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Construction Industry Digest
To assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women;by authorizing enforcement of the standards developed under the Act; byassisting and encouraging the States in their efforts to assure safe and healthful working conditions; by providing for research, information, education, and trainingin the field of occupational safety and health.This informational booklet is intended to provide an overview of frequently usedOSHA standards in the Construction industry. This publication does not itself alteror determine compliance responsibilities, which are set forth in OSHA standardsthemselves and the Occupational Safety and Health Act..Employers and employees in the 27 states and territories that operate their own OSHA-approved workplace safety and health plans should check with their state safety and health agency. Their state may be enforcing standards and other procedures that, while “at least as effective as” federal standards, are not always identical to the federal requirements.