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By state law, employees in Arizona have a right to read Arizona OSHA 300 forms. These forms let employees know how safe or unsafe their workplaces are and must be posted annually. OSHA 300 forms are posted from February 1 to April 30. This year’s OSHA 300 re-caps all the work-related injuries and illnesses that happened in the company in 2006. Employees interested in finding out the safety of their own company, or a company they’re considering working for, should always check the results reported in the Arizona OSHA.

OSHA programs deal with occupational safety and workplace hazards. They can be federally run or run by individual states. Plans that are run by individual states must mirror the federal OSHA. Arizona is one of the states that runs its own OSHA program.

Arizona, as well as 22 other states, has chosen to create it own OSHA program that mirrors the federal one. This is the law. States are permitted to have their own OSHA plans, but must make sure their plans are comparable to the federal one.

A few of the other states that also have their own OSHA plans are Oregon, Minnesota, and Nevada.

Like all states with their own OSHA policies, Arizona is responsible for conducting its own safety inspections. Under the federal program, federal officials complete this task. The state also offers occupational safety and health training, as well as educational programs. Consultation to help employers identify and correct workplace hazards is available free to all interested employers. Consultations are conducted on site.

State OSHA policies are always at least as effective as federal policies. This is because the federal government requires that state policies must mirror federal policies. A rigorous approval process guarantees that states that want their own plans are able to run them effectively.

Some states have gone so far as to include options in their OSHA plans that aren’t required by the federal government. In California, for example, standards covering hazards are made public that aren’t addressed in federal OSHA standards.

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