Occupational Safety and Health Act
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- noun
- /ˌɑkjʊˈpeɪʃənl ˈseɪfti ənd hɛlθ ækt/
- Formal
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Ley de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional
- Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, a willful safety violation that causes death
Examples
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Consider the litigational politics surrounding the Occupational Safety and Health Act and the agency it created, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
Academic text (1990) -
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, employers must ensure that their workplaces are free from hazards.
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In addition, the effectiveness of this safety and health program can be monitored and must comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Act regulation.
Academic text (2010) -
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, American workers are entitled to "safe and healthful" conditions.
Blog text (27) -
In 1980, the Supreme Court had occasion to address the question of the Occupational Safety and Health Act's ambiguity.
Academic text (1990) -
The relevant section of the Occupational Safety and Health Act directed OSHA to assure, "to the extent feasible," that "no worker" would "suffer material impairment to health," even if exposed at the level of the standard for an entire working lifetime.
Academic text (1996) -
The Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. section 651, created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to develop and enforce workplace safety guidelines.
Academic text (1996) -
The Occupational Safety and Health Act was enacted to provide safe working conditions for all employees.
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Many employees are unaware of their rights under the Occupational Safety and Health Act to request a safer work environment.
Surface Forms
Morphology
occupational + safety + and + health + act
The phrase is fully compositional: 'occupational' (work-related) + 'safety' + 'health' + 'act' (a statute) clearly yields 'a law about safety and health at work.' This is a standard, cross-linguistically transparent construction, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The Occupational Safety and Health Act is the name of a U.S. law made in 1970 after many workplace injuries. The name is literal: Occupational means 'work', and Safety and Health mean keeping people 'safe and well', so the act is a 'law to protect workers and make workplaces safe'.