Federal OSHA jurisdiction; Rhode Island is not an OSHA-approved State Plan state. Enforced by U.S. Department of Labor - OSHA (direct federal enforcement); no state plan exists for public or private employees. Verified on the primary source, re-checked weekly.
Federal OSHA directly covers most private-sector employers. State and local government employees are not covered by federal OSHA and RI has no separate state plan.
Source: primary document
Statewide layer. County and city amendments sit on top; the building view resolves them from your ZIP.
In force, nothing scheduled
The federal layer applies in every state: OSHA's Hazard Communication update (91 FR 1695) sets November 20, 2026 for substances and May 19, 2028 for mixtures. State-plan states enforce it through their own agency.
Federal OSHA jurisdiction; Rhode Island is not an OSHA-approved State Plan state. Federal OSHA directly covers most private-sector employers. State and local government employees are not covered by federal OSHA and RI has no separate state plan.
U.S. Department of Labor - OSHA (direct federal enforcement); no state plan exists for public or private employees.
Nothing is scheduled. The rule above stays in force until the state adopts a newer edition or amends the program; AHJ Radar re-checks the source weekly.
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