Directorate of Standards and Guidance

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The Directorate of Standards and Guidance is a division of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration responsible for developing, interpreting, and issuing workplace safety and health standards and related guidance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf OSHA directorate
government organization unit
collaboratesWith National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Directorate of Enforcement Programs
surface form: OSHA Directorate of Enforcement Programs

Occupational Safety and Health Administration
surface form: OSHA Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management
country United States of America
fieldOfWork federal occupational safety and health regulation
occupational health
occupational safety
workplace hazard control
goal prevent workplace fatalities
prevent workplace illnesses
prevent workplace injuries
jurisdiction certain public sector workplaces under federal OSHA authority
private sector workplaces under OSHA authority
language English
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
parentOrganization United States Department of Labor
surface form: U.S. Department of Labor
partOf Occupational Safety and Health Administration
produces OSHA compliance guidance documents
OSHA standard interpretation letters
OSHA standards published in the Code of Federal Regulations
responsibleFor coordinating with OSHA enforcement programs on standards issues
developing guidance documents for employers
developing guidance documents for workers
developing preambles for OSHA standards
developing regulatory text for OSHA standards
developing workplace health standards
developing workplace safety standards
interpreting OSHA standards
issuing OSHA guidance
issuing OSHA standards
issuing standard interpretation letters
regulatory analysis for OSHA standards
responding to requests for interpretation of OSHA standards
rulemaking on occupational safety and health standards
supporting OSHA regional offices on standards and guidance
updating existing OSHA standards
sector public sector
usesLegalAuthority Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration hasPart Directorate of Standards and Guidance
Directorate of Enforcement Programs worksWith Directorate of Standards and Guidance
Directorate of Construction collaboratesWith Directorate of Standards and Guidance
this entity surface form: OSHA Directorate of Standards and Guidance