What It Is

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), established by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, is a US federal regulatory framework enforcing workplace safety and health standards codified in 29 CFR Parts 1910 (general industry), 1926 (construction), and others. Its primary purpose is assuring safe conditions by reducing hazards through standards enforcement, inspections, and the General Duty Clause for recognized serious risks. It uses a performance-based, hierarchy-of-controls approach prioritizing elimination and engineering over PPE.

Key Components

• Organized into subparts covering walking surfaces, hazardous materials, PPE, toxic substances, emergency plans.
• Over 1,000 specific requirements across industries.
• Core principles: hierarchy of controls, worker rights, recordkeeping (Forms 300/300A/301).
• Compliance via inspections, citations; no formal certification but state plans and VPP recognition.

Why Organizations Use It

• Legal mandate for US employers affecting interstate commerce.
• Mitigates penalties ($16k+ per serious violation), reduces injuries/claims.
• Enhances productivity, insurance savings, ESG reputation.

Implementation Overview

• Systems-based: hazard assessments, written programs (HazCom, LOTO), training, audits.
• Applies to most private-sector employers; scalable by size/industry.
• Ongoing via inspections; uses OSHA consultation for assistance. (178 words)

What It Is

LGPD (Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais, Law No. 13.709/2018) is Brazil's comprehensive data protection regulation. It safeguards personal data of natural persons with extraterritorial scope, applying to processing in Brazil, targeting residents, or collected there. Adopts a risk-based approach with 10 core principles like purpose limitation, necessity, and accountability.

Key Components

• 10 principles (e.g., transparency, security, non-discrimination)
• Data subject rights (access, deletion, portability, objection to automated decisions)
• Legal bases (10 options including consent, legitimate interests)
• Governance (DPO, records, DPIAs for high-risk); enforced by ANPD with graduated sanctions up to 2% Brazilian revenue (R$50M cap)

Why Organizations Use It

Mandatory compliance avoids fines, operational halts, reputational damage. Builds trust, enables market access in Brazil's digital economy, supports innovation via anonymization exemptions, aligns with GDPR for multinationals.

Implementation Overview

Phased: governance, data mapping, policies, controls, DSRs, monitoring. Applies to all sizes/industries processing Brazilian data; no certification but ANPD audits/enforcement.