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Private employers in Guam fall under federal OSHA. Enforcement records show 549 inspections at private worksites in Guam opened from October 2020 to August 2026, with 1,053 citations.

Private employers
Federal OSHA
29 CFR
Territorial government
No OSHA coverage
No State Plan for public employers
Private-sector inspections
549
Oct 2020 – August 2026
Trades ranked on own data
Pooled federal ranking
All federal OSHA states

Which safety rules apply in Guam

Guam is not an OSHA-approved State Plan: private employers fall under federal OSHA and 29 CFR, and territorial government employers have no OSHA coverage, since only a State Plan covers public employers.

What gets cited in Guam, and what hurts people

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

The hazard cited most at private worksites in Guam is Electrical safety: 23% of the citations grouped by hazard, against 6% across federal OSHA states. Among the others, the hazard that stands out most is Emergency action & fire prevention: 3% here, 1.9 times its share across federal OSHA states. The industry that stands out most is Janitorial & Facility Services: 12% of Guam’s citations, 6.3 times its share across federal OSHA states.

Hazards cited most at private worksites in Guam

  1. Electrical safety232 citations
  2. Hazard Communication (GHS labels & SDS)95 citations
  3. Fall protection & working at heights87 citations
  4. Scaffolds85 citations
  5. Respiratory protection83 citations
  6. Ladder safety63 citations

94% of the 1,053 citations are under a standard the ranking can group by hazard.

Where Guam’s citations fall, by industry

  1. Construction42% · about 408
  2. Janitorial & Facility Services12% · about 120 · 6.3×
  3. Food Service & Hospitality12% · about 116 · 5.7×
  4. Warehousing & Distribution8% · about 76 · 2.1×
  5. Residential & Commercial Services7% · about 71
  6. Manufacturing5% · about 49

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 Guam

The schedule for Guam 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. 95% of Guam’s citations, by industry code, are in trades ranked on the pooled data. Guam’s own counts show where that ranking matters most here; they don’t change its order.

Trades that stand out in Guam

Guam’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

General Construction

The Construction trade with the most citations at private worksites in Guam: about 399 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade.

Guam citations

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

  1. 1Electrical safety · 83
  2. 2Scaffolds · 52
  3. 3Fall protection & working at heights · 50

Federal OSHA statesDrives the schedule

4,874 citations, about 68 deaths, about 22 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights
  2. 2Scaffolds
  3. 3Ladder safety

Food Service & Hospitality

Hotel & Lodging

The Food Service & Hospitality trade with the most citations at private worksites in Guam: about 90 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade. Food Service & Hospitality makes up 5.7 times as large a share of Guam’s citations as across federal OSHA states.

Guam citations

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

  1. 1Electrical safety · 36
  2. 2Hazard Communication (GHS labels & SDS) · 25
  3. 3Emergency action & fire prevention · 7

Federal OSHA statesDrives the schedule

1,075 citations, about 9 deaths, about 4 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Electrical safety
  2. 2Fall protection & working at heights
  3. 3Machine guarding

Warehousing & Distribution

General Warehousing

The Warehousing & Distribution trade with the most citations at private worksites in Guam: about 29 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade. Warehousing & Distribution makes up 2.1 times as large a share of Guam’s citations as across federal OSHA states.

Guam citations

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

  1. 1Electrical safety · 12
  2. 2Forklifts & powered industrial trucks · 6
  3. 3Emergency action & fire prevention · 3

Federal OSHA statesDrives the schedule

2,762 citations, about 30 deaths, about 51 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Forklifts & powered industrial trucks
  2. 2Electrical safety
  3. 3Caught-in & caught-between

Residential & Commercial Services

Residential Roofing Repair

The Residential & Commercial Services trade with the most citations at private worksites in Guam: about 32 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade.

Guam citations

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

  1. 1Ladder safety · 9
  2. 2Fall protection & working at heights · 8
  3. 3Scaffolds · 5

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

How My Safety Solution works in Guam

  • When you set up your company, you pick Guam. 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) 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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