HR and Workplace Safety: Indiana

Federal law and guidance on this subject should be reviewed together with this section.

Authors: Stuart R. Buttrick and Tareen Zafrullah, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Summary

• Indiana is a State Plan state. See Indiana OSH Act.
• Employers and employees have affirmative duties under the Indiana OSH Act. See Employer and Employee Duties.
• Indiana adopts the federal OSHA standards verbatim. See Standards.
• The Indiana Board of Safety Review adjudicates Indiana OSH Act disputes. See The Indiana Board of Safety Review.
• The Indiana OSH Act penalizes knowing violations whereas the federal OSH Act penalizes willful violations. See Knowing Violations of the Indiana OSH Act.
• Indiana's compliance programs mirror their federal counterparts. See Compliance Programs.