OSHA Directorates
Work-Related Acronyms
Sports
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US Cities
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This directorate provides workplace safety standards and regulations to ensure safe working conditions for the nation's construction workers

Directorate of Construction (DOC)

100

RFI

Request for Information

100

A perfect score in bowling

300

100

The name of the character played by Will Ferrell in Elf

Buddy the Elf

100

The location of FedExField (where the Washington Football Team plays)

Landover, MD

200

Through policy vehicles such as Directives and Interpretations, this directorate provides guidance on how Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHOs) enforce OSHA standards and how employers are expected to comply with OSHA standards

Directorate of Enforcement Programs (DEP)

200

SBA

Small Business Administration

200

The person with the most Olympic Medals

Michael Phelps (23 Gold, 3 Silver, 2 Bronze)

200

This actor starred in A Fistful of Dollars, Dirty Harry, and The Good, The Bad and The Ugly? 

Clint Eastwood

200

The Capital of Minnesota

St. Paul

300

This directorate protects employees from retaliation for reporting violations of various workplace laws

Directorate of Whistleblower Protection Programs (DWPP)

OSHA’s Whistleblower Protection Program enforces the whistleblower provisions of more than 20 whistleblower statutes protecting employees from retaliation for reporting violations of various workplace safety and health, airline, commercial motor carrier, consumer product, environmental, financial reform, food safety, health insurance reform, motor vehicle safety, nuclear, pipeline, public transportation agency, railroad, maritime, securities, tax, antitrust, and anti-money laundering laws and for engaging in other related protected activities.

300

ANPRM

Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

300

Not including players on the bench, this sport is played indoors with 6 players on each team (One player on each team is a goalie)

Hockey

300

Sebastian, Scuttle, and Flounder are all supporting characters in this 1989 film

The Little Mermaid

300

This city is home to the Space Needle

Seattle

400

This directorate includes offices located in the National Office along with the Salt Lake and Cincinnati Technical Centers. They provide special expertise in a number of areas to ensure that OSHA's capabilities are state-of-the-art with regard to occupational safety and health

Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management (DTSEM)

400

SBREFA

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act

400

Last year, this team won Super Bowl LV

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

400

Rami Malek’s Academy Award win in 2018 was for his portrayal of this singer 

Freddy Mercury

400

The Alamo, site of the famous battle, is a tourist attraction in this Texas city

San Antonio

500

This directorate implements OSHA's cooperative programs, coordinates the agency's compliance assistance and outreach activities, coordinates the agency's relations with State Plans, and oversees international issues for OSHA

Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs (DCSP)

500

OIRA

Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs

500

The name of the trophy given to the team that wins the NBA Championship

Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy

500

This 1979 action movie had the tagline "In Space, nobody can hear you scream"

Alien

500

Known as the City of Oaks, this city is home to the NHL Team, the Hurricanes

Raleigh, NC

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