Which agency is the U.S. federal agency dedicated to enforcing workplace safety and health standards?

• A. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• B. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• C. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
• D. DDT

Answer: (C)

The main concept is identifying which federal agency is responsible for enforcing workplace safety and health standards. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, known as OSHA, is the agency charged with setting and enforcing those standards, conducting inspections, and providing training and compliance assistance to employers. NIH focuses on biomedical research, and CDC concentrates on disease prevention and public health surveillance, not specifically on enforcing workplace safety standards. DDT isn’t an agency at all. So the best answer is OSHA because it is the federal body dedicated to ensuring safe and healthy working conditions through standards, enforcement, and support for employers and workers.