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\n \n Workplace Safety\n <\/h1>\n \n Employees have the right to a workplace that is reasonably free of safety and health hazards. \n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\n By Susan Buckner, J.D.<\/a> | Legally reviewed by Melissa Bender, Esq.<\/a>\n | Last updated\n
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The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration<\/a> (OSHA) sets and enforces national standards to ensure the safety and health of America’s workers.<\/p>\r\n\n\n \n \n \n \n OSHA\n \n <\/i>\n <\/span>\n <\/button>\n <\/h2>\n \n