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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) The term 'Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) ' as it applies to the area of agriculture can be defined as ' The U.S. Department of Labor agency responsible for administering the Occupational Safety and Health Act (P.L. 91-596). According to OSHA, farming is the nation’s most hazardous occupation. Agriculture is the largest occupational group in the U.S., with some 10 to 20 million people depending upon one’s criteria of 'agriculture.' The intrinsically seasonal nature of many segments of agriculture not only causes the size of this workforce to vary temporally and often geographically via migrant work groups, but usually also has major effects on the nature and intensity of the work itself. OSHA has issued safety standards relating to agricultural operations'. Previous 5 Terms: occluded front (occlusion) Occluded Mesocyclone Occupancy sensors Occupational Dose Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) Next 5 Terms: Occupational Therapy ocean ocean color ocean current Ocean energy systems About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.