OSHA

OSHA
noun
a government agency in the Department of Labor to maintain a safe and healthy work environment
Hypernyms: ↑agency, ↑federal agency, ↑government agency, ↑bureau, ↑office, ↑authority
Part Holonyms: ↑Department of Labor, ↑Labor Department, ↑Labor, ↑DoL

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/oh"sheuh, osh"euh/, n. U.S. Govt.
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
[O(ccupational) S(afety and) H(ealth) A(dministration)]

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abbrev
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (in the USA)

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OSHA «OH shuh», noun.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (of the U.S. Department of Labor): »

OSHA's permanent standards for worker exposure to vinyl chloride monomer—a cancer-causing material—went into effect in April (Edward Abrams).

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['ōshə]
abbr. (in the U.S.) Occupational Safety and Health Administration

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