Memo - Interim Enforcement Guidance for Beryllium

On December 11, 2018 the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a memorandum on the interim enforcement guidance for the Occupational Exposure to Beryllium standards in general industry, maritime and construction under 29 CFR 1910.1024, 29 CFR 1915.1024, and 29 CFR 1926.1124. This memorandum continues previous interim guidance for those provisions of the Beryllium standards, 29 CFR 1910.1024, 29 CFR 1926.1124, and 29 CFR 1915.1024, that OSHA began enforcing on May 11, 2018. It also adds interim guidance for certain provisions of 29 CFR 1910.1024, with a compliance date of December 12, 2018. The memorandum also contains side-by-side changes proposed for the general industry Beryllium standard.

Per this memorandum, the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Division of the North Carolina Department of Labor adopts the above-mentioned OSHA enforcement procedure for use in North Carolina. The referenced memorandum is attached.