The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, otherwise known as the OSHA Act encompasses all employers and their employees all over the 50 states of the United States of America including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and other U.S. territories outside mainland USA. The Act further stipulates that the coverage may be directly provided by the federal OSHA or by a state-approved safety and health plan approved by OSHA. In this Act, an employer is defined as one who has people under his employ, except those employed by the United States federal or state government or any Continue reading...