Occupational Safety and Health Resource Locator

Twenty-four (24) states are covered entirely by the federal OSHA program.

A major component of the MOSH program, the Compliance unit is the enforcement arm of MOSH. The Compliance unit is responsible for ensuring that employers meet their duty under the MOSH Act to provide a safe and healthful workplace for employees. The Compliance unit is managed from its headquarters in Baltimore and maintains regional offices in Belair, Easton, Hagerstown, Laurel and a satellite office in Waldorf. A telephone paging system in effect during evening and weekend hours ensures that Compliance staff are available around the clock to respond appropriately to emergency situations. Trained safety inspectors and industrial hygienists conduct unannounced on-site inspections to identify hazardous conditions and secure their timely correction. By law, MOSH inspectors may enter any establishment without delay at any reasonable time to inspect the premises. The first inspection priority is the investigation of a fatality or catastrophe. Employers are required to report these accidents to MOSH within 8 hours. The next priority is serious accidents and valid employee complaints, followed by targeted industry inspections of high hazard industries, and finally, general schedule inspections. Violations may result in the imposition of civil penalties for serious hazards. When warranted, cases are referred to the State's Attorney for possible criminal prosecution.

Applicable Agencies

Federal OSHA
Department of Labor, Division of Workforce Development

Federal Regulations for Construction

• Interlinked Information on State Plan Standards and Policies/Directives. An OSHA system for displaying the State Plans' responses to Federal standards and directives issued after May 2006.
• Hospital e-Tool. Interactive, web-based training tools on occupational safety and health topics.
• OSHA Assistance for the Residential Construction Industry. This page is maintained as a product of the Alliance between OSHA and National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).
• National Association for Surface Finishing (NASF) OSHA Alliance. OSHA and NASF will work together to provide NASF members and others in the metal surface finishing industry with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help protect employees' health and safety.
• Inspection Procedures for the Chromium (VI) Standards (Directive number: CPL 02-02-074). The purpose of this Instruction is to provide guidelines and establish uniform inspection and compliance procedures for the occupational exposure standards for hexavalent chromium published in the Federal Register, February 28, 2006, and effective May 30, 2006. Field Operations Manual (January 2009). State status of adoption.