South Dakota
About South Dakota
BlueHive has 104 providers in our network across South Dakota where you can order drug screens, DOT physicals, and other occupational health services. The state has a total population of 869,666 people. *
South Dakota is most famous for the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, which consists of carvings of U.S. presidents Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt.1 While sculptors aren't among the most common job titles in South Dakota, sawing machine setters, cabinet makers, and bench carpenters.3
When it comes to occupational safety and health administration in South Dakota, the state follows federal regulations. There is currently one federal OSHA office covering private-sector employees and workers; it is located in Sioux Falls.4 The state has an OSHA Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) dedicated to ensuring employers are abiding by necessary OSHA procedures; services provided by the program include job safety analyses, safety program audits, technical program development, comprehensive hazard evaluations and more.2 Learn more about South Dakota OSHA here.
Sources:
1. 25 Rugged Facts About South Dakota. (2016, February 9). Retrieved from https://mentalfloss.com/article/74232/25-rugged-facts-about-south-dakota
2. Engineering Extension. (n.d.). Retrieved September 26, 2019, from https://www.sdstate.edu/engineering-extension
3. The SeniorJobBankSM The original career site for Boomers and Seniors. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.seniorjobbank.org/database/South_Dakota/South_Dakota.html
4. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. (n.d.). Retrieved September 26, 2019, from https://www.osha.gov/contactus/bystate/SD/areaoffice
