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Executive Order 12196

Occupational safety and health programs for Federal employees

Signed by James Earl Carter Jr. on Feb 26, 1980.

Later amended
Signed recordFeb 26, 1980

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Publication record45 FR 12769

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Later dispositionLater amended

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eo-12196
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Vote Files, "Executive Order 12196: Occupational safety and health programs for Federal employees," last checked Sept. 26, 2026, citing National Archives, https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-12196

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Vote Files. (2026, September 26). Executive Order 12196: Occupational safety and health programs for Federal employees [Executive order record]. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-12196

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Vote Files. "Executive Order 12196: Occupational safety and health programs for Federal employees." Last modified September 26, 2026. Accessed September 26, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-12196.

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@misc{votefiles_eo_12196,
  author       = {{Vote Files}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 12196: Occupational safety and health programs for Federal employees}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-12196}},
  note         = {Citation ID eo-12196; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1980.html; last checked 2026-09-26; accessed 2026-09-26}
}
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Revokes EO 11807, September 28, 1974
Amended by EO 12223, June 30, 1980; EO 12258, December 31, 1980; EO 12399, December 12, 1982; EO 12489, September 28, 1984; EO 12534, September 30, 1985; EO 12610, September 30, 1987; EO 12692, September 29, 1989; EO 12774, September 27, 1991; EO 12869, September 30, 1993; EO 12974, September 29, 1995; EO 13062, September 29, 1997; EO 12608, September 9, 1987; EO 13138, September 30, 1999; EO 13225, September 28, 2001; EO 13316, September 17, 2003; EO 13385, September 29, 2005
Continued by EO 13446, September 28, 2007; EO 13511, September 29, 2009

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