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Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) is a set of guidelines produced and maintained by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration which regulates hazardous waste operations and emergency services in the United States and its territories.

With these guidelines, the U.S. government regulates hazardous wastes and dangerous goods from inception to disposal.

NFPA 70E, titled Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace, is a standard of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).

The document covers electrical safety requirements for employees.

The NFPA is best known for its sponsorship of the National Electrical Code (NFPA 70).

Asbestos is a set of six naturally occurring silicate minerals, which all have in common their eponymous asbestiform habit: long (roughly 1:20 aspect ratio), thin fibrous crystals, with each visible fiber composed of millions of microscopic "fibrils" that can be released by abrasion and other processes.

They are commonly known by their colors, as blue asbestos, brown asbestos, white asbestos, and green asbestos.

A forklift (also called a lift truck, a fork truck, or a forklift truck) is a powered industrial truck used to lift and move materials short distances.

The forklift was developed in the early 20th century by various companies including the transmission manufacturing company Clark and the hoist company Yale & Towne Manufacturing.

Following World War II the use and development of the forklift truck has greatly expanded worldwide.

Forklifts have become an indispensable piece of equipment in manufacturing and warehousing operations.

In 2013 alone the top 20 manufacturers worldwide posted sales of $30.4 billion with 944,405 machines sold.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is an agency of the United States Department of Labor.

Congress established the agency under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, which President Richard M.

Nixon signed into law on December 29, 1970.

OSHA's mission is to "assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance".

The agency is also charged with enforcing a variety of whistleblower statutes and regulations.

OSHA is currently headed by Assistant Secretary of Labor David Michaels.

OSHA's workplace safety inspections have been shown to reduce injury rates and injury costs without adverse effects to employment, sales, credit ratings, or firm survival.