OSHA stands for Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which is part of the U.S. Department of Labor. 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 and other federal whistleblower laws; providing and supporting training, outreach, education, and assistance; and ensuring state OSHA programs are at least as effective as federal OSHA, furthering a national system of worker safety and health protections.

Kentucky operates an OSHA-approved State Plan covering most private sector workers and all state and local government workers. The Kentucky Safety and Health (OSH) Program, operating within the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet, under the statutory authority of Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) Chapter 338 and through a state plan approved by the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), exercises jurisdiction for enforcement, on-site consultation, standards promulgation, and training services related to workplace safety and health. Learn more about Kentucky's program here. 


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OSHA Forms and Resources

• OSHA Worksheet Injury & Illness Recordkeeping Forms -300, 300A, 301
• Eastern Kentucky University OSHA Training Institute Education Center
• Kentucky Safe - Occupational Safety and Health
• List of Required Posters

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