OSHA Says States to Control Some DOE Sites

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced in today's "Federal Register" that 14 states with OSHA-approved state plans will assume occupational safety and health jurisdiction over private sector contractors at various Department of Energy (DOE) sites which are not subject to the Atomic Energy Act (AEA). Arizona, California, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming will exercise jurisdiction over private contractors at non-AEA facilities and operations in their states. Most of the sites are p...