noun
a government agency in the Department of Labor to maintain a safe and healthy work environment
• Hypernyms: ↑agency, ↑federal agency, ↑government agency, ↑bureau, ↑office, ↑authority
• Part Holonyms: ↑Department of Labor, ↑Labor Department, ↑Labor, ↑DoL
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/oh"sheuh, osh"euh/, n. U.S. Govt.
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
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abbrev
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (in the USA)
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OSHA «OH shuh», noun.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (of the U.S. Department of Labor): »
OSHA's permanent standards for worker exposure to vinyl chloride monomer—a cancer-causing material—went into effect in April (Edward Abrams).
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['ōshə]abbr. (in the U.S.) Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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OSHA [OSHA] ;
Useful english dictionary. 2012.