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Maritime Standards (June 2023 Edition)

Maritime Regulations (2023) Features

  • Updated through June 1, 2023
  • Two-color layout makes navigating and reading regulations easier.
  • Includes relevant regulations:
    • 1910 General Industry
    • 1915 Shipyard Industry
    • 1917 Marine Terminals
    • 1918 Longshoring
    • 1919 Gear Certification
    • 1920 Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act
  • Easy-to-find regulations changes for the period between book releases.

Available in English Only.

Formats available: Perfect Bound, USB, or Download.  Different formats of the book are available to make accessing regulations easy and comfortable for any situation.

All of our physical versions are printed on high-quality paper perfect for highlighting and note taking.

Perfect Bound The perfect bound book is a traditional look for OSHA regulations.  Measuring in at 8.5″ x 11″; this book is great for those who like durable glue binding.  The book is pretty rigid and fits on office shelves or desk drawers easily.  Thumbing through the book for regulations is easy with the 2-color tab end of the book displaying both regulation title and number.

USB The USB is great for on-the-go safety professionals who need something compact and easy to store on a key chain. Both versions are searchable and contain links to help you quickly navigate to regulations from the Table of Contents and Index. The USB does not require an internet connection to access the CFR file.

PDF Download Instant access download to our OSHA Maritime Standards Book

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Renewed Focus on Enforcement

In recent years, the Department of Labor, DOL for short, has renewed its commitment to enforce labor laws, promoting the safety and health of American workers. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA for short, was created in 1970 to ensure safe and healthy conditions for all workers. It is OSHA’s responsibility to set and enforce safety standards that employers must comply with in order to provide employees with the safest workplace possible. Just last month, OSHA issued two memorandums indicating that they are stepping up their focus on the enforcement of labor laws. In Fact, both memorandums were issued by OSHA’s Directorate for Enforcement Programs. 

According to the DOL, OSHA “has issued new enforcement guidance to make its penalties more effective in stopping employers from repeatedly exposing workers to life-threatening hazards or failing to comply with certain workplace safety and health requirements.”

The first memorandum, Application of Instance-by-Instance Penalty Adjustment, gives OSHA Regional Administrators and Area Office Directors the authority to cite certain types of violations as “instance-by-instance citations.” This includes cases where the agency identifies “high-gravity” serious violations of OSHA standards specific to certain conditions. Specifically when the language of the rule supports a citation for each instance of non-compliance. The purpose of this change is to encourage OSHA personnel to apply the full authority of the Occupational Safety and Health Act where increased citations will in fact discourage non-compliance. 

Conditions Where Instance-by-Instance Citations May Apply:

The second memorandum, Exercising Discretion When Not to Group Violations, states that it is “intended to reiterate existing policy that allows Regional Administrators and Area Directors discretion to not group violations in appropriate cases to achieve a deterrent effect.” Instead they should cite them separately, with the goal of effectively encouraging employers to comply with the the OSH Act.

This updated guidance covers enforcement activity in general industry, agriculture, maritime and construction industries, and becomes effective 60 days from Jan. 26, 2023. Since the current policy has been in place for more than 30 years and applies only to egregious willful citations, these aggressive changes make it clear that OSHA is focused on deterring employers from ignoring their responsibilities to keep workers safe.

Doug Parker, Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health explained the changes this way, “Smart, impactful enforcement means using all the tools available to us when an employer ‘doesn’t get it’ and will respond to only additional deterrence in the form of increased citations and penalties. This is intended to be a targeted strategy for those employers who repeatedly choose to put profits before their employees’ safety, health and wellbeing. Employers who callously view injured or sickened workers simply as a cost of doing business will face more serious consequences.”

OSHA has delivered remarkable progress in improving the safety of America’s work force. Workplace injuries, illnesses and fatalities have fallen dramatically over the years. OSHA has tackled fatal safety hazards and health risks by establishing common sense standards and enforcing the law against those who put workers at risk. OSHA standards and enforcement actions have saved thousands of lives and prevented countless injuries and illnesses. Looking to the future, OSHA is renewing its commitment to protecting workers by promoting best practices that can save lives.

