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 02-02-070 - Inspection Procedures for Occupational Exposure to Methylene Chloride
CPL 02-02-069 - Enforcement Procedures for the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
STD 01-16-007 - Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices
CPL 02-01-030 - Chocking Tractor Trailers
CPL 02-01-034 - Inspection Policy and Procedures for Steel Erection in Construction
CPL 02-00-155 - inspection Scheduling for Construction
STD 01-23-004 - Genetic Testing
STD 01-04-002 - Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
STD 01-05-008 - Bulk Oxygen Systems
STD 01-01-001 - Defining the Term "Nominal Diameter"
STD 04-00-002 - Low Profile Tractor
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 02-01-061 - Confined and Enclosed Spaces and Other Dangerous Atmospheres in Shipyard Employment
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 02-01-038 - Enforcement of the Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution Standard
STD 01-03-003 - Powered Platforms for Exterior Building Maintenance
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 02-01-004 (CPL 2-1.4C) - Inspection of Grain Handling Facilities, 29 CFR 1910.272
CPL 02-01-014 - Alloy Steel Chain Slings Proof Testing
CPL 02-02-058 - Lead Exposure in Construction
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 - Process Safety Management (PSM) Guidance: Appendix A Threshold Quantities
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 - Clarification to CPL 02-02-079, Inspection Procedures for the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS 2012)
Memo - Recognized And Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices (RAGAGEP) in Process Safety Management (PSM) Enforcement
OPN 118 - Administration of Variance Requests and Related Records
OPN 149 - Special Emphasis Program for Amputations
OPN 150 - Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operational Policy and Procedures
OPN 122 - Communication Towers Special Emphasis Program
OPN 101 - Third Party Litigation
OPN 145 - Special Emphasis Program for Warehousing and Storage and Related Product Distribution Industries
OPN 132 - Special Emphasis Program for Long Term Care Facilities
OPN 140 - Special Emphasis Program for Food Manufacturing Facilities
OPN 095 - Special Emphasis Program for Reinspection of Employers Who Have Had a Fatality in the Workplace
OPN 123 - Special Emphasis Program for Construction Activities
OPN 128 - Public Sector Surveys and Inspections
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 107 - Enforcement Guidelines for the Hazardous Chemicals Right to Know Act
OPN 141 - Enforcement Guidance for Conducting Heat-Related Illness Inspections and Issuing Citations
OPN 148 - Carbon Monoxide Exposure Documentation Guidelines