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Security report for osha.gov

Occupational Safety and Health Administration · Government · United States

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is a U.S. federal government agency under the Department of Labor dedicated to ensuring safe and healthy working conditions by setting and enforcing standards and providing training, outreach, education, and assistance. The website serves as a comprehensive resource for employers, workers, and safety professionals, offering regulatory information, enforcement data, training resources, and contact channels. It holds a strong market position as the authoritative source for occupational safety and health in the United States. Technically, the website is built on Drupal 10 with modern frameworks such as Bootstrap and integrates Google services for analytics and translation. It demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices, although performance is moderate likely due to the extensive content and third-party integrations. The site uses HTTPS with strong SSL configuration and includes security headers, but could enhance security posture by adding more explicit headers and publishing vulnerability disclosure information. Security-wise, OSHA's website shows a mature security posture with no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. However, it lacks a cookie consent mechanism and explicit incident response contact information, which are areas for improvement to align with privacy regulations and best practices. The WHOIS data is unavailable, which is typical for government .gov domains, but the domain's legitimacy is strongly supported by official branding and consistent government affiliation. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and well-maintained, serving its public service mission effectively. Strategic recommendations include implementing cookie consent, publishing security policies and incident response contacts, and enhancing security headers to further strengthen trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

4 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
90
Security headers
30
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
70

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

OSHA operates as a government regulatory agency with a clear mandate to protect worker safety and health. Its business model is non-commercial, focusing on enforcement, education, and compliance assistance. The website targets a broad audience including employers, workers, safety professionals, and government entities. The agency leverages partnerships with other government sites and maintains a strong social media presence to extend outreach. The site content and structure reflect a mature organization with a large enterprise scale, consistent branding, and high trust indicators. Revenue streams are not applicable as it is a government entity. Growth indicators include ongoing updates and campaigns such as safety awareness and training grants.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security posture with HTTPS enforced and use of security headers. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The use of secure forms with CSRF tokens and integration of trusted analytics services further enhance security. However, the absence of a cookie consent mechanism and lack of publicly available vulnerability disclosure or incident response contacts represent compliance gaps. The site would benefit from additional security headers like X-Frame-Options and X-Content-Type-Options. Overall, the security culture appears strong but could be improved with enhanced transparency and privacy compliance measures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a comprehensive cookie consent banner to comply with privacy regulations.
  2. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  3. Provide clear incident response contact information on the website.
  4. Enhance HTTP security headers with directives such as X-Frame-Options and X-Content-Type-Options.
  5. Regularly review and audit third-party scripts and analytics integrations for security risks.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Description
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is a U.S. government agency under the Department of Labor focused on workplace safety and health regulations, enforcement, training, and compliance assistance.
Key services
Workplace safety regulations and enforcement, Training and education programs, Consultation and compliance assistance, Data and fatality reporting, Whistleblower protection
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, Bootstrap 4.6.2, jQuery, Font Awesome, Google Translate, Google Tag Manager, DigitalGov Web Vitals
Frameworks
Drupal CMS, Bootstrap CSS Framework
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure forms with CSRF tokens
  • Use of Google Tag Manager and analytics with privacy considerations

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager), DigitalGov Web Vitals
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
DigitalGov Web Vitals
Marketing tools
Google Translate
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Official U.S. government website with .gov domain
  2. Content is comprehensive and professionally maintained
  3. No signs of blocking or WAF interference
  4. Uses modern web technologies and frameworks
  5. Includes multiple contact methods and social media presence
  6. Lacks explicit cookie consent mechanism
  7. WHOIS data is unavailable but expected for government domains
  8. No security vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern Drupal 10 CMS platform using Bootstrap 4.6.2 for responsive design and Font Awesome for icons. It integrates Google Translate for multilingual support and Google Tag Manager for analytics, along with DigitalGov Web Vitals for performance monitoring. The site shows good mobile optimization and accessibility features, with a well-structured navigation system. Performance is moderate, likely due to the volume of content and external resources. There is no indication of outdated or vulnerable libraries. The technical infrastructure supports a large enterprise government site with robust content delivery and user engagement capabilities.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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