Occupational Safety and Health Topic Pages This site provides access to information about specific safety and health topics. Each topic page is divided into four categories of information based on the content: hazard overview; solutions; regulations; and learn more. Hazard Overview contains a description of the topic and identifies the principal hazards associated with that topic. Solutions provides general guidance to the employee regarding the measures they can take to protect against the hazards and the procedures the employer should be implementing, as well as appropriate personal protective equipment. This includes links to applicable example safety and health programs, presentations and outreach services. Regulations identifies which standards apply to this subject and includes Federal OSHA standards adopted by North Carolina and state-specific rules. Learn More provides links to additional NCDOL information (e.g., publications and compliance directives) and how to obtain other interpretive guidance on that specific topic. Additional information on each topic can be found on the OSHA and NIOSH websites. Note: Safety and health topics listed but without active links or cross references are currently under development. Alphabetical Topics Index ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQR ST UVW XYZ ABC A Abrasive Blasting Abrasive Wheels Acids and Bases Aerial Lifts Ammonia/Ammonia Refrigeration Amputations Amputations Special Emphasis Program (see also Special Emphasis Programs) Antineoplastic Agents Arboriculture Arboriculture Special Emphasis Program (see Logging and Arboriculture Special Emphasis Program) Asbestos (see also Health Hazards Special Emphasis Program) Avian Flu B Bases (see Acids and Bases) Benzene Beryllium Blasting and Explosives Bloodborne Pathogens Boat Manufacturing 1-Bromopropane Byssinosis (see Cotton Dust) C Carbon Monoxide Chain Saw Safety Chromium, Hexavalent (see Hexavalent Chromium) Combustible Dust Commercial Diving Communication Towers Compressed Air and Compressed Air Equipment Compressed Gases Concrete and Masonry Construction Confined Spaces Construction Special Emphasis Program Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Cotton Dust Cranes and Derricks DEF D Dentistry Derricks (see Cranes and Derricks) Dichloromethane (see Methylene Chloride) Diisocyanates (see Isocyanates) Dipping and Coating E Ebola Virus (see also Bloodborne Pathogens) Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution Electrical Safety Emergency Action Plans Ergonomics Excavation and Trenching Exits and Exit Routes Explosives Eyewash Stations and Emergency Showers F Fall Protection Fire Prevention Plans Flammable Liquids Food Manufacturing Special Emphasis Program Forklifts (see Powered Industrial Trucks) Formaldehyde GHI G Grain Handling Facilities Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers Special Emphasis Program H Halogenated Hydrocarbons Hand and Portable Powered Tools Hazard Communication Hazardous Chemicals Right to Know Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Health Hazards Special Emphasis Program (see Asbestos, Lead, Isocyanates, Hexavalent Chromium, Silica) Hearing Conservation (see Noise) Heat Stress Hexavalent Chromium Hierarchy of Controls Highway Work Zone Safety Hurricane Assistance and Recovery I Indoor Air Quality Ionizing Radiation (see Radiation, Ionizing and Non-Ionizing) Isocyanates JKL J K L Laboratory Safety Ladders (see Stairways and Ladders) Landscape and Horticultural Services (see also Chain Saw Safety and Logging and Arboriculture Special Emphasis Program) Laser Safety Lead Lockout/Tagout Logging Logging and Arboriculture Special Emphasis Program Long Term Care Long Term Care Special Emphasis Program MNO M Machine Guarding Manlifts Maritime Industry Materials Handling and Storage Mechanical Power Press Medical Services and First Aid Methylene Chloride N Noise Non-Ionizing Radiation (see Radiation, Ionizing and Non-Ionizing) O Organic Solvents Overhead and Gantry Cranes PQR P Pandemic Flu Personal Protective Equipment Poultry Processing Powered Industrial Trucks (Forklifts) Powered Press Brakes Pressure Vessels Process Safety Management Pyrotechnics Q R Radiation, Ionizing and Non-Ionizing Recording and Reporting Respiratory Protection ST S Sandblasting (see Abrasive Blasting) Scaffolds Silica Special Emphasis Programs Spray Operations Stairways and Ladders Steel Erection Styrene Swine Flu T Temporary Worker Trenching (see Excavation and Trenching) Tuberculosis UVW U - Z U Underground Construction V Vector-Borne Diseases Ventilation Veterinary Services Safety and Health Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers W Walking and Working Surfaces Welding, Cutting and Brazing Wood Products Manufacturing Work Zone Safety (see Highway Work Zone Safety) Workplace Violence XYZ X X-rays (see Radiation, Ionizing and Non-Ionizing) Xylene (see Flammable Liquids) Y Young Worker Z Zoonotic Diseases
Occupational Safety and Health Topic Pages This site provides access to information about specific safety and health topics. Each topic page is divided into four categories of information based on the content: hazard overview; solutions; regulations; and learn more. Hazard Overview contains a description of the topic and identifies the principal hazards associated with that topic. Solutions provides general guidance to the employee regarding the measures they can take to protect against the hazards and the procedures the employer should be implementing, as well as appropriate personal protective equipment. This includes links to applicable example safety and health programs, presentations and outreach services. Regulations identifies which standards apply to this subject and includes Federal OSHA standards adopted by North Carolina and state-specific rules. Learn More provides links to additional NCDOL information (e.g., publications and compliance directives) and how to obtain other interpretive guidance on that specific topic. Additional information on each topic can be found on the OSHA and NIOSH websites. Note: Safety and health topics listed but without active links or cross references are currently under development. Alphabetical Topics Index ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQR ST UVW XYZ ABC A Abrasive Blasting Abrasive Wheels Acids and Bases Aerial Lifts Ammonia/Ammonia Refrigeration Amputations Amputations Special Emphasis Program (see also Special Emphasis Programs) Antineoplastic Agents Arboriculture Arboriculture Special Emphasis Program (see Logging and Arboriculture Special Emphasis Program) Asbestos (see also Health Hazards Special Emphasis Program) Avian Flu B Bases (see Acids and Bases) Benzene Beryllium Blasting and Explosives Bloodborne Pathogens Boat Manufacturing 1-Bromopropane Byssinosis (see Cotton Dust) C Carbon Monoxide Chain Saw Safety Chromium, Hexavalent (see Hexavalent Chromium) Combustible Dust Commercial Diving Communication Towers Compressed Air and Compressed Air Equipment Compressed Gases Concrete and Masonry Construction Confined Spaces Construction Special Emphasis Program Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Cotton Dust Cranes and Derricks DEF D Dentistry Derricks (see Cranes and Derricks) Dichloromethane (see Methylene Chloride) Diisocyanates (see Isocyanates) Dipping and Coating E Ebola Virus (see also Bloodborne Pathogens) Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution Electrical Safety Emergency Action Plans Ergonomics Excavation and Trenching Exits and Exit Routes Explosives Eyewash Stations and Emergency Showers F Fall Protection Fire Prevention Plans Flammable Liquids Food Manufacturing Special Emphasis Program Forklifts (see Powered Industrial Trucks) Formaldehyde GHI G Grain Handling Facilities Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers Special Emphasis Program H Halogenated Hydrocarbons Hand and Portable Powered Tools Hazard Communication Hazardous Chemicals Right to Know Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Health Hazards Special Emphasis Program (see Asbestos, Lead, Isocyanates, Hexavalent Chromium, Silica) Hearing Conservation (see Noise) Heat Stress Hexavalent Chromium Hierarchy of Controls Highway Work Zone Safety Hurricane Assistance and Recovery I Indoor Air Quality Ionizing Radiation (see Radiation, Ionizing and Non-Ionizing) Isocyanates JKL J K L Laboratory Safety Ladders (see Stairways and Ladders) Landscape and Horticultural Services (see also Chain Saw Safety and Logging and Arboriculture Special Emphasis Program) Laser Safety Lead Lockout/Tagout Logging Logging and Arboriculture Special Emphasis Program Long Term Care Long Term Care Special Emphasis Program MNO M Machine Guarding Manlifts Maritime Industry Materials Handling and Storage Mechanical Power Press Medical Services and First Aid Methylene Chloride N Noise Non-Ionizing Radiation (see Radiation, Ionizing and Non-Ionizing) O Organic Solvents Overhead and Gantry Cranes PQR P Pandemic Flu Personal Protective Equipment Poultry Processing Powered Industrial Trucks (Forklifts) Powered Press Brakes Pressure Vessels Process Safety Management Pyrotechnics Q R Radiation, Ionizing and Non-Ionizing Recording and Reporting Respiratory Protection ST S Sandblasting (see Abrasive Blasting) Scaffolds Silica Special Emphasis Programs Spray Operations Stairways and Ladders Steel Erection Styrene Swine Flu T Temporary Worker Trenching (see Excavation and Trenching) Tuberculosis UVW U - Z U Underground Construction V Vector-Borne Diseases Ventilation Veterinary Services Safety and Health Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers W Walking and Working Surfaces Welding, Cutting and Brazing Wood Products Manufacturing Work Zone Safety (see Highway Work Zone Safety) Workplace Violence XYZ X X-rays (see Radiation, Ionizing and Non-Ionizing) Xylene (see Flammable Liquids) Y Young Worker Z Zoonotic Diseases