State Plan · MIOSHA

Michigan Safety Training and OSHA Tailgate Talks

Michigan runs its own State Plan, MIOSHA, for private employers and state and local government. Enforcement records show 21,625 inspections at private worksites in Michigan opened from October 2020 to September 2026, with 49,533 citations.

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Private-sector inspections
21,625
Oct 2020 – September 2026
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Nationwide OSHA data
Built from 525,000+ OSHA citations nationwide

Which safety rules apply in Michigan

Michigan runs its own OSHA-approved State Plan, MIOSHA, under the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, MIOSHA. It covers private employers and state and local government in Michigan.

MIOSHA writes and cites its own codified standards, MIOSHA Parts.

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 Michigan, and what hurts people

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

The industry that stands out most is Janitorial & Facility Services: 6% of Michigan’s citations, 2.1 times its share across all states.

Hazards cited most at private worksites in Michigan

  1. Fall protection & working at heights3,274 citations
  2. Hazard Communication (GHS labels & SDS)2,423 citations
  3. Lockout/tagout (hazardous energy)2,363 citations
  4. Asbestos2,277 citations
  5. Personal protective equipment1,857 citations
  6. Respiratory protection1,499 citations

38% of the 49,533 citations are under a standard the ranking can group by hazard; the rest are under Michigan’s own standards and aren’t counted here.

Where Michigan’s citations fall, by industry

  1. Construction36% · about 13,852
  2. Manufacturing17% · about 6,631
  3. Residential & Commercial Services11% · about 4,444
  4. Janitorial & Facility Services6% · about 2,387 · 2.1×
  5. Landscaping & Grounds Maintenance4% · about 1,734 · 1.8×
  6. Warehousing & Distribution4% · about 1,511

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 Michigan

MIOSHA cites under its own state code, MIOSHA Parts, which is numbered differently from the federal standards the ranking is built on. So all 262 trades in Michigan are scheduled from the national pattern, built from 525,000+ OSHA citations nationwide, the most reliable data available for Michigan. Michigan’s own figures, shown alongside, count only citations under federal-numbered standards plus accident reports. Michigan’s state-specific rules are on the MIOSHA site, linked above.

Trades that stand out in Michigan

Michigan’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 Michigan: about 4,094 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade.

Michigan cites its own state code, numbered differently from the federal standards, so your schedule uses the national pattern, the most reliable data available for it. Michigan’s own data, shown alongside, counts only federal-standard citations and accident reports.

Michigan data

527 citations, about 4 deaths, about 1 hospitalization since October 2020 (federal-standard citations and accident reports only)

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights · 235 citations, about 2 deaths
  2. 2Asbestos · 116 citations
  3. 3Personal protective equipment · 80 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

Janitorial & Facility Services

Commercial Janitorial & Cleaning

The Janitorial & Facility Services trade with the most citations at private worksites in Michigan: about 111 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade. Janitorial & Facility Services makes up 2.1 times as large a share of Michigan’s citations as across all states.

Michigan cites its own state code, numbered differently from the federal standards, so your schedule uses the national pattern, the most reliable data available for it. Michigan’s own data, shown alongside, counts only federal-standard citations and accident reports.

Michigan data

49 citations, about 2 deaths, about 2 hospitalizations since October 2020 (federal-standard citations and accident reports only)

  1. 1Asbestos · 18 citations
  2. 2Personal protective equipment · 8 citations

NationwideDrives the schedule

1,266 citations, about 27 deaths, about 20 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights · 111 citations, about 13 deaths
  2. 2Lockout/tagout (hazardous energy) · 121 citations
  3. 3Electrical safety · 94 citations, about 1 death

Landscaping & Grounds Maintenance

Grounds Maintenance - Commercial

The Landscaping & Grounds Maintenance trade with the most citations at private worksites in Michigan: about 441 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade. Landscaping & Grounds Maintenance makes up 1.8 times as large a share of Michigan’s citations as across all states.

Michigan cites its own state code, numbered differently from the federal standards, so your schedule uses the national pattern, the most reliable data available for it. Michigan’s own data, shown alongside, counts only federal-standard citations and accident reports (103 citations, about 6 deaths and about 1 hospitalization since October 2020).

Michigan data

103 citations, about 6 deaths, about 1 hospitalization since October 2020 (federal-standard citations and accident reports only)

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights · 9 citations
  2. 2Lockout/tagout (hazardous energy) · 14 citations
  3. 3Caught-in & caught-between · 0 citations, about 3 deaths

NationwideDrives the schedule

2,721 citations, about 134 deaths, about 36 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Mobile equipment, haulage & jobsite vehicles · 53 citations, about 29 deaths
  2. 2Fall protection & working at heights · 211 citations, about 13 deaths
  3. 3Personal protective equipment · 394 citations

Healthcare

Long-Term Care & Skilled Nursing

The Healthcare trade with the most citations at private worksites in Michigan: about 442 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade.

Michigan cites its own state code, numbered differently from the federal standards, so your schedule uses the national pattern, the most reliable data available for it. Michigan’s own data, shown alongside, counts only citations under federal standards and accident reports (about 103 citations since October 2020).

Michigan data

103 citations since October 2020 (federal-standard citations and accident reports only)

  1. 1Respiratory protection · 43 citations
  2. 2Asbestos · 18 citations
  3. 3Personal protective equipment · 17 citations

NationwideDrives the schedule

2,389 citations, about 7 deaths, about 5 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Respiratory protection · 702 citations
  2. 2Bloodborne pathogens & infectious disease · 447 citations
  3. 3Fall protection & working at heights · 38 citations, about 2 deaths

How My Safety Solution works in Michigan

  • When you set up your company, you pick Michigan. The app then applies MIOSHA and builds your tailgate talk schedule from the national pattern, built from 525,000+ OSHA citations nationwide.
  • 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 Michigan’s own state rules, so check those with MIOSHA 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 MIOSHA’s own recordkeeping rules for anything it adds. Guidance, not legal advice.
  • Help with a written program or a MIOSHA 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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