Wide reach
In addition to investigating whistleblower complaints under Section 11(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, OSHA enforces whistleblower protections in the following statutes:
Affordable Care Act
Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act
Clean Air Act
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
Consumer Financial Protection Act
Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act
Energy Reorganization Act
FDA Food Safety Modernization Act
Federal Railroad Safety Act
Federal Water Pollution Control Act
International Safe Container Act
National Transit Systems Security Act
Pipeline Safety Improvement Act
Safe Drinking Water Act
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Seaman’s Protection Act
Solid Waste Disposal Act
Surface Transportation Assistance Act
Toxic Substances Control Act
Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century
Source: OSHA
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