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 N.C. Other documents have been created specifically for N.C. Note: Only documents listed here have been adopted for use in N.C. 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 Directives (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.
Memorandums (Memos) – OSH Division compliance memorandums provides guidance or clarification to staff.
Memorandum of Understandings (MOU) – Provides working relationship agreements between other agencies and the OSH Division.
Operational Procedure Notices (OPN) – Provides OSH Division internal policies and work practice instructions.
Standards Notices (SN) – Provides interpretations developed by the OSH Division.
Standards Directives (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.

Code of Federal Regulation
CFR 145A - Air Contaminants
CFR 146E - Respiratory Protection Assigned Protection Factors
CFR 146F -Respiratory Protection Standard: Additional Ambient Aerosol CNC QNFT Protocols
CFR 147 - Occupational Exposure to Methylene Chloride
CFR 147A - Occupational Exposure to Methylene Chloride
CFR 148 - Storing and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia, 29 CFR 1910.111
CFR 149 - Sanitation
CