Federal OSHA

Maine Safety Training and OSHA Tailgate Talks

Private employers in Maine fall under federal OSHA; state and local government employers fall under Maine Bureau of Labor Standards. Enforcement records show 1,351 inspections at private worksites in Maine opened from October 2020 to September 2026, with 3,007 citations.

Private employers
Federal OSHA
29 CFR
State and local government
Maine Bureau of Labor Standards
Public-sector State Plan
Private-sector inspections
1,351
Oct 2020 – September 2026
Trades ranked on own data
Pooled federal ranking
All federal OSHA states

Which safety rules apply in Maine

Maine has a State Plan, Maine Bureau of Labor Standards, but it covers state and local government employers only. Private employers in Maine fall under federal OSHA and its standards in 29 CFR.

Maine Bureau of Labor Standards is run by the Maine Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Standards. When a public employer sets up its company in the app, it picks the public sector in its company settings, and the app applies Maine Bureau of Labor Standards.

What gets cited in Maine, and what hurts people

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

The hazard cited most at private worksites in Maine is Hazard Communication (GHS labels & SDS): 13% of the citations grouped by hazard, against 6% across federal OSHA states. Among the others, the hazard that stands out most is Fire extinguishers: 6% here, 5.1 times its share across federal OSHA states. The industry that stands out most is Food Service & Hospitality: 6% of Maine’s citations, 2.8 times its share across federal OSHA states.

Hazards cited most at private worksites in Maine

  1. Hazard Communication (GHS labels & SDS)339 citations
  2. Fall protection & working at heights328 citations
  3. Reporting serious injuries & recordkeeping271 citations
  4. Electrical safety219 citations
  5. Forklifts & powered industrial trucks210 citations
  6. Respiratory protection178 citations

90% of the 3,007 citations are under a standard the ranking can group by hazard.

Where Maine’s citations fall, by industry

  1. Manufacturing23% · about 593 · 1.4×
  2. Construction19% · about 486
  3. Residential & Commercial Services10% · about 257
  4. Food Service & Hospitality6% · about 148 · 2.8×
  5. Auto & Vehicle Services5% · about 128 · 2.4×
  6. Retail5% · about 125 · 2.7×

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 Maine

The schedule for Maine 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. 90% of Maine’s citations, by industry code, are in trades ranked on the pooled data. Maine’s own counts show where that ranking matters most here; they don’t change its order.

Trades that stand out in Maine

Maine’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).

Manufacturing

Wood Products & Furniture

The Manufacturing trade with the most citations at private worksites in Maine: about 204 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade. Manufacturing makes up 1.4 times as large a share of Maine’s citations as across federal OSHA states.

Maine citations

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

  1. 1Forklifts & powered industrial trucks · 37
  2. 2Hazard Communication (GHS labels & SDS) · 24
  3. 3Lockout/tagout (hazardous energy) · 21

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

Food Service & Hospitality

Hotel & Lodging

The Food Service & Hospitality trade with the most citations at private worksites in Maine: about 39 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade. Food Service & Hospitality makes up 2.8 times as large a share of Maine’s citations as across federal OSHA states.

Maine citations

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

  1. 1Hazard Communication (GHS labels & SDS) · 19
  2. 2Reporting serious injuries & recordkeeping · 6
  3. 3Personal protective equipment · 5

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

Retail

Jewelry & Specialty Retail

The Retail trade with the most citations at private worksites in Maine: about 26 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade. Retail makes up 2.7 times as large a share of Maine’s citations as across federal OSHA states.

Maine citations

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

  1. 1Electrical safety · 12
  2. 2Fire extinguishers · 4
  3. 3Reporting serious injuries & recordkeeping · 3

Federal OSHA statesDrives the schedule

168 citations, about 4 deaths, about 2 hospitalizations since October 2020

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

Auto & Vehicle Services

Auto Repair & General Maintenance

The Auto & Vehicle Services trade with the most citations at private worksites in Maine: about 39 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade. Auto & Vehicle Services makes up 2.4 times as large a share of Maine’s citations as across federal OSHA states.

Maine citations

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

  1. 1Hazard Communication (GHS labels & SDS) · 17
  2. 2Respiratory protection · 7
  3. 3Fire extinguishers · 2

Federal OSHA statesDrives the schedule

1,059 citations, about 28 deaths, about 11 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Struck-by & falling objects
  2. 2Mobile equipment, haulage & jobsite vehicles
  3. 3Electrical safety

State and local government employers: Maine Bureau of Labor Standards

Public employers under Maine Bureau of Labor Standards get a ranking built from 481 public-sector inspections in Maine since October 2020 for 10 trades, the ones with 150 or more public-sector citations. The others use the national pattern, built from 525,000+ OSHA citations nationwide, the most reliable data available for them. The most-cited trades:

Education

K-12 Public School

The Education trade with the most Maine citations in the plan data: 202 since October 2020.

Your schedule uses Maine's own ranking (202 citations and about 1 hospitalization since October 2020). The national ranking is shown alongside.

Maine dataDrives the schedule

202 citations, about 1 hospitalization since October 2020

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights · 13 citations
  2. 2Ladder safety · 7 citations
  3. 3Electrical safety · 41 citations

Nationwide

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

Healthcare

Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

The Healthcare trade with the most Maine citations in the plan data: 159 since October 2020.

Your schedule uses Maine's own ranking (about 159 citations since October 2020). The national ranking is shown alongside.

Maine dataDrives the schedule

159 citations since October 2020

  1. 1Respiratory protection · 53 citations
  2. 2Bloodborne pathogens & infectious disease · 39 citations
  3. 3Personal protective equipment · 19 citations

Nationwide

2,408 citations, about 17 deaths, about 11 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Flammables, welding & hot work · 22 citations, about 6 deaths
  2. 2Respiratory protection · 621 citations
  3. 3Bloodborne pathogens & infectious disease · 335 citations

How My Safety Solution works in Maine

  • When you set up your company, you pick Maine. 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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