Congress created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance. OSHA is part of the United States Department of Labor.
OSHA has the authority to enforce the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 through civil and criminal penalties.
In this Act, there is a General Duty Clause that states:
"Each employer shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recogniazed hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees."
Below are some of the OSHA regulations that may apply to your golf facility:
Hazard Communications, the Globally Harmonized System & Your Golf Course
Cal/OSHA Safety & Health Training and Instruction Requirements
OSHA compliance and safety and health officers conduct announced and unannouced workplace inspections and investigations. Inspection priorities are for imminent danger and catastrophers and fatal accidents. Learn more:
Covers - Employers in all 50 states. District of Columbia. All territories under federal government control. All federal government worksites and miliary installations in the 50 states and federally controlled territories. All employers with one or more employees.
Excludes - State and local government employees. Self-employed individuals without employees.
25 states and two territories have approved programs where employees, including public service workers, are covered:
AK, AZ, CA, CT (public sector), HI, IL (public sector), IN, IA, KY, MD, MI, MN, NV, NJ (public sector), NM, NY (public sector), NC, OR, Puerto Rico, SC, TN, UT, VT, Virgin Islands (public sector), VA, WA, WY