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OSHA Approved State Programs |
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The OSH Act
encourages states to develop and operate, under OSHA
guidance, state job safety and health plans. This section on approved state plans does not
apply to Federal agencies. Once a state plan is approved, OSHA funds up to 50% of the program's operating costs. State plans are required to provide standards and enforcement programs, as well as voluntary compliance activities which are at least as effective as the federal program. State plans developed for the private sector also must, to the extent permitted by state law, provide coverage for state and local government employees. OSHA rules also permit states to develop plans limited in coverage to public sector (state and local government) employees only; in such cases, private sector employment remains under federal jurisdiction. |
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