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
CFR 159 - Incorporation by Reference, 29 CFR 1926.31
CFR 134A - Asbestos
CFR 134D - Asbestos
CFR 193 - CFR Correction: Safety and Health Regulations for Construction
CFR 122A - General industry Health and Safety Standards Applicable to Construction Work Subpart K, 29 CFR 1926--Electrical
CFR 127F - Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses
Memo - Enforcement Inspection Guidance for Tree Care and Tree Removal Operations
CFR 194 - Correcting Amendment: Safety and Health Regulations for Construction - Lead
CFR 158A - Telecommunications, 29 CFR 1910.268(f)(3)
CFR 170 - Mechanical Power Transmission Apparatus
CFR 130A - Confined and Enclosed Spaces for Shipyard Employment; Final Rule
CFR 123 - Hazardous Materials Corrections General Industry
CFR 185 - Respirable Crystalline Silica
CFR 185A - Respirable Crystalline Silica
CFR 185B - Respirable Crystalline Silica
CFR 127H - Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (ITA)
CFR 166B - Steel Erection
CFR 128C - Personal Protective Equipment for General Industry; Amendments
CFR 141A - Shipyard Employment
CFR 184 - Confined Spaces in Construction
CFR 112 - Safety Standards for Stairways and Ladders Used in the Construction Industry; Final Rule
CFR 128D - Employer Payment for Personal Protective Equipment
CFR 186 - Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment (Fall Protection Systems)
CFR 127L - Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (ITA)
CFR 168 - Exit Routes, Emergency Action Plans, and Fire Prevention Plans Final Rule
CFR 178B - Crane and Derricks: Digger Derrick Exemption
CFR 136 - Logging Operations
CFR 136A - Logging Operations
CFR 111 - Concrete and Masonry Construction Safety Standards; Lift-Slab Construction Operations; Final Rule
CFR 110B - Electrical Standards
CFR 109 - Excavations: Final Rule
CFR 191 - Incorporation by Reference; Notice of Corrections
CFR 178F - Cranes and Derricks in Construction: Railroad Roadway Work
CFR 134B - Asbestos
CFR 187C - Occupational Exposure to Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds in Construction and Shipyard Sectors
CFR 128G - Personal Protective Equipment: Updating OSHA Standards based on National Consensus Standards
CFR 128J - Personal Protective Equipment in Construction
Memo - Process Safety Management (PSM) Retail Exemption Enforcement Policy
OPN 135 - Special Emphasis Program for Exposures to Health Hazards
Memo (COVID-19) - Repeal of Healthcare ETS
Memo - Monorail Hoists Enforcement Policies
Memo - Enforcement of 29 CFR 1910.29(f)(l)(ii)(B) and 1910.29(f)(1)(iii)(A): Heights of Handrail and Stair Rail Systems
OPN 130 - Emergency Action and Fire Prevention Plans
Field Operations Manual (FOM) Chapters 01 - 18
FOM Chapter 02 - Compliance Programming
OPN 091 - Delegation of Authority to Issue Citations
FOM Chapter 13 - Informal Conferences, Contested Cases and Disclosures
FOM Chapter 01 - Purpose, Scope and Quality Management
FOM Chapter 18 - Maritime Inspection Procedures
CPL 02-02-079 - Inspection Procedures for the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS 2012)