State Plan · Virginia OSH (VOSH)

Virginia Safety Training and OSHA Tailgate Talks

Virginia runs its own State Plan, Virginia OSH (VOSH), for private employers and state and local government. Enforcement records show 12,061 inspections at private worksites in Virginia opened from October 2020 to September 2026, with 20,923 citations.

Private employers
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State and local government
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Private-sector inspections
12,061
Oct 2020 – September 2026
Trades ranked on Virginia data
47 of 262
The rest use the national pattern

Which safety rules apply in Virginia

Virginia runs its own OSHA-approved State Plan, Virginia OSH (VOSH), under the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry. It covers private employers and state and local government in Virginia.

Virginia OSH (VOSH) enforces the federal OSHA standards plus a set of its own state standards.

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 Virginia, and what hurts people

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

The hazard cited most at private worksites in Virginia is Fall protection & working at heights: 15% of the citations grouped by hazard, against 22% across federal OSHA states. Among the others, the hazard that stands out most is First aid & emergency medical response: 5% here, 6.2 times its share across federal OSHA states. The industry that stands out most is Janitorial & Facility Services: 4% of Virginia’s citations, 1.4 times its share across all states.

Hazards cited most at private worksites in Virginia

  1. Fall protection & working at heights2,732 citations
  2. Electrical safety2,241 citations
  3. Hazard Communication (GHS labels & SDS)1,491 citations
  4. Personal protective equipment1,356 citations
  5. Scaffolds997 citations
  6. Respiratory protection935 citations

88% of the 20,923 citations are under a standard the ranking can group by hazard.

Where Virginia’s citations fall, by industry

  1. Construction30% · about 5,464
  2. Manufacturing19% · about 3,448 · 1.2×
  3. Residential & Commercial Services14% · about 2,527
  4. Food Service & Hospitality5% · about 979 · 1.3×
  5. Warehousing & Distribution4% · about 745
  6. Janitorial & Facility Services4% · about 729 · 1.4×

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 Virginia

A trade is scheduled from the ranking built from Virginia’s own citations when Virginia has 150 or more citations for it since October 2020. That is true for 47 of 262 trades, which hold 63% of Virginia’s citations by industry code. The other 215 use the national pattern, built from 525,000+ OSHA citations nationwide, the most reliable data available where a state’s own sample is smaller, with Virginia’s own counts shown alongside (93 with a smaller Virginia sample, 90 with some citations, 32 with none yet).

Trades with the most citations in Virginia

The most-cited trades in Virginia’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

Roofing

The Construction trade with the most Virginia citations in the plan data: 1,897 since October 2020.

Your schedule uses Virginia's own ranking (1,897 citations, about 12 deaths and about 3 hospitalizations since October 2020). The national ranking is shown alongside.

Virginia dataDrives the schedule

1,897 citations, about 12 deaths, about 3 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights · 938 citations, about 8 deaths
  2. 2Ladder safety · 315 citations, about 2 deaths
  3. 3Personal protective equipment · 317 citations

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

Food Service & Hospitality

Hotel & Lodging

The Food Service & Hospitality trade with the most Virginia citations in the plan data: 506 since October 2020.

Your schedule uses Virginia's own ranking (about 506 citations and about 1 death since October 2020). The national ranking is shown alongside.

Virginia dataDrives the schedule

506 citations, about 1 death since October 2020

  1. 1Bloodborne pathogens & infectious disease · 107 citations
  2. 2Slips, trips & walking surfaces · 6 citations, about 1 death
  3. 3Electrical safety · 59 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

Auto & Vehicle Services

Auto Repair & General Maintenance

The Auto & Vehicle Services trade with the most Virginia citations in the plan data: 494 since October 2020.

Your schedule uses Virginia's own ranking (494 citations and about 1 death since October 2020). The national ranking is shown alongside.

Virginia dataDrives the schedule

494 citations, about 1 death since October 2020

  1. 1Electrical safety · 115 citations
  2. 2Fire extinguishers · 44 citations
  3. 3Flammables, welding & hot work · 35 citations

Nationwide

4,759 citations, about 37 deaths, about 21 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Struck-by & falling objects · 0 citations, about 10 deaths
  2. 2Electrical safety · 710 citations
  3. 3Mobile equipment, haulage & jobsite vehicles · 1 citation, about 12 deaths

Warehousing & Distribution

General Warehousing

The Warehousing & Distribution trade with the most Virginia citations in the plan data: 361 since October 2020.

Your schedule uses Virginia's own ranking (361 citations, about 1 death and about 4 hospitalizations since October 2020). The national ranking is shown alongside.

Virginia dataDrives the schedule

361 citations, about 1 death, about 4 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Forklifts & powered industrial trucks · 59 citations
  2. 2Electrical safety · 68 citations
  3. 3Slips, trips & walking surfaces · 15 citations

Nationwide

5,410 citations, about 54 deaths, about 108 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Forklifts & powered industrial trucks · 1,325 citations, about 16 deaths
  2. 2Electrical safety · 856 citations
  3. 3Fall protection & working at heights · 204 citations, about 9 deaths

How My Safety Solution works in Virginia

  • When you set up your company, you pick Virginia. The app then applies Virginia OSH (VOSH) and builds your tailgate talk schedule from the ranking built from Virginia’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 Virginia’s own state rules, so check those with Virginia OSH (VOSH) 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 Virginia OSH (VOSH)’s own recordkeeping rules for anything it adds. Guidance, not legal advice.
  • Help with a written program or a Virginia OSH (VOSH) 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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