OSHA.

OSHA Have you ever feared for your safety at work, chances are you haven't, but this wasn't the case up until the late sixties? The Nixon administration feared for the workingman especially in the booming of the modern American industrialism. Nixon was concerned that the workingman would be pushed aside and forgot about as machines took over, but he planned to prevent all that from happening with the Occupational Safety and Health Act. The purpose …

…country in the world. Therefore, it was important that we made industry safe for our people. That is exactly what the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 did. It has threatened employers with anything from fines to life in prison if workers are not taken care of. This act has done away with the times of faceless workers. It has become the best friend of the employee and even the employer if they work together.