State Safety & Health Programs

There are currently 22 states operating complete state safety and health plans (covering both the private sector and public employees) and 5 – Connecticut, Illinois, New Jersey, New York and the Virgin Islands – which cover public employees only. States must set job safety and health standards that are “at least as effective as” the comparable federal OSHA standards. Most states adopt standards identical to federal ones. However, each state may develop additional standards to address safety and health issues.

I find the state websites to be very helpful when researching standards, creating training programs, or looking for interesting safety photos and videos.  These sites are a wealth of information.

Alaska: http://labor.state.ak.us/lss/oshhome.htm

Arizona: http://www.ica.state.az.us/ADOSH/ADOSH_main.aspx

California: http://www.dir.ca.gov/occupational_safety.html

Connecticut: http://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/osha/osha.htm

Hawaii: http://hawaii.gov/labor/hiosh

Illinois: http://www.state.il.us/agency/idol/

Indiana: http://www.in.gov/dol/iosha.htm

Iowa: http://www.iowaworkforce.org/labor/iosh/index.html

Kentucky: http://www.labor.ky.gov/ows/osh/

Maryland: http://www.dllr.state.md.us/labor/mosh.html

Michigan: http://www.michigan.gov/dleg/0,1607,7-154-11407—,00.html

Minnesota: http://www.dli.mn.gov/MnOsha.asp

Nevada: http://dirweb.state.nv.us/OSHA/osha.htm

New Mexico: http://www.nmenv.state.nm.us/Ohsb_Website/index.htm

New Jersey: http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lsse/employer/Public_Employees_OSH.html

New York: http://www.labor.state.ny.us/workerprotection/safetyhealth/DOSH_PESH.shtm

North Carolina: http://www.nclabor.com/osha/osh.htm

Oregon: http://www.orosha.org/

Puerto Rico: http://www.dtrh.gobierno.pr/PROSHA.asp?m=6

South Carolina: http://www.scosha.llronline.com/

Tennessee: http://www.state.tn.us/labor-wfd/tosha.html

Utah: http://www.laborcommission.utah.gov/UOSH/index.html

Vermont: http://www.labor.vermont.gov/Default.aspx?tabid=74

Virgin Islands: http://www.vidol.gov/Units/OSHA/OSHA.htm

Virginia: http://osha.gov/dcsp/osp/stateprogs/virginia.html

Washington: http://www.lni.wa.gov/Safety/default.asp

Wyoming: http://doe.wyo.gov/Pages/default.aspx

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