State Plans

In addition to the regulations set forth in OSHA standards, each state has the option of creating its own State Plan. This plan must at minimum cover all regulations from OSHA, but it can go above and beyond these regulations and impose its own, state-specific regulations.

To see if your state has an OSHA-approved State Plan, visit the OSHA State Plan webpage.

OSHA is responsible for the following oversight for State Plans:

• Approving all State Plans
• Monitoring all State Plans
• Providing funding (as much as 50 percent) for each program
• Ensuring that the State Plan is at least as effective (ALAE) as the federal OSHA program

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