OSH Act 4 USC 653

SEC. 4. Applicability of This Act
(a) This Act shall apply with respect to employment performed in a workplace in a
State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands,
American Samoa, Guam, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Wake Island, Outer
Continental Shelf Lands defined in the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, Johnston
Island, and the Canal Zone. The Secretary of the Interior shall, by regulation, provide
for judicial enforcement of this Act by the courts established for areas in which there
are no United States district courts having jurisdiction.
(b) (1) Nothing in this Act shall apply to working conditions of employees with
respect to which other Federal agencies, and State agencies acting under section
274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2021), exercise
statutory authority to prescribe or enforce standards or regulations affecting
occupational safety or health.
(2) The safety and health standards promulgated under the Act of June 30, 1936,
commonly known as the Walsh-Healey Act (41 U.S.C. 35 et seq.), the Service
Contract Act of 1965 (41 U.S.C. 351 et seq.), Public Law 91-54, Act of August 9,
1969 (40 U.S.C. 333), Public Law 85-742, Act of August 23, 1958 (33 U.S.C. 941),
and the National Foundation on Arts and Humanities Act (20 U.S.C. 951 et seq.)
are superseded on the effective date of corresponding standards, promulgated
under this Act, which are determined by the Secretary to be more effective.
Standards issued under the laws listed in this paragraph and in effect on or after
the effective date of this Act shall be deemed to be occupational safety and health
standards issued under this Act, as well as under such other Acts.
(3) The Secretary shall, within three years after the effective date of this Act,
report to the Congress his recommendations for legislation to avoid unnecessary
duplication and to achieve coordination between this Act and other Federal laws.
(4) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to supersede or in any manner affect any
workmen's compensation law or to enlarge or diminish or affect in any other
manner the common law or statutory rights, duties, or liabilities of employers and
employees under any law with respect to injuries, diseases, or death of employees
arising out of, or in the course of, employment.

29 USC
653
For Canal
Zone and
Trust
Territory
coverage,
including
the
Northern
Mariana
Islands,
see
Historical
notes.