OSH Enforcement Procedures

The following OSH Enforcement Procedures provide guidance to compliance personnel, to ensure responsibilities are carried out in an effective, efficient and consistent manner. Some of the documents are federal documents that have been adopted for application in North Carolina. Other documents have been created specifically for North Carolina. Note: Only documents listed here have been adopted for use in North Carolina. The files below can be sorted by document type.

Code of Federal Register (CFR) – Federal OSHA code of federal regulations adopted for application in N.C.
Compliance Directive (CPL) – Federal OSHA compliance directives provides compliance policies and enforcement procedures and have been adopted for application in N.C.
Field Operations Manual (FOM) – Provides guidance to compliance personnel to ensure procedures and processes are carried out in a consistent manner.
Memorandum (Memos) – OSH Division compliance memorandums provides guidance or clarification to staff.
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) – Provides working relationship agreements between other agencies and the OSH Division.
Operational Procedure Notice (OPN) – Provides OSH Division internal policies and work practice instructions.
Standards Notice (SN) – Provides interpretations developed by the OSH Division.
Standards Directive (STD) – Federal OSHA directives that clarify or provide guidance regarding occupational safety and health standards and have been approved by the OSH Division for use in N.C.

Procedure
CPL 02-01-057 - Compliance Directive for the Cranes and Derricks in Construction Standard
CPL 02-01-065 - Process Safety Management (PSM) of Highly Hazardous Chemicals
CPL 02-00-165 - Compliance Directive for the Excavation Standard, 29 CFR 1926, Subpart P
CPL 02-01-053 - Manufacturing, Storage, Sale, Handling, Use and Display of Pyrotechnics
CPL 02-01-060 - Enforcement Guidance for Personal Protective Equipment in Shipyard Employment
CPL 02-01-054 - Inspection and Citation Guidance for Roadway and Highway Construction Work Zones
CPL 02-02-074 - Inspection Procedures for the Chromium (VI) Standards
CPL 02-01-025 (CPL 2-1.25) - Guidelines for Point of Operation Guarding of Power Press Brakes
CPL 02-01-056 - Accessing Communication Towers by Hoist
CPL 01-00-004 - Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory
STD 01-10-002 - Drains on Air Receivers, 29 CFR 1910.169(a)(2)(i) and (b)(2) Citation Guidance
CPL 02-02-071 - Technical Enforcement and Assistance Guidelines for Hazardous Waste Site and RCRA Corrective Action Clean-up Operations
CPL 02-00-151 - Commercial Diving
CPL 02-00-162 - Shipyard Employment "Tool Bag" Directive
FOM Chapter 16 - Administrative File Activities
STD 03-15-003 - Requirements for Lift-Slab Construction Operations -- Inspection Procedures and Guidelines
CPL 02-00-161 - National Emphasis Program: Trenching and Excavation
OPN 129 - Interim Inspection Procedures for Blasting Operations in the Construction Industry
STD 03-08-002 - Compressed Gas Cylinders 29 CFR 1926.350(a)(9)
CPL 02-01-023 - Scaffolds Used in Construction
CPL 02-02-070 - Inspection Procedures for Occupational Exposure to Methylene Chloride
CPL 02-01-034 - Inspection Policy and Procedures for Steel Erection in Construction
CPL 02-00-155 - inspection Scheduling for Construction
CPL 02-01-028 - Powered Industrial Truck Operator Training
CPL 02-02-063 - Inspection Procedures for Occupational Exposure to Asbestos Final Rule 29 CFR Parts 1910.1001, 1926.1101, and 1915.1001
CPL 02-00-172 - Part 1904 Recordkeeping Policies and Procedures Directive
CPL 02-02-078 - Enforcement Procedures and Scheduling for Occupational Exposure to Tuberculosis
CPL 02-01-055 - Marine Cargo Gear Standard and 29 CFR 1919 Certification
CPL 02-01-063 - Compliance Directive for Cranes and Derricks in Construction Standard
CPL 02-00-042 - Interagency Agreement Between the Mine Safety and Health Administration and OSHA-USDOL
CPL 02-01-014 - Alloy Steel Chain Slings Proof Testing
CPL 02-02-052 - Enforcement Procedure for Occupational Exposure to Formaldehyde
CPL 02-02-073 - Inspection Procedures for 29 CFR 1910.120 and 1926.65, Paragraph (q): Emergency Response to Hazardous Substance Releases
Memo - Confined Spaces Litigation Settlement
Memo - Exemption of Variable Boom Reach Equipment ("Reach Stackers") from the 29 CFR 1917.50 Certification Requirement for Marine Terminals
Memo - Recognized And Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices (RAGAGEP) in Process Safety Management (PSM) Enforcement
OPN 122 - Communication Towers Special Emphasis Program
OPN 101 - Third Party Litigation
OPN 132 - Special Emphasis Program for Long Term Care Facilities
OPN 140 - Special Emphasis Program for Food Manufacturing Facilities
OPN 121 - Steel Erection Standard
OPN 096 - Focused Inspections in Construction
OPN 144 - In-compliance Letters and Certificates
OPN 116 - Special Emphasis Program for Allegations of Chemical Hazards on Farms
OPN 136 - 13 NCAC 7F .0202, North Carolina State-specific Rule Modifying 29 CFR 1926.28(a) - Personal Protective Equipment
OPN 141 - Enforcement Guidance for Conducting Heat-Related Illness Inspections and Issuing Citations
OPN 143 - Suitable Facilities for Drenching or Flushing the Eyes or Body
SN 61 - Residential Construction - Foundation or Basement Excavations
SN 09 - Determining Hazardous (Classified) Locations in Unventilated Pits or Depressions Below Grade in Commercial Garages
SN 75 - Public Sector Establishments for Recordkeeping