Arkansas — Workplace Safety

Practitioner reference for Workplace Safety compliance in Arkansas. Each section cites primary authority inline (statute, regulation, agency guidance, or case). Where primary authority cannot be confirmed for a point, the section renders the verbatim "Unable to confirm as of [date]" note instead of guessing.

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Jurisdictional scope — federal OSHA vs. state authority

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Arkansas does not operate an OSHA-approved state plan. Federal OSHA covers most private-sector employers and workers in the state. State and local government workers are not covered by federal OSHA. Arkansas Occupational Safety and Health (AOSH), a division of the Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing, administers workplace safety laws for public-sector employees (state agencies, counties, municipalities, public schools, and universities).

Source: OSHA State Plans, Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing – AOSH

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Public-sector severe injury reporting — 48-hour deadline

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Public-sector employers in Arkansas—state agencies, counties, municipalities, school districts, and other public bodies—must report workplace accidents resulting in a fatality, amputation, or hospitalization of one or more employees to Arkansas Occupational Safety and Health (AOSH) within 48 hours. Notification is made using AOSH's Public Sector Accident/Injury Reporting Form. This requirement applies only to public employers; private-sector employers are covered by federal OSHA's separate reporting rules.

Source: AOSH Public Sector Accident/Injury Reporting

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