Federal OSHA

Northern Mariana Islands Safety Training and OSHA Tailgate Talks

Private employers in the Northern Mariana Islands fall under federal OSHA. Enforcement records show 167 inspections at private worksites in the Northern Mariana Islands opened from October 2020 to August 2026, with 328 citations.

Private employers
Federal OSHA
29 CFR
Territorial government
No OSHA coverage
No State Plan for public employers
Private-sector inspections
167
Oct 2020 – August 2026
Trades ranked on own data
Pooled federal ranking
All federal OSHA states

Which safety rules apply in the Northern Mariana Islands

The Northern Mariana Islands 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 the Northern Mariana Islands, and what hurts people

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

The hazard cited most at private worksites in the Northern Mariana Islands is Electrical safety: 29% of the citations grouped by hazard, against 6% across federal OSHA states. Among the others, the hazard that stands out most is Respiratory protection: 11% here, 2.2 times its share across federal OSHA states. The industry that stands out most is Janitorial & Facility Services: 20% of the Northern Mariana Islands’ citations, 10.3 times its share across federal OSHA states.

Hazards cited most at private worksites in the Northern Mariana Islands

  1. Electrical safety89 citations
  2. Scaffolds40 citations
  3. Respiratory protection34 citations
  4. Hazard Communication (GHS labels & SDS)24 citations
  5. Fall protection & working at heights24 citations
  6. Ladder safety23 citations

94% of the 328 citations are under a standard the ranking can group by hazard.

Where the Northern Mariana Islands’ citations fall, by industry

  1. Construction46% · about 142
  2. Janitorial & Facility Services20% · about 62 · 10.3×
  3. Residential & Commercial Services7% · about 22
  4. Food Service & Hospitality7% · about 22 · 3.3×
  5. Warehousing & Distribution6% · about 19 · 1.6×
  6. Utilities & Public Works3% · about 9 · 1.2×

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 the Northern Mariana Islands

The schedule for the Northern Mariana Islands 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. 98% of the Northern Mariana Islands’ citations, by industry code, are in trades ranked on the pooled data. The Northern Mariana Islands’ own counts show where that ranking matters most here; they don’t change its order.

Trades that stand out in the Northern Mariana Islands

The Northern Mariana Islands’ 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 the Northern Mariana Islands: about 170 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade.

Northern Mariana Islands citations

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

  1. 1Electrical safety · 39
  2. 2Scaffolds · 28
  3. 3Respiratory protection · 19

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 the Northern Mariana Islands: about 20 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade. Food Service & Hospitality makes up 3.3 times as large a share of the Northern Mariana Islands’ citations as across federal OSHA states.

Northern Mariana Islands citations

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

  1. 1Electrical safety · 11
  2. 2Emergency action & fire prevention · 3
  3. 3Slips, trips & walking surfaces · 2

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

How My Safety Solution works in the Northern Mariana Islands

  • When you set up your company, you pick the Northern Mariana Islands. 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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