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states and territories. As of this writing, there were 21 states and 2 ter-
ritories with approved and functional state plan programs.
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Employers
in state plan states and territories must comply with their state’s regu-
lations; federal OSHA plays virtually no role in direct enforcement.
OSHA does, however, possess an approval and oversight role regard-
ing state plan programs. OSHA must approve all state plan proposals
prior to their enactment. It also maintains oversight authority to “pull
the ticket” of any/all state plan programs at any time if they are not
achieving the identified prerequisites.
OSHA Standards a ...