OSHA stands for the ________, an agency of the U.S. Department of Labor.

• A. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• B. Occupational Safety and Health Act
• C. Occupational Safety and Hazard Administration
• D. Organization for Safety and Health Administration

Answer: (A)

OSHA stands for Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This reflects the agency’s role as a federal body within the U.S. Department of Labor that develops and enforces standards to protect workers’ safety and health on the job. The other options mix up parts of the law or use incorrect terms: the Occupational Safety and Health Act is the law that created OSHA, not the agency’s name; “Hazard” changes the meaning to something incorrect; and it’s an administration, not an organization with a different name.