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Do OSHA's Rules apply in every state?

Yes, then some!  OSHA's rules are federal standards and as so, apply to every business in America.  There are situations where individual states have assumed the responsibility for enforcement of the standards from the federal government.  In most cases, the rules in these "state plan states" are identical to the federal rules.  In some instances, the state OSHA authority has added some rules that must be followed; however, the state rules will never be less stringent than the federal ones.   There are currently 25 states with approved Occupational Safety & Health Plans: 23 cover the private and public (state and local government) sectors and 2 cover the public sector only. Any practice operating in one of these states should contact the number listed in order to obtain copies of applicable regulations.

* NOTE: The Connecticut and New York Plans cover public sector employees only (e.g.,government employees).

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The information on these pages is excerpted from
The Complete Veterinary Practice Regulatory Compliance Manual (5th Edition)  by Philip J. Seibert, Jr., CVT,
Copyright 2003 Philip J. Seibert, Jr., CVT  All Rights Reserved
No part of this publication may be reproduced for distribution without prior permission from the publisher.