Train the Trainer – Workplace Safety Laws

Where Do Occupational Health and Safety Laws Come From? Statutes Statutes are pieces of legislation enacted by a body of lawmakers called legislators. OSHA and Canadian OHS laws are all examples of statutes. But other statutes affect health and safety, such as environmental and general health laws. Moreover, statutes can be enacted by different governments—federal, state/provincial and municipal. Regulations Regulations are detailed rules that are connected to and fill out the specific provisions of a statute. Thus, for example, the OSHA statute establishes the broad duty to safeguard employees against workplace hazards and the OSHA regulations or […]