Federal OSHA jurisdiction — no state plan
Missouri does not operate an OSHA-approved state plan. Federal OSHA directly enforces occupational safety and health standards for most private sector employers and workers in Missouri. State and local government workers in Missouri are not covered by federal OSHA, and because Missouri lacks an approved state plan, these public-sector employees have no OSHA protections.
Source: OSHA State Plans
Construction Safety Training Act — public works projects
Missouri's Construction Safety Training Act imposes mandatory safety training obligations on contractors and subcontractors engaged in public works construction. The Act applies narrowly to contractors who enter into contracts with public bodies (state agencies, political subdivisions, or institutions supported in whole or in part by public funds) for construction of public works (fixed works constructed for public use or benefit or paid for wholly or in part out of public funds).
Training Requirement
Every contractor and subcontractor must provide a 10-hour OSHA construction safety program to their on-site employees—laborers, workmen, drivers, equipment operators, and craftsmen directly engaged in construction at the site. The program must be either (1) a 10-hour OSHA construction safety and health course approved by OSHA, or (2) a similar program approved by the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations that is at least as stringent as the OSHA program. Employees who have previously completed the required program and hold documentation are exempt.
Timing and Documentation
On-site employees who have not previously completed the program must complete it within 60 days of beginning work on the public works construction project. An employee found on a work site without documentation of successful completion is afforded 20 days to produce such documentation before being subject to removal from the project.
Penalties
The contractor forfeits as a penalty to the public body $2,500 plus $100 for each employee employed by the contractor or subcontractor, for each calendar day (or portion thereof) such employee is employed without the required training. The penalty does not begin to accrue until after the 60-day training period and the 20-day documentation grace period have elapsed. The public body awarding the contract must withhold and retain all sums due and owing as a result of violations when making payments to the contractor. Contractors and subcontractors are jointly liable—each contractor is jointly liable for penalties incurred by its subcontractors with non-compliant employees. If the contractor or subcontractor fails to pay the penalty within 45 days following notification by the Department, the Department must pursue an enforcement action to recover the penalty plus its actual cost of enforcement.
Exclusions
The Act does not apply to work performed by public utilities under the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission or their contractors, or work performed at or on facilities owned or operated by such utilities. It also does not apply to rail grade crossing improvement projects where a signed agreement exists between the railroad and the Missouri Department of Transportation or where an order has been issued by the Department of Transportation ordering such construction.
Source: Mo. Rev. Stat. § 292.675