About Us

The Occupational Safety and Health Act was signed by President Nixon on December 29, 1970, which was then enacted on April 28, 1971. OSHA’s mission is to assure America’s workers have safe and healthful working conditions free from unlawful retaliation. OSHA carries out its mission by setting and enforcing standards; enforcing anti-retaliation provisions of the OSH Act; providing and supporting training, outreach, education, and assistance; and ensuring state OSHA programs, such as Nevada, are at least as effective as federal OSHA, furthering a national system of worker safety and health protections. Nevada OSHA was initially approved as a state plan on January 4, 1974, then ultimately received its final approval on April 18, 2000.