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
FOM Chapter 04 - Violations
CPL 02-01-048 - Clarification of the Enforcement Policies Relating to Floors/Nets and Shear Connectors
STD 03-01-001 - Construction Work
CPL 02-01-043 - Slide Locks
CPL 02-00-100 - Application of the Permit-Required Confined Spaces Standard, 29 CFR 1910.146
CPL 02-02-080 - Inspection Procedures for Respirable Crystalline Silica Standards
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
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 02-01-061 - Confined and Enclosed Spaces and Other Dangerous Atmospheres in Shipyard Employment
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 02-01-004 (CPL 2-1.4C) - Inspection of Grain Handling Facilities, 29 CFR 1910.272
CPL 02-02-058 - Lead Exposure in Construction
Memo - Process Safety Management (PSM) Guidance: Appendix A Threshold Quantities
Memo - Clarification to CPL 02-02-079, Inspection Procedures for the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS 2012)
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 145 - Special Emphasis Program for Warehousing and Storage and Related Product Distribution Industries
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 107 - Enforcement Guidelines for the Hazardous Chemicals Right to Know Act
OPN 148 - Carbon Monoxide Exposure Documentation Guidelines
SN 19 - Class I and Class II, Division 2 Hazardous Locations for Spray Finishing
SN 01 - Textile Machinery
SN 63 - Requirements for Workers Who Are Actively Conducting Operations in IDLH Atmospheres
SN 54 - Standby Personnel at Telecommunications Manhole
SN 55 - Facial Hair and Respirator Use
SN 66 - Spring Brake System or Dock Lock in lieu of Chocking as Means to Secure Trucks or Trailers at a Loading Dock
OPN 127 - Respirator Use Policy under the Cotton Dust Standard
STD 01-12-024 - Mechanical Power Presses, Diesetting - Guards
STD 01-12-025 - Metal Cutting Shears - Awareness Barriers
STD 01-06-005 - Personal Protective Equipment - Hard Hat Exemption
STD 01-12-010 - Machine Guarding - Food Waste Disposal Equipment
STD 01-05-010 - Spray Booths - Average Air Velocity
STD 01-05-016 - Liquid Propane Gas - Venting to the Atmosphere
STD 01-06-001 - Personal Protective Equipment - Hand Protection in Meat Cutting
STD 01-08-002 - Eye Washes and Emergency Showers - Battery Charging Stations
STD 01-09-003 - Fire Brigades - Fire-Resistive Coats
STD 01-09-002 - Dry Chemical Portable Fire Extinguishers - Testing
STD 01-11-006 - Powered Industrial Trucks
STD 01-11-004 - Industrial Trucks; Battery Charging Stations
STD 01-11-007 - Securing Trucks or Trailers to Loading Docks