State Plan · Hawaii OSH (HIOSH)

Hawaii Safety Training and OSHA Tailgate Talks

Hawaii runs its own State Plan, Hawaii OSH (HIOSH), for private employers and state and local government. Enforcement records show 2,758 inspections at private worksites in Hawaii opened from October 2020 to September 2026, with 5,186 citations.

Private employers
Hawaii OSH (HIOSH)
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State and local government
Hawaii OSH (HIOSH)
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Private-sector inspections
2,758
Oct 2020 – September 2026
Hazard ranking
National + Hawaii data
Built from 525,000+ OSHA citations nationwide

Which safety rules apply in Hawaii

Hawaii runs its own OSHA-approved State Plan, Hawaii OSH (HIOSH), under the Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Occupational Safety and Health Division. It covers private employers and state and local government in Hawaii.

Hawaii OSH (HIOSH) 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 Hawaii, and what hurts people

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

The hazard cited most at private worksites in Hawaii is Electrical safety: 21% of the citations grouped by hazard, against 6% across federal OSHA states. Among the others, the hazard that stands out most is Fire extinguishers: 8% here, 6.6 times its share across federal OSHA states. The industry that stands out most is Food Service & Hospitality: 16% of Hawaii’s citations, 3.9 times its share across all states.

Hazards cited most at private worksites in Hawaii

  1. Electrical safety933 citations
  2. Fall protection & working at heights602 citations
  3. Hazard Communication (GHS labels & SDS)421 citations
  4. Fire extinguishers330 citations
  5. Forklifts & powered industrial trucks238 citations
  6. Emergency action & fire prevention222 citations

84% of the 5,186 citations are under a standard the ranking can group by hazard.

Where Hawaii’s citations fall, by industry

  1. Construction33% · about 1,559
  2. Food Service & Hospitality16% · about 749 · 3.9×
  3. Retail7% · about 323 · 2.4×
  4. Residential & Commercial Services7% · about 321
  5. Manufacturing6% · about 265
  6. Warehousing & Distribution5% · about 235 · 1.3×

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 Hawaii

Hawaii’s schedule combines two sources. A trade is ranked on Hawaii’s own citations once Hawaii has 150 or more for it since October 2020; 5 trades qualify today, which hold 26% of Hawaii’s citations by industry code. Every other trade uses the national pattern, built from 525,000+ OSHA citations nationwide: where a state’s own sample is small, the national pattern is the most reliable data available. Hawaii’s own counts are shown alongside (83 trades with a smaller Hawaii sample, 109 with some citations, 65 with none yet).

Trades with the most citations in Hawaii

The most-cited trades in Hawaii’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 Hawaii citations in the plan data: 247 since October 2020.

Your schedule uses Hawaii's own ranking (about 247 citations since October 2020). The national ranking is shown alongside.

Hawaii dataDrives the schedule

247 citations since October 2020

  1. 1Scaffolds · 46 citations
  2. 2Fall protection & working at heights · 61 citations
  3. 3Electrical safety · 26 citations

Nationwide

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

Food Service & Hospitality

Hotel & Lodging

The Food Service & Hospitality trade with the most Hawaii citations in the plan data: 226 since October 2020.

Your schedule uses Hawaii's own ranking (about 226 citations since October 2020). The national ranking is shown alongside.

Hawaii dataDrives the schedule

226 citations since October 2020

  1. 1Electrical safety · 94 citations
  2. 2Respiratory protection · 29 citations
  3. 3Bloodborne pathogens & infectious disease · 14 citations

Nationwide

5,241 citations, about 25 deaths, about 13 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Electrical safety · 1,005 citations, about 1 death
  2. 2Bloodborne pathogens & infectious disease · 814 citations
  3. 3Machine guarding · 74 citations, about 1 death

Residential & Commercial Services

Residential Roofing Repair

The Residential & Commercial Services trade with the most Hawaii citations in the plan data: 184 since October 2020.

Your schedule uses Hawaii's own ranking (184 citations, about 2 deaths and about 1 hospitalization since October 2020). The national ranking is shown alongside.

Hawaii dataDrives the schedule

184 citations, about 2 deaths, about 1 hospitalization since October 2020

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights · 132 citations, about 1 death
  2. 2Ladder safety · 24 citations
  3. 3Slips, trips & walking surfaces · 1 citation, about 1 death

Nationwide

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

Education

K-12 Public School

The Education trade with the most Hawaii citations in the plan data: 114 since October 2020.

Your schedule uses the national pattern for this trade, the most reliable data available for it. Hawaii’s own record is shown alongside (114 citations since October 2020).

Hawaii data

114 citations since October 2020

  1. 1Electrical safety · 34 citations
  2. 2Fire extinguishers · 17 citations
  3. 3Bloodborne pathogens & infectious disease · 8 citations

NationwideDrives the schedule

4,812 citations, about 19 deaths, about 31 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights · 188 citations, about 4 deaths
  2. 2Electrical safety · 1,111 citations
  3. 3Slips, trips & walking surfaces · 179 citations, about 3 deaths

How My Safety Solution works in Hawaii

  • When you set up your company, you pick Hawaii. The app then applies Hawaii OSH (HIOSH) and builds your tailgate talk schedule from the ranking built from Hawaii’s own citations where your trade has 150 or more there, and the national pattern otherwise.
  • 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 Hawaii’s own state rules, so check those with Hawaii OSH (HIOSH) for your worksites.
  • With no federal or state 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. Check Hawaii OSH (HIOSH)’s own recordkeeping rules for anything it adds. Guidance, not legal advice.
  • Help with a written program or a Hawaii OSH (HIOSH) 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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