ABSTRACT
More than 90 million Americans spend their days at a job. They are the most important assets of this country. Yet before 1970 there were no uniform and comprehensive provisions for their safety and protection against workplace hazards. On December 29, 1970, the Senate and House of Representatives of the 91st Congress enacted Public Law 91-596. It is also known as the Williams-Steiger Act, and is also cited as the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the Act). The Act was later amended by Public Law 101-552, Section 3101, November 5, 1990.
