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Private employers in New Hampshire fall under federal OSHA. Enforcement records show 2,157 inspections at private worksites in New Hampshire opened from October 2020 to September 2026, with 3,825 citations.

Private employers
Federal OSHA
29 CFR
State and local government
No OSHA coverage
No State Plan for public employers
Private-sector inspections
2,157
Oct 2020 – September 2026
Trades ranked on own data
Pooled federal ranking
All federal OSHA states

Which safety rules apply in New Hampshire

New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire, and what hurts people

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

The hazard cited most at private worksites in New Hampshire is Fall protection & working at heights: 21% of the citations grouped by hazard, against 22% across federal OSHA states. Among the others, the hazard that stands out most is Safety program & training (29 CFR 1926.20, .21): 14% here, 4.8 times its share across federal OSHA states. The industry that stands out most is Retail: 3% of New Hampshire’s citations, 1.5 times its share across federal OSHA states.

Hazards cited most at private worksites in New Hampshire

  1. Fall protection & working at heights718 citations
  2. Safety program & training (29 CFR 1926.20, .21)486 citations
  3. Scaffolds323 citations
  4. Ladder safety294 citations
  5. Personal protective equipment281 citations
  6. Electrical safety177 citations

88% of the 3,825 citations are under a standard the ranking can group by hazard.

Where New Hampshire’s citations fall, by industry

  1. Construction46% · about 1,616
  2. Residential & Commercial Services27% · about 924 · 1.5×
  3. Manufacturing9% · about 308
  4. Retail3% · about 94 · 1.5×
  5. Warehousing & Distribution2% · about 72
  6. Auto & Vehicle Services2% · about 63

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 New Hampshire

The schedule for New Hampshire 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. 97% of New Hampshire’s citations, by industry code, are in trades ranked on the pooled data. New Hampshire’s own counts show where that ranking matters most here; they don’t change its order.

Trades that stand out in New Hampshire

New Hampshire’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 New Hampshire: about 1,394 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade.

New Hampshire citations

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

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights · 425
  2. 2Safety program & training (29 CFR 1926.20, .21) · 289
  3. 3Ladder safety · 178

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

Retail

Hardware & Home Improvement

The Retail trade with the most citations at private worksites in New Hampshire: about 25 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade. Retail makes up 1.5 times as large a share of New Hampshire’s citations as across federal OSHA states.

New Hampshire citations

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

  1. 1Forklifts & powered industrial trucks · 9
  2. 2Emergency action & fire prevention · 4
  3. 3Reporting serious injuries & recordkeeping · 3

Federal OSHA statesDrives the schedule

222 citations, about 10 deaths, about 7 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Forklifts & powered industrial trucks
  2. 2Fall protection & working at heights
  3. 3Electrical safety

Residential & Commercial Services

Painting - Commercial

The Residential & Commercial Services trade with the most citations at private worksites in New Hampshire: about 42 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade. Residential & Commercial Services makes up 1.5 times as large a share of New Hampshire’s citations as across federal OSHA states.

New Hampshire citations

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

  1. 1Safety program & training (29 CFR 1926.20, .21) · 10
  2. 2Respiratory protection · 10
  3. 3Lead exposure · 6

Federal OSHA statesDrives the schedule

1,702 citations, about 31 deaths, about 4 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights
  2. 2Flammables, welding & hot work
  3. 3Scaffolds

Manufacturing

Metal Fabrication & Welding

The Manufacturing trade with the most citations at private worksites in New Hampshire: about 93 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade.

New Hampshire citations

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

  1. 1Respiratory protection · 18
  2. 2Machine guarding · 14
  3. 3Electrical safety · 9

Federal OSHA statesDrives the schedule

2,349 citations, about 12 deaths, about 22 hospitalizations since October 2020

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

How My Safety Solution works in New Hampshire

  • When you set up your company, you pick New Hampshire. 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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