Selected tribal laws related to occupational safety and health

Hoss, Aila; Li, Hilary

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Selected tribal laws related to occupational safety and health

April 20, 2017
By Hoss, Aila ; Li, Hilary

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English

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Public Health Law Program (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)) ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support.

Public Health Law Program (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)) ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support. Less -
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American Indian and Alaska Native tribes are sovereign nations that maintain a government-to- government relationship with the United States. There are currently 567 federally recognized tribes throughout the contiguous United States and Alaska. In addition to exercising political sovereignty, tribes exercise cultural sovereignty through traditions and religious practices unique to each tribe’s history and culture. Cultural sovereignty “encompasses the spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical aspects” of Native people’s lives and is a foundation to tribal exercise of political sovereignty.

As sovereign nations, tribes have inherent authority to protect the public health and welfare of their citizens and “to make their own laws and be ruled by them.” Thus, in the context of occupational safety and health, tribes have the authority to promote occupational safety and health using methods most appropriate for their communities. Tribes have exercised this authority by passing laws related to occupational safety and health and by providing occupational safety and health services through tribal agencies and programs.

This document offers examples of selected tribal laws related to occupational safety and health. These laws can be referenced by jurisdictions interested in developing or updating their own occupational safety and health laws. While tribal codes sometimes incorporate federal or state occupational safety and health laws by reference, this document does not provide an overview of state or federal occupational safety and health laws. The following tribal laws provide examples of occupational safety and health codes, laws specific to certain industries or activities, child labor laws, and workers’ compensation laws.

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Alaska Natives Indians, North American Legislation As Topic Occupational Diseases Workplace
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Report
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United States
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7 numbered pages
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Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
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