1. The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) Chasity Miller 3 rd period A.P. Earth and Environmental

2. Draft Year, Amendment Years, and type of treaty.  OSHA or The Occupational Safety and Health Act, was drafted in the year of 1970 when Richard Nixon signed the first Occupational Safety and Health Act.  The Amendment years of OSHA started on April, 15 th of 1981 with, every new amendment being added every two years, if changes are needed.  The Occupational Safety and Health Act is an international act concerning the U.S. of America and Mexico and other Latin Countries.

3. Function, and Environmental Issues that are affected.  OSHA’s function is to protect the rights of employees by providing healthy working conditions, and safety to reduce death rates that occur throughout a profession OSHA sets standards and leads the way in healthy working conditions, and acceptable safe conditions in job conditions that sometimes might be dangerous.  OSHA’s environmental Issues affected are very influential in a good way toward the environment. They enable many recycling movements, as well as clean air, water and environmental acts. OSHA is a positive influence when it comes to being leaders of a huge environmental clean-up project.

4. Which agency is responsible for the Regulation and Enforcement of OSHA:  The U.S. Department of Labor is responsible for the Regulation and Enforcement of The Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

5. Sources  http://ohsonline.com/articles/2011/03/11/osha- issues-final-rule-on-nuclear-environmental-retaliation- complaints.aspx http://ohsonline.com/articles/2011/03/11/osha- issues-final-rule-on-nuclear-environmental-retaliation- complaints.aspx  http://www.oshs.gov/international/letter- english.html http://www.oshs.gov/international/letter- english.html  http://www.laborcommission.utah.gov/UOSH/Outr each/ConstructionCD/www.osha.gov/international/i ndex/html http://www.laborcommission.utah.gov/UOSH/Outr each/ConstructionCD/www.osha.gov/international/i ndex/html