Who is responsible for enforcing OSHA regulations?

• A. The US Secretary of Labor
• B. The President
• C. The Attorney General
• D. The Secretary of Homeland Security

Answer: (A)

OSHA regulations are enforced through the Department of Labor, led by the Secretary of Labor. OSHA operates as part of that department, and the Secretary oversees its enforcement activities—inspections, citations, and penalties—under the Occupational Safety and Health Act. The President sets broad policy, but the day-to-day enforcement of workplace safety falls to OSHA within the Department of Labor. The Attorney General handles enforcement through the Justice Department, and the Secretary of Homeland Security leads a different department, not OSHA. So the designation responsible for enforcing OSHA regulations is the Secretary of Labor.