Bituminous Insurance Companies
Release Date: April 19, 2010
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has a Web site entitled "Interlinked Information on State Plan Standards and Policies/Directives." This site links state plan responses to new federal OSHA standards and federal program changes that occurred after June 2006. Hyperlinks are provided that bring up a table that displays how each state has responded to each new standard or directive issued. Where the state has adopted a standard or policy that is different from the federal regulations, the table provides either a direct link to the state’s standard, policy, or procedure, if posted on the state's Web site, or information on how to obtain a copy from the state.
In addition, each new federal standard or directive posted on OSHA's Web site will link back to the appropriate table. This system of dynamic links is designed to consolidate access to information about new federal and parallel state plan standards and policies. Tables will be added for each new OSHA standard or policy directive six months after issuance and may be updated periodically as revised information and links to individual state plan standards, policies, and procedures become available. The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the Act) encourages states to develop and operate their own job safety and health programs under OSHA's approval and monitoring. There are currently 22 states and jurisdictions operating complete state plans (covering both the private sector and state and local government employees) and five states - Connecticut, Illinois, New Jersey, New York and the Virgin Islands - which cover public employees only. Eight other states were approved at one time, but subsequently withdrew their programs.
States must set job safety and health standards that are "at least as effective as" comparable federal standards. Most states adopt standards identical to federal ones. States have the option to promulgate standards covering hazards not addressed by federal standards.
A state must conduct inspections to enforce its standards, cover public (state and local government) employees, and operate occupational safety and health training and education programs. In addition, most states provide free on-site consultation to help employers identify and correct workplace hazards.
The "Interlinked Information on State Plan Standards and Policies/Directives" Web site is found at https://www.osha.gov/dcsp/osp/std_fpc.html.
At present, the following standards are linked:
Additional information on state plans may be found at "Frequently Asked Questions about State Occupational Safety and Health Plans" http://www.osha.gov/dcsp/osp/faq.html#oshaprogram.
COPYRIGHT ©2010, ISO Services Properties, Inc.
The information contained in this publication was obtained from sources believed to be reliable. ISO Services Properties, Inc., its companies and employees make no guarantee of results and assume no liability in connection with either the information herein contained or the safety suggestions herein made. Moreover, it cannot be assumed that every acceptable safety procedure is contained herein or that abnormal or unusual circumstances may not warrant or require further or additional procedure.