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Federal OSHA

OSHA and its state partners have approximately 2,100 inspectors, plus complaint discrimination investigators, engineers, physicians, educators, standards writers, and other technical and support personnel spread throughout more than 200 offices across the country. This staff establishes protective standards, enforces those standards, and reaches out to employers and employees through technical assistance and consultation programs.

Nearly every working man and woman in the nation comes under OSHA's jurisdiction (with some exceptions, such as miners, transportation workers, many public employees, and the self-employed). Other users and recipients of OSHA services include: occupational safety and health professionals, the academic community, lawyers, journalists, and personnel of other government entities.

State OSHA Organizations

OSH Act 1970 Section 18 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the Act) encourages states to develop and operate their own job safety and health programs. OSHA approves and monitors state plans and provides up to 50 percent of an approved plan's operating costs.

Participants

There are currently 22 states and jurisdictions operating complete state plans (covering both the private sector and state and local government employees) and four — Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and the Virgin Islands, that cover public employees only. (Eight other states were approved at one time but subsequently withdrew their programs).

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