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OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
The mission of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is to save lives, prevent injuries and protect the health of America's workers. To accomplish this, federal and state governments must work in partnership with the more than 100 million working men and women and their six and a half million employers who are covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. OSHA and its state partners have approximately 2100 inspectors, plus complaint discrimination investigators, engineers, physicians, educators, standards writers, and other technical and support personnel spread over more than 200 offices throughout the country. This staff establishes protective standards, enforces those standards, and reaches out to employers and employees through technical assistance and consultation programs.
NIOSH
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) was established by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. NIOSH is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)and is the only federal Institute responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related illnesses and injuries.
ANSI
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has served in its capacity as administrator and coordinator of the United States private sector voluntary standardization system for more than 80 years. ANSI does not itself develop American National Standards (ANSs); rather it facilitates development by establishing consensus among qualified groups.
WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) is a state agency charged with building and strengthening Wisconsin's workforce in the 21st century and beyond. The Department's primary responsibilities include providing job services, training and employment assistance to people looking for work, at the same time as it works with employers on finding the necessary workers to fill current job openings. Under the DWD umbrella, a wide variety of employment programs can be found which range from securing jobs for the disabled, assisting former welfare recipients as they make a transition into work, promoting 72 job centers, linking youth with the jobs of tomorrow, protecting and enforcing worker's rights, processing unemployment claims and ensuring workers compensation claims are paid in accordance with the law.
WISCONSIN COUNCIL OF SAFETY
The Wisconsin Council of Safety (WCS) was founded in 1923 and is charged with the responsibility of providing safety and health training throughout Wisconsin. WCS is a non-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to promoting safety and health by providing programs, resource services and educational materials to prevent or reduce both the personal and economic loss associated with injuries, accidents and health hazards, making Wisconsin a safe place to live and work. By ordering NSC products through the WCS, you help to keep sales revenues in Wisconsin, while your product price remains the same.
NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION
The mission of NFPA, which was organized in 1896, is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating scientifically-based consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education.
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