OSHA’s mission is to assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education, and assistance. This includes developing job safety and health standards and enforcing them through worksite inspections, as well as providing training programs to increase knowledge about occupational safety and health
. Additionally, OSHA’s mission emphasizes protecting workers from unlawful retaliation and enforcing anti-retaliation provisions of the OSH Act and other federal whistleblower laws. The agency supports state OSHA programs to ensure they are at least as effective as the federal program, furthering a national system of worker safety and health protections
. In summary, OSHA works to save lives, prevent injuries, and protect the health of America's workers by enforcing workplace safety standards and providing education and assistance to employers and employees
