Directives - Local - Regional Emphasis Programs

Local Emphasis Programs (LEPs) are enforcement strategies designed and implemented at the regional and/or area office levels. These programs are intended to address hazards or industries that pose a particular risk to workers in the office’s jurisdiction. The emphasis programs may be implemented by a single area office or at the regional level (Regional Emphasis Programs) and applied to all of the area offices within the region. These LEPs will be accompanied by outreach intended to make employers in the area aware of the program as well as the hazards that the programs are designed to reduce or eliminate. This outreach may be in the form of informational mailings, training at local tradeshows, or speeches at meetings of industry groups or labor organizations.

Region 1 – CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT
Region 2 – NJ, NY, Puerto Rico, VI
Region 3 – DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV
Region 4 – AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN
Region 5 – IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI
Region 6 – AR, LA, NM, OK, TX
Region 7 – IA, KS, MO, NE
Region 8 – CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY
Region 9 – AZ, CA, HI, NV, and American Samoa, Guam, and Northern Mariana Islands
Region 10 – AK, ID, OR, WA

These states and territories operate their own OSHA-approved job safety and health programs, which cover state and local government workers as well as private sector workers. The Connecticut, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, and Virgin Islands plan to cover public workers only. States with approved programs must have standards identical to, or at least as effective as, the federal OSHA standards. Visit OSHA’s State Plan States Web page for more information.

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