Health and safety in the workplace are regulated in large part according to standards adopted under the OSH Act, a federal law. Massachusetts does not have its own approved occupational safety and health regulatory program; therefore, the federal standards are the governing law of the state in private sector workplaces. There is additional information and a detailed discussion of the federal regulations.
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Download Now Massachusetts has adopted its own state worker right-to-know law governing workplace safety and health that covers public sector employers (state and local governments, schools, etc.). There are no additional safety and health rules for public sector workplaces. The Massachusetts Department of Labor and Workforce Development/Division of Occupational Safety (DOS) administers worker right-to-know rules for public sector workplaces.
