State Plan · Alaska OSH (AKOSH)

Alaska Safety Training and OSHA Tailgate Talks

Alaska runs its own State Plan, Alaska OSH (AKOSH), for private employers and state and local government. Enforcement records show 2,067 inspections at private worksites in Alaska opened from October 2020 to September 2026, with 3,673 citations.

Private employers
Alaska OSH (AKOSH)
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State and local government
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Private-sector inspections
2,067
Oct 2020 – September 2026
Hazard ranking
Nationwide OSHA data
Built from 525,000+ OSHA citations nationwide

Which safety rules apply in Alaska

Alaska runs its own OSHA-approved State Plan, Alaska OSH (AKOSH), under the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Occupational Safety and Health. It covers private employers and state and local government in Alaska.

Alaska OSH (AKOSH) adopts the federal OSHA standards (29 CFR) by reference, with a few rules of its own.

Some work stays under federal OSHA even inside a State Plan state: maritime work (shipyards, marine terminals, longshoring), most federal enclaves and military bases, tribal land and U.S. Postal Service operations.

What gets cited in Alaska, and what hurts people

Counts from U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement records: inspections at private worksites in Alaska opened from October 2020 to September 2026. Rankings and schedule data as of September 27, 2026.

The hazard cited most at private worksites in Alaska is Hazard Communication (GHS labels & SDS): 15% of the citations grouped by hazard, against 6% across federal OSHA states. Among the others, the hazard that stands out most is Bloodborne pathogens & infectious disease: 10% here, 22.9 times its share across federal OSHA states. The industry that stands out most is Healthcare: 14% of Alaska’s citations, 5.7 times its share across all states.

Hazards cited most at private worksites in Alaska

  1. Hazard Communication (GHS labels & SDS)476 citations
  2. Fall protection & working at heights367 citations
  3. Bloodborne pathogens & infectious disease325 citations
  4. Reporting serious injuries & recordkeeping304 citations
  5. Electrical safety288 citations
  6. Respiratory protection200 citations

88% of the 3,673 citations are under a standard the ranking can group by hazard.

Where Alaska’s citations fall, by industry

  1. Construction20% · about 540
  2. Healthcare14% · about 375 · 5.7×
  3. Residential & Commercial Services8% · about 212
  4. Retail8% · about 203 · 2.7×
  5. Food Service & Hospitality6% · about 160 · 1.4×
  6. Janitorial & Facility Services6% · about 148 · 1.9×

By industry code; a code that fits two industries is split evenly. “×”: share here against the share across all states.

How the schedule ranks trades for Alaska

Every trade in Alaska is scheduled from the national pattern, built from 525,000+ OSHA citations nationwide (federal OSHA and State Plan inspections). Where a state’s own sample is small, the national pattern is the most reliable data available, so it sets the order here, with Alaska’s own counts shown alongside (60 trades with a smaller Alaska sample, 126 with some citations, 76 with none yet). A trade moves to a ranking built from Alaska’s own citations once Alaska has 150 or more for it since October 2020.

Trades with the most citations in Alaska

The most-cited trades in Alaska’s plan data, one per industry, with the hazards the app schedules for each. Trades whose industry code mostly belongs to another trade are left out.

Construction

General Construction

The Construction trade with the most Alaska citations in the plan data: 142 since October 2020.

Your schedule uses the national pattern for this trade, the most reliable data available for it. Alaska’s own record is shown alongside (about 142 citations since October 2020).

Alaska data

142 citations since October 2020

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights · 43 citations
  2. 2Scaffolds · 14 citations
  3. 3Respiratory protection · 11 citations

NationwideDrives the schedule

11,017 citations, about 121 deaths, about 57 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights · 2,984 citations, about 48 deaths
  2. 2Scaffolds · 1,355 citations, about 6 deaths
  3. 3Ladder safety · 945 citations, about 8 deaths

Residential & Commercial Services

Residential Roofing Repair

The Residential & Commercial Services trade with the most Alaska citations in the plan data: 125 since October 2020.

Your schedule uses the national pattern for this trade, the most reliable data available for it. Alaska’s own record is shown alongside (125 citations since October 2020).

Alaska data

125 citations since October 2020

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights · 80 citations
  2. 2Ladder safety · 15 citations
  3. 3Silica dust · 7 citations

NationwideDrives the schedule

66,196 citations, about 315 deaths, about 100 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights · 35,450 citations, about 237 deaths
  2. 2Ladder safety · 11,636 citations, about 21 deaths
  3. 3Personal protective equipment · 8,583 citations

Healthcare

Hospital & Acute Care

The Healthcare trade with the most Alaska citations in the plan data: 89 since October 2020.

Your schedule uses the national pattern for this trade, the most reliable data available for it. Alaska’s own record is shown alongside (about 89 citations since October 2020).

Alaska data

89 citations since October 2020

  1. 1Respiratory protection · 18 citations
  2. 2Bloodborne pathogens & infectious disease · 18 citations

NationwideDrives the schedule

1,473 citations, about 21 deaths, about 25 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Respiratory protection · 298 citations
  2. 2Bloodborne pathogens & infectious disease · 265 citations
  3. 3Electrical safety · 101 citations, about 4 deaths

Retail

Grocery & Supermarket

The Retail trade with the most Alaska citations in the plan data: 83 since October 2020.

Your schedule uses the national pattern for this trade, the most reliable data available for it. Alaska’s own record is shown alongside (83 citations since October 2020).

Alaska data

83 citations since October 2020

  1. 1Bloodborne pathogens & infectious disease · 22 citations
  2. 2Forklifts & powered industrial trucks · 11 citations
  3. 3First aid & emergency medical response · 7 citations

NationwideDrives the schedule

3,368 citations, about 27 deaths, about 58 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Machine guarding · 282 citations, about 1 death
  2. 2Electrical safety · 739 citations, about 1 death
  3. 3Forklifts & powered industrial trucks · 310 citations, about 1 death

How My Safety Solution works in Alaska

  • When you set up your company, you pick Alaska. The app then applies Alaska OSH (AKOSH) and builds your tailgate talk schedule from the national pattern, built from 525,000+ OSHA citations nationwide, with Alaska’s own citations moving a trade onto state data once it has 150.
  • Each talk references the regulations it’s built on, from Cal/OSHA (Title 8) and federal OSHA (29 CFR). Title 8 applies only in California.
  • Talks don’t cite Alaska’s own state rules, so check those with Alaska OSH (AKOSH) for your worksites.
  • With no federal or state standard for them, heat illness prevention (May 1 – Sep 30), wildfire smoke protection (Jul 1 – Oct 31) and cold & wet weather work (Nov 1 – Feb 28) are placed in season for outdoor trades as practice guidance; HazCom, emergency action and injury reporting, once a year.
  • Keep your OSHA 300 log, 300A summary and 301 incident reports in the app, built around 29 CFR 1904. Check Alaska OSH (AKOSH)’s own recordkeeping rules for anything it adds. Guidance, not legal advice.
  • Help with a written program or a Alaska OSH (AKOSH) citation: consulting, as advice and guidance, requested from your account. Our team’s credentials include CHST, OSHA 500, OSHA 10 & 30.

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