---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 U.S.C. § 3705"
title: "40"
title_heading: "Public Buildings, Property, and Works"
number: "3705"
heading: "Safety programs"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/40/3705"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Public Buildings and Works"
  - "Part A — General"
  - "Chapter 37 — Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards"
---

# §3705. Safety programs


The Secretary of Labor shall—

- (1) provide for the establishment and supervision of programs for the education and training of employers and employees in the recognition, avoidance, and prevention of unsafe working conditions in employment covered by this chapter; and
- (2) collect reports and data and consult with and advise employers as to the best means of preventing injuries.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1174.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 3705 | 40:333(f). | Pub. L. 87–581, title I, § 107(f), as added Pub. L. 91–54, § 1, Aug. 9, 1969, 83 Stat. 98. |