Federal OSHA Standards are enforced by the U.S. Department of Labor in 27 states. There are currently 22 States and jurisdictions operating complete State plans (covering both the private sector and State and local government employees) and 5 — Connecticut, Illinois, New Jersey, New York and the Virgin Islands — which cover public employees only. California, Oregon, and Washington, have complete standards for construction. Michigan, Minnesota, Maryland, Virginia and Kentucky have amended some OSHA standards and have added requirements not included in Federal rules. Puerto Rico has a Spanish translation of Federal standards. If you are working in one of those states you should ensure that you are complying with all state requirements. The remaining state plan states have adopted and enforce the federal OSHA standards as written.