In 1970, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) passed a law called the Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) Act. If your company is covered by the OSH Act, you’re required to display the OSHA Job Safety and Health: It’s the Law posting in a conspicuous place. The posting is included in Poster Compliance Center’s Federal Labor Law Poster. If you operate a business in a state or U.S. territory with its own OSHA-approved plan, your State Labor Law Poster from Poster Compliance Center will include the mandatory state OSHA posting information.
The consequences of noncompliance with OSHA laws can include substantial fines and other penalties, but with our federal and state labor law posters, you can rest easy knowing you’re fully compliant.
Most private sector workplaces are required to comply with OSHA’s federal workplace health and safety regulations. If you purchase your company’s required federal and state labor law posters from Poster Compliance Center, we guarantee you’ll be in compliance with OSHA poster requirements.
Under OSHA, employers in the United States are required to provide employees with a hazard-free working environment, and must periodically examine workplace standards to ensure compliance. The specific health and safety requirements are as follows:
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Most private-sector employers and employees. *If located in the United States. Some public sector employers and employees. OSHA does not cover immediate family members of farmworkers or self-employed workers.
The health and safety conditions of some sectors of government are federally regulated by their own agencies. Individually regulated sectors include:
States can set their own health and safety guidelines, but they must at least be as effective as OSHA standards that the federal government has set. In fact, Section 18 of the OSH Act strongly supports states and territories that want to develop and operate their own occupational safety standards.
States that have their own OSHA laws include Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, U.S. Virgin Islands, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming.
OSHA standards can seem overwhelming for employers, not to mention confusing due to different federal and state OSHA regulations. To make matters more complicated, federal and state labor laws change and employers need to remain compliant with the most recent regulations.
An updated OSHA poster must be displayed in a visible space within a company where all employees have access to it. If you find yourself frustrated about keeping up with OSHA workplace posters, sign up for our Annual State & Federal Compliance Plan. We’ll keep you in compliance with OSHA standards by sending you an update whenever there are mandatory changes. This automatic service will ensure that your business stays in compliance with state and federal labor law regulations year-round.
