA within 8 hours of a workplace fatality or within 24 hours of any work-related inpatient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye
Provide required personal protective equipment at no cost to workers*
Keep accurate records of work-related injuries and illnesses Post OSHA citations, injury and illness summary data, and the OSHA Job Safety and Health – It’s The Law poster in the workplace where workers will see them
Not retaliate against any worker for using their rights under the law