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Tips, Mistakes, and Standards for Machine Guards

Machine guards aren’t just nice to have – they’re specified for employers within OSHA standards.

How can you create a safe employee work environment around all machines? From nip points and rotating parts to flying chips and sparks, machines have high-hazard elements that can injure and even kill unprotected workers.

Here are the most common types of machine guards, their respective OSHA standards, and more information on keeping your employees safe.

Common Machines that Require Guards

There are a vast number of machines that require guards, but some are more commonly used than others. Here are some of the most frequently used machines that require guarding per OSHA standards.

General Industry Machinery

This category includes woodworking machinery, abrasive wheels, mills, calenders, power presses, forging machines, and mechanical power transmission apparatuses. It also includes machinery specific to the textiles, telecommunications, and baking industries.

For small or hand-held machinery, barrier guards are standard protective devices that keep workers safe. For heavier machinery, guard rails can help keep workers safe while protecting expensive equipment like forklifts in a warehouse, manufacturing facility, or distribution center.

Maritime Industry Machinery

Longshoring operations require specific requirements for machine guarding of “danger zones” on machines. This includes any machinery on waterborne craft, from engines and motors to generators and propulsors.

Construction Industry Machinery

The construction industry uses various large and small tools to complete residential and commercial building projects. Hand-held tools, abrasive wheels, woodworking tools, hydraulic equipment, and air receivers are just a few examples of machines that need guarding.

Agriculture Industry Machinery

The agriculture industry often employs heavy machinery to carry out repetitive tasks on farmland. Cotton gins and tractors are machines that require guards to protect workers.

Types of Machine Guards

OSHA identifies three main categories of machine guards that apply across various machines: barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, and electronic safety devices. Here’s a bit more about each and their corresponding OSHA standards for further reading.

Barrier Guards

Barrier Guards are protective devices used in full-revolution and part-revolution mechanical power presses. These guards keep the operator’s hands and arms away from the “danger zone” set by the machine. Because of their ease of use, they’re often the go-to safety measure for most machines.

What does OSHA have to say about barrier guards? There are a few regulations outlined in standard 29 CFR 1910.217(c)(2)(i):

  • On a power press, a barrier guard must keep hands or fingers from touching the point of operation.
  • Openings can’t exceed the limits in inches outlined in Table O-10.
  • The barrier guard can’t create pinch points between the guard and moving parts. A pinch point is any area where a body part could be caught.
  • The guard must be secure and not easy to remove.
  • Machines should still be able to be inspected regularly without damaging the guard.
  • The point of operation on the machine must still be as visible as possible to the operator.

Two-Hand Tripping Devices

Two-hand trips are safety devices used on full-revolution clutch power presses. These devices require simultaneous operation of two trigger buttons outside the press’s “danger zone.” Triggering a machine stroke requires only one action with a trip control, while a two-hand control requires continuous pressure. This device also ensures the operator’s hands are away from the point of operation.

Here are the OSHA standards for two-hand tripping devices, from 29 CFR 1910.217(c)(3)(viii):

  • If more than one operator uses a press, each operator should have a two-hand trip. The trip must require both operators to work the slide simultaneously too. 
  • Two-hand trips must follow specific construction requirements. Learn more about these by checking out 29 CFR 1910.217(b)(6).
  • You must use the safety distance formula to determine the correct distance between the two-hand trip and the point of operation.
  • The position of two-hand trips must be secured so that the controls can only be moved by a supervisor or safety engineer.

Electronic Safety Devices

Electronic safety devices include rubber-insulating blankets, matting, covers, gloves, and sleeves. These devices prevent unintended contact with live parts, particularly if the voltage exceeds 50 volts. One way to protect against electronic hazards is by securing the equipment in a room, vault, elevated platform, or site 8ft (or higher) from the floor, along with sturdy screens acting as guards. 

Signs must be posted near entrances to alert people to electrical hazards and restricted access for unauthorized personnel. Grounding is an additional measure to reduce the risk of electric shocks. Circuit protection devices such as fuses, circuit breakers, ground-fault circuit interrupters, and arc-fault interrupters limit or stop current flow in case of overloads, ground faults, and short circuits.

Read the full standard, 1910.137(a)(2), to learn more about electronic safety devices.

Tips for Success

While machine guarding is a complex topic, a few rules of thumb can help employers remain compliant and keep employees safe from hazards. They are:

  • Machine guards shouldn’t create unnecessary complications. For example, if a machine guard creates a new hazard, makes it difficult to clean, lubricate, or inspect a machine, or requires extra steps to be used properly, there’s probably an alternative method for guarding that’s much safer.
  • When possible, a guard should completely prevent contact. Many of the OSHA standards (for example, the “maximum width” rule for openings) concern preventing human contact with a hazardous or moving part. If communication is possible, a guard is ineffective.
  • A guard shouldn’t hinder the operation of the machine. If a guard keeps a machine from functioning, it should be repaired or replaced.

Learn more about machine guarding against our Machine Safeguarding website page. We offer helpful courses and materials that remind your workplace about safety and keep OSHA standards top-of-mind.

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OSHA Regulation Training

Training

OSHA’s mission is to ensure the protection of workers. Not only striving to prevent work-related injuries but also illnesses, and deaths. The method of achieving this is setting and enforcing standards. OSHA standards include explicit safety and health training requirements. Which ensures that workers have the required skills and knowledge to do their work safely. Likewise, OSHA standards, have prevented countless workplace tragedies. OSHA regulation training reflects the belief that training is essential to every employer’s safety and health program. Researchers conclude that those who are new on the job have a higher rate of injuries and illnesses than more experienced workers. Proper training that meets the requirements will help protect these inexperienced workers from injuries and illnesses. Identically, these standards include providing adequate training, therefore, saving lives and preventing injuries.

Basically, OSHA standards are rules that describe the methods that employers must use to protect their employees from hazards. Furthermore, there are four groups of OSHA standards: General Industry, Construction, Maritime, and Agriculture. General Industry covers the largest number of workers and worksites.

Training in OSHA Standards has Benefits

  • Comply with federal and state safety and health requirements
  • Recognize and remove hazards from your workplace
  • Protect your workers from injury and illness
  • Prevent the loss of life at your worksite
  • Cultivate informed and alert employees who take responsibility
  • Worksite safety as a whole
  • Improve employee morale

OSHA regulations help reduce future incidents by identifying potential hazards. It is also vital to regularly review safety procedures with employees. Accurate record-keeping is also important. Clearly, a safer environment keeps your employees at work by reducing the chances of accidents or health problems.

Everyone benefits from proper training. In addition, Workplace safety regulation training makes financial sense. The cost of accident prevention is far lower than the cost of accidents.

Improve the bottom line by:

  • Lowering injury and illness rates
  • Decreasing workers’ compensation costs
  • Reducing lost workdays
  • Limiting equipment damage and product losses

Employers also benefit from providing a safe workplace for their employees. This includes knowing that they are complying with OSHA regulations. Fewer injuries result in fewer workers’ compensation claims. Furthermore, a decline in all work-related injuries may occur, which ultimately improves the efficiency and work ethic of employees. Not to mention building an environment at work where employees are physically safe and practice awareness about dangers at work. Additionally, proper training could increase employee retention due to a safe environment for everybody. In short, OSHA training is vital and will help to provide strong morale.

Respirable Crystalline Silica Safety Training Streaming (English)

Workplace illness takes the lives of thousands of workers each year. Respirable crystalline silica is a very dangerous hazardous mineral to which many workers are exposed. Approximately 2.3 million workers are exposed to crystalline silica and OSHA estimates about 40% of these workers are exposed to silica levels that exceed the current permissible exposure levels. OSHA sets and enforces standards which provide protection to the nations workers. This training program will look at key points of the OSHA standard regarding respirable crystalline silica and help you protect yourself from the hazards associated with it.

OSHA finalized two silica standards to protect workers from the serious risks posed by silica exposure. One standard is for general industry and one is for the construction industry. This training program is designed to assist employers and employees in understanding the dangers of crystalline silica and the requirements for meeting the OSHA regulations. OSHA estimates the standards will save over 600 lives annually and prevent more than 900 cases of silicosis each year.

Respirable Crystalline Silica Safety Training Class Topic Overview:

  • What is Crystalline Silica
  • Exposure control plan
  • Exposure assessment
  • Methods of compliance
  • Regulated areas
  • Respiratory protection
  • Housekeeping
  • Medical surveillance
  • Training

Our easy-to-use video kit provides all the necessary materials for running successful training with minimal prep, including:

  • 14 Minute Respirable Crystalline Silica Training Video
  • Respirable Crystalline Silica PowerPoint Presentation for classroom use
  • OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1910.1000,1910.1053, 1910.134 compliant content
  • Printable documents, including:
    • Training outline
    • Compliance Manual
    • Completion Certificate & Wallet Cards / ID card
    • Attendance Log / Sign-In Form
    • Employee Quiz and Answer Key
    • Respirable Crystalline Supplemental Documents

Course Outcomes

After completing this training, your workforce will understand how to recognize potential respirable silica exposures, when they should use respiratory protection and how to clean up after an exposure.

Who should take this course?

All new workers in manufacturing, general industry, hydraulic fracturing and maritime roles. This training is also suitable for use to train management, supervisors, train the trainer and as a refresher course.

Respirable Crystalline Silica Safety Training Streaming (Spanish)

Workplace illness takes the lives of thousands of workers each year. Respirable crystalline silica is a very dangerous hazardous mineral to which many workers are exposed. Approximately 2.3 million workers are exposed to crystalline silica and OSHA estimates about 40% of these workers are exposed to silica levels that exceed the current permissible exposure levels. OSHA sets and enforces standards which provide protection to the nations workers. This training program will look at key points of the OSHA standard regarding respirable crystalline silica and help you protect yourself from the hazards associated with it.

OSHA finalized two silica standards to protect workers from the serious risks posed by silica exposure. One standard is for general industry and one is for the construction industry. This training program is designed to assist employers and employees in understanding the dangers of crystalline silica and the requirements for meeting the OSHA regulations. OSHA estimates the standards will save over 600 lives annually and prevent more than 900 cases of silicosis each year.

Respirable Crystalline Silica Safety Training Class Topic Overview:

  • What is Crystalline Silica
  • Exposure control plan
  • Exposure assessment
  • Methods of compliance
  • Regulated areas
  • Respiratory protection
  • Housekeeping
  • Medical surveillance
  • Training

Our easy-to-use video kit provides all the necessary materials for running successful training with minimal prep, including:

  • 14 Minute Respirable Crystalline Silica Training Video
  • Respirable Crystalline Silica PowerPoint Presentation for classroom use
  • OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1910.1000,1910.1053, 1910.134 compliant content
  • Printable documents, including:
    • Training outline
    • Compliance Manual
    • Completion Certificate & Wallet Cards / ID card
    • Attendance Log / Sign-In Form
    • Employee Quiz and Answer Key
    • Respirable Crystalline Supplemental Documents

Course Outcomes

After completing this training, your workforce will understand how to recognize potential respirable silica exposures, when they should use respiratory protection and how to clean up after an exposure.

Who should take this course?

All new workers in manufacturing, general industry, hydraulic fracturing and maritime roles. This training is also suitable for use to train management, supervisors, train the trainer and as a refresher course.

Respirable Crystalline Silica Safety Training Video Kit

Workplace illness takes the lives of thousands of workers each year. Respirable crystalline silica is a very dangerous hazardous mineral to which many workers are exposed. Approximately 2.3 million workers are exposed to crystalline silica and OSHA estimates about 40% of these workers are exposed to silica levels that exceed the current permissible exposure levels. OSHA sets and enforces standards which provide protection to the nations workers. This training program will look at key points of the OSHA standard regarding respirable crystalline silica and help you protect yourself from the hazards associated with it.

OSHA finalized two silica standards to protect workers from the serious risks posed by silica exposure. One standard is for general industry and one is for the construction industry. This training program is designed to assist employers and employees in understanding the dangers of crystalline silica and the requirements for meeting the OSHA regulations. OSHA estimates the standards will save over 600 lives annually and prevent more than 900 cases of silicosis each year.

Respirable Crystalline Silica Safety Training Class Topic Overview:

  • What is Crystalline Silica
  • Exposure control plan
  • Exposure assessment
  • Methods of compliance
  • Regulated areas
  • Respiratory protection
  • Housekeeping
  • Medical surveillance
  • Training

Our easy-to-use video kit provides all the necessary materials for running successful training with minimal prep, including:

  • 14 Minute Respirable Crystalline Silica Training Video
  • Respirable Crystalline Silica PowerPoint Presentation for classroom use
  • OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1910.1000,1910.1053, 1910.134 compliant content
  • Printable documents, including:
    • Training outline
    • Compliance Manual
    • Completion Certificate & Wallet Cards / ID card
    • Attendance Log / Sign-In Form
    • Employee Quiz and Answer Key
    • Respirable Crystalline Supplemental Documents

Course Outcomes

After completing this training, your workforce will understand how to recognize potential respirable silica exposures, when they should use respiratory protection and how to clean up after an exposure.

Who should take this course?

All new workers in manufacturing, general industry, hydraulic fracturing and maritime roles. This training is also suitable for use to train management, supervisors, train the trainer and as a refresher course.

Respirable Crystalline Silica Safety Training Course Video Kit

Features

USB/DVD:
  • Physical product shipped to you. (Choice of USB or DVD)
  • Great for in-persona classroom training.
  • Unlimited use for entire organization.
  • Printable documentation for course included.
Streaming:
  • Great for in-person and virtual classroom training.
  • Unlimited use by 1 trainer/supervisor to train entire organization.
  • Convenient immediate access (no physical product is shipped).
  • Printable documentation for course included.
  • Auto-Renewal to alleviate the hassle of remembering to renew.

Workplace illness takes the lives of thousands of workers each year. Respirable crystalline silica is a very dangerous hazardous mineral to which many workers are exposed. Approximately 2.3 million workers are exposed to crystalline silica and OSHA estimates about 40% of these workers are exposed to silica levels that exceed the current permissible exposure levels.

OSHA sets and enforces standards which provide protection to the nations workers. This training program will look at key points of the OSHA standard regarding respirable crystalline silica and help you protect yourself from the hazards associated with it. OSHA finalized two silica standards to protect workers from the serious risks posed by silica exposure. One standard is for general industry and one is for the construction industry.

This training program is designed to assist employers and employees in understanding the dangers of crystalline silica and the requirements for meeting the OSHA regulations. OSHA estimates the standards will save over 600 lives annually and prevent more than 900 cases of silicosis each year.

Respirable Crystalline Silica Safety Training Class Topic Overview:

  • What is Crystalline Silica
  • Exposure control plan
  • Exposure assessment
  • Methods of compliance
  • Regulated areas
  • Respiratory protection
  • Housekeeping
  • Medical surveillance
  • Training

Our easy-to-use video kit provides all the necessary materials for running successful training with minimal prep, including:

  • 14 Minute Respirable Crystalline Silica Training Video
  • Respirable Crystalline Silica PowerPoint Presentation for classroom use
  • OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1910.1000,1910.1053, 1910.134 compliant content
  • Printable documents, including:
    • Training outline
    • Compliance Manual
    • Completion Certificate & Wallet Cards / ID card
    • Attendance Log / Sign-In Form
    • Employee Quiz and Answer Key
    • Respirable Crystalline Supplemental Documents

Course Outcomes

After completing this training, your workforce will understand how to recognize potential respirable silica exposures, when they should use respiratory protection and how to clean up after an exposure.

Who should take this course?

All new workers in manufacturing, general industry, hydraulic fracturing and maritime roles. This training is also suitable for use to train management, supervisors, train the trainer and as a refresher course.

View a preview of the Respirable Crystalline Silica Safety Training Video:
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Revised National Emphasis Program For Crystalline Silica

Click here to read in Spanish

Effective February 4, 2020, OSHA established a revised National Emphasis Program (NEP) to identify and reduce or eliminate worker exposure to respirable crystalline silica in general industry, maritime, construction. The NEP targets specific industries expected to have the highest numbers of workers exposed to silica, and focuses on enforcement of the new silica standards, one for general industry and maritime (29 CFR § 1910.1053) and one for construction (29 CFR § 1926.1153). These standards became effective in June 2016, and construction employers were required to begin complying with their standard as of September 23, 2017, and general industry and maritime employers were required to begin complying with their standard as of June 23, 2018.

Crystalline silica is a common industrial mineral found in many naturally occurring materials and used in many industrial products and at construction sites. Quartz, the most common form of silica, is a component of sand, concrete, stone, rock, brick and mortar. Crystalline silica is also used to make products such as glass, pottery, ceramics, bricks, concrete and artificial stone.

 Occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica occurs when cutting, sawing, drilling, and crushing of concrete, brick, ceramic tiles, rock, and stone products. Occupational exposure also occurs in operations that process or use large quantities of sand, such as foundries and the glass, pottery and concrete products industries.

Workers who inhale very small crystalline silica particles or dust are at increased risk of developing serious, often fatal, silica-related diseases such as:

  • Lung cancer
  • Silicosis, an incurable and sometimes deadly, lung disease; and
  • Other potentially debilitating respiratory diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and kidney disease.

What changes were made to the NEP?

  • Revised application to the lower permissible exposure limit for respirable crystalline silica to 50 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3) as an 8-hour time-weighted average in general industry, maritime, and construction;
  • Updated list of target industries, as listed in the appendix of the NEP; from this list, area offices will develop randomized establishment lists of employers in their local jurisdictions for targeted inspections;
  • Compliance safety and health officers will refer to current enforcement guidance for RCS inspection procedures;
  • All OSHA regional and area offices must comply with this NEP, but they are not required to develop and implement corresponding regional or local emphasis programs; and
  • State Plans must participate because of the nationwide exposures to silica.

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U.S. Department of Labor Revises National Emphasis Program to Reduce or Eliminate Worker Exposure to Silica

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WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has established a revised National Emphasis Program (NEP) to identify and reduce or eliminate worker exposures to respirable crystalline silica (RCS) in general industry, maritime, and construction. The NEP targets specific industries expected to have the highest numbers of workers exposed to silica, and focuses on enforcement of the new silica standards, one for general industry and maritime (29 CFR § 1910.1053) and one for construction (29 CFR § 1926.1153). These standards became effective in June 2016, and construction employers were required to begin complying with their standard as of September 23, 2017, and general industry and maritime employers were required to begin complying with their standard as of June 23, 2018.

What changes were made to the NEP?

  • Revised application to the lower permissible exposure limit for respirable crystalline silica to 50 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3) as an 8-hour time-weighted average in general industry, maritime, and construction;
  • Updated list of target industries, as listed in the appendix of the NEP; from this list, area offices will develop randomized establishment lists of employers in their local jurisdictions for targeted inspections;
  • Compliance safety and health officers will refer to current enforcement guidance for RCS inspection procedures;
  • All OSHA regional and area offices must comply with this NEP, but they are not required to develop and implement corresponding regional or local emphasis programs; and
  • State Plans must participate because of the nationwide exposures to silica.

OSHA will conduct 90 days of compliance assistance for stakeholders prior to beginning programmed inspections for the NEP.

Respirable crystalline silica consists of small silica particles that are generated by cutting, sawing, grinding, drilling, and crushing materials such as stone, rock, concrete, brick, block, and mortar. Inhaling the dust created during these operations can cause silicosis, an incurable lung disease, lung cancer, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. For more information on the health effects from silica exposure, and how employers can protect workers, visit OSHA’s Safety and Health Topics webpage on Crystalline Silica.

Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. OSHA’s role is to help ensure these conditions for America’s working men and women by setting and enforcing standards, and providing training, education, and assistance. For more information, visit www.osha.gov.

The mission of the Department of Labor is to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners, job seekers, and retirees of the United States; improve working conditions; advance opportunities for profitable employment; and assure work-related benefits and rights.