The Occupational Safety and Health Act was intended to ________.
A)set national, state, and local safety and health standards
B)assure every person safe and healthful working conditions
C)provide safe and healthful working conditions to self-employed persons
D)prevent the occurrence of occupational illnesses among public employees

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B)The Occupational Safety and Health Act was intended to "assure so far as possible every working man and woman in the nation safe and healthful working conditions and to preserve our human resources." The Occupational Safety and Health Act doesn't cover self-employed persons or farms in which only immediate members of the employer's family work. The act covers federal agencies, but usually not state and local governments.

The Occupational Safety and Health Act Was Intended to ________