The purpose of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) is ‘to assure so far as possible every working man and woman in the Nation safe and healthful working conditions and to preserve our human resources.’ However, in granting the U.S. Secretary of Labor the authority to “assure” such measures, members of congress did not intend for undue strains and unnecessary hardships to be mandated on interstate commerce and those industries that comprise it.