Federal OSHA

Arkansas Safety Training and OSHA Tailgate Talks

Private employers in Arkansas fall under federal OSHA. Enforcement records show 1,454 inspections at private worksites in Arkansas opened from October 2020 to September 2026, with 1,998 citations.

Private employers
Federal OSHA
29 CFR
State and local government
No OSHA coverage
No State Plan for public employers
Private-sector inspections
1,454
Oct 2020 – September 2026
Trades ranked on own data
Pooled federal ranking
All federal OSHA states

Which safety rules apply in Arkansas

Arkansas has no OSHA-approved State Plan: private employers fall under federal OSHA and 29 CFR, and state and local government employers have no OSHA coverage, since only a State Plan covers public employers.

What gets cited in Arkansas, and what hurts people

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

The hazard cited most at private worksites in Arkansas is Fall protection & working at heights: 12% of the citations grouped by hazard, against 22% across federal OSHA states. Among the others, the hazard that stands out most is Slips, trips & walking surfaces: 4% here, 2.7 times its share across federal OSHA states. The industry that stands out most is Agriculture: 3% of Arkansas’s citations, 2.9 times its share across federal OSHA states.

Hazards cited most at private worksites in Arkansas

  1. Fall protection & working at heights207 citations
  2. Lockout/tagout (hazardous energy)157 citations
  3. Electrical safety134 citations
  4. Scaffolds129 citations
  5. Machine guarding121 citations
  6. Personal protective equipment113 citations

86% of the 1,998 citations are under a standard the ranking can group by hazard.

Where Arkansas’s citations fall, by industry

  1. Construction33% · about 529
  2. Manufacturing26% · about 421 · 1.5×
  3. Residential & Commercial Services11% · about 173
  4. Warehousing & Distribution5% · about 77 · 1.3×
  5. Utilities & Public Works4% · about 58 · 1.6×
  6. Agriculture3% · about 56 · 2.9×

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

How the schedule ranks trades for Arkansas

The schedule for Arkansas uses the ranking pooled across federal OSHA states (246,599 citations since October 2020) for the 147 trades with 150 or more pooled citations. The other 115 use the national pattern, built from 525,000+ OSHA citations nationwide, the most reliable data available for them. 92% of Arkansas’s citations, by industry code, are in trades ranked on the pooled data. Arkansas’s own counts show where that ranking matters most here; they don’t change its order.

Trades that stand out in Arkansas

Arkansas’s most-cited industry, then the ones over-represented here, each with its most-cited trade (counted by the industry codes that belong to that trade).

Construction

Roofing

The Construction trade with the most citations at private worksites in Arkansas: about 154 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade.

Arkansas citations

Plain counts for this trade since October 2020 (not weighted)

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights · 75
  2. 2Personal protective equipment · 25
  3. 3Ladder safety · 25

Federal OSHA statesDrives the schedule

47,343 citations, about 198 deaths, about 44 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights
  2. 2Ladder safety
  3. 3Personal protective equipment

Manufacturing

Wood Products & Furniture

The Manufacturing trade with the most citations at private worksites in Arkansas: about 141 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade. Manufacturing makes up 1.5 times as large a share of Arkansas’s citations as across federal OSHA states.

Arkansas citations

Plain counts for this trade since October 2020 (not weighted)

  1. 1Lockout/tagout (hazardous energy) · 27
  2. 2Machine guarding · 26
  3. 3Electrical safety · 16

Federal OSHA statesDrives the schedule

2,465 citations, about 18 deaths, about 36 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Machine guarding
  2. 2Lockout/tagout (hazardous energy)
  3. 3Caught-in & caught-between

Transportation & Logistics

Bulk Material Hauling

The Transportation & Logistics trade with the most citations at private worksites in Arkansas: about 21 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade. Transportation & Logistics makes up 2.7 times as large a share of Arkansas’s citations as across federal OSHA states.

Arkansas citations

Plain counts for this trade since October 2020 (not weighted)

  1. 1Hazard Communication (GHS labels & SDS) · 6
  2. 2Reporting serious injuries & recordkeeping · 4
  3. 3Respiratory protection · 4

NationwideDrives the schedule

267 citations, about 35 deaths, about 10 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Mobile equipment, haulage & jobsite vehicles
  2. 2Fall protection & working at heights
  3. 3Forklifts & powered industrial trucks

How My Safety Solution works in Arkansas

  • When you set up your company, you pick Arkansas. The app then applies federal OSHA and builds your tailgate talk schedule from the ranking pooled from federal OSHA states.
  • 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.
  • With no federal 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. Guidance, not legal advice.
  • Help with a written program or a federal OSHA 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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