Federal and state coverage, in one workflow.
Federal OSHA construction standards (29 CFR 1926) cover private-sector job sites in every state that does not run its own plan, and state plans must be at least as effective. We index the full federal text and add state-plan rules for states that have them. Set your project’s state and we include the references that apply there.
Federal OSHA everywhere
Our library includes more than 25,000 provisions of the federal OSHA regulations in Title 29, Chapter XVII of the Code of Federal Regulations, including the 29 CFR 1926 construction standards. Every reference we suggest shows the exact provision, its official text, and a link to the source on eCFR.
State plans add their own rules
Some states run OSHA-approved State Plans. Their rules must be at least as effective as federal OSHA, and many add requirements of their own, such as California’s Title 8 construction safety orders or Washington’s construction rules. These jurisdictions have plans covering private-sector employers:
Alaska · Arizona · California · Hawaii · Indiana · Iowa · Kentucky · Maryland · Michigan · Minnesota · Nevada · New Mexico · North Carolina · Oregon · Puerto Rico · South Carolina · Tennessee · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · Wyoming
These have plans covering state and local government workers only, while federal OSHA covers private employers:
Connecticut · Illinois · Maine · Massachusetts · New Jersey · New York · U.S. Virgin Islands
How we choose references
- Set your project’s state and employer type once.
- We search the federal text and, where we’ve indexed them, that state’s plan rules.
- Each finding lists which references come from which source, plus the conditions to verify on site.
We’ve already indexed state-plan text for states including California, Washington, Michigan, North Carolina, Nevada, Tennessee and Minnesota, and our library keeps growing. Coverage varies by source, so review applicability for your project.
We suggest standards that may apply. We don’t issue OSHA citations or legal determinations. A qualified person should confirm conditions on site.