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) – Notification of OSHA code of federal regulations adopted for application in N.C.
Compliance Directive (CPL) – Notification of federal OSHA compliance directives 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.

OSH Enforcement Procedures, Standards Notice
SN 44 - Upper and Lower Controls on Vehicle-mounted Elevating and Rotating Work Platforms
SN 49 - Ground-Fault Protection in Construction Operations
SN 52 - Conversion of, Modification of, and Additions to Industrial Trucks
SN 54 - Standby Personnel at Telecommunications Manhole
SN 55 - Facial Hair and Respirator Use
SN 56 - Heavy and Light Duty Pneumatic Staplers
SN 58 - Availability of and Access to Toilets and Hand Washing Facilities
SN 61 - Residential Construction - Foundation or Basement Excavations
SN 63 - Requirements for Workers Who Are Actively Conducting Operations in IDLH Atmospheres
SN 64 - Oleoresin Capsicum (Pepper Spray)
SN 65 - The Use of Warning Lines Alone For Fall Protection on Low Sloped Roofs
SN 66 - Spring Brake System or Dock Lock in lieu of Chocking as Means to Secure Trucks or Trailers at a Loading Dock
SN 67 - Applicability of the Permit Required Confined Spaces Standard to Concrete Mixing Trucks
SN 68 - Use of Non-NIOSH Approved Respirators for Voluntary Use
SN 70 - Revised ASTM Standards for Foot Protection
SN 72 - Security of Compressed Gas Cylinders at Compressed Gas Supplier and Distribution Facilities
SN 73 - Requirements for High-visibility Apparel and Enforcement of the Federal Highway Administration Regulation, 23 CFR 634.
SN 74 - Fall Protection Requirements for Work Involving Dry Laid Masonry Retaining Walls
SN 75 - Public Sector Establishments for Recordkeeping
SN 77 - Cyanide Antidotes
SN 78 - Pump Jack Scaffold Systems