OSHA TRAINING IN WASHINGTON, DC

• Washington State (the state on the West Coast) does have an official OSHA-approved State Plan called WISHA, enforced by Washington’s Department of Labor & Industries (DOSH). It covers private sector and public employees there.

• But Washington, D.C. (the U.S. capital district) does NOT have its own OSHA State Plan. So, most private sector workplaces and federal government employees in D.C. fall directly under Federal OSHA jurisdiction.

You’re right that in states or districts without an official OSHA State Plan—like Washington, D.C.—federal OSHA is responsible for enforcing workplace safety and health standards.

If you want, I can help explain more about OSHA’s coverage in Washington, D.C., or how it differs from states with approved State Plans like Washington State!