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CONSTRUCTION SAFETY CODES, STANDARDS, AND REGULATIONS 3.11

TABLE 3.1 List of States under Federal OSHA Program and States under State
Safety and Health Plans
States and territories with OSHA-approved States and territories with federal
state safety and health programs OSHA programs

Alaska Alabama
Arizona Arkansas
California Colorado
Connecticut Delaware
Hawaii Florida
Indiana Georgia
Iowa Guam
Kentucky Idaho
Maryland Illinois
Michigan Kansas
Minnesota Louisiana
Nevada Maine
New Mexico Massachusetts
New York Mississippi
North Carolina Missouri
Oregon Montana
Puerto Rico Nebraska
South Carolina New Jersey
Tennessee New Hampshire
Utah North Dakota
Vermont Ohio
Virgin Islands Oklahoma
Virginia Pennsylvania
Washington Rhode Island
Wyoming South Dakota
Texas
Washington, DC
West Virginia
Wisconsin

called proprietary standards. These proprietary standards were written by professional societies
and associations. Further, OSHA incorporated a number of standards of the American National
Standards Institute (ANSI) and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) which were devel-
oped by consensus throughout industry, labor, and government agencies.
Many of the present OSHA standards continue to be the same as those adopted during 1970
to 1972. The new standards setting procedures for OSHA are, however, tedious and involve a
number of steps, which prolong to many years the total time from inception to final rule.
OSHA may initiate the need for new standards based upon complaints from industry,
recommendation from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, public
petitions, referral from federal agencies, or its own assessment of the hazards in a particu-
lar industry. In any event, before proposing any rules, OSHA must demonstrate that, in fact,
a potential hazard exists which endangers the lives of workers and that the proposed rule
will significantly improve the safety of workers. In addition, OSHA must choose the most
effective and economical way to remedy the situation.
OSHA prepares a preamble and background information for the proposed rules and may
issue an Advance Notice of Proposed Rule Making which is published in the Federal