Isn't OSHA just for construction companies, or employers in high risk industries?
OSHA established the national standards for safety and health in the workplace. Any private employer in a business affecting commerce and with one or more employees is covered by this act. "Covered" simply means that they have to follow the regulations of the act.

The U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA Division administers this program. The agency does inspections of workplaces for the following: imminent danger, catastrophes or fatalities, employee complaints in reference to safety and normal inspections of high hazard areas.

Employers are required to display an OSHA poster entitled Job Safety and Health Protections. You should also display an annual summary of injuries and illnesses during February of each year. Any citations issued must be posted for at least three days, or until the hazard is corrected.

The posters are available from any office of the Department of Labor. Employers of more than ten employees are also normally required to maintain OSHA Form 200, Record of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.

There are severe penalties for noncompliance with OSHA standards, some going as high as $10,000 per violation, so a call to this office can save some serious headaches.

OSHA offices are found in the phone book under "U.S. Government, Labor Department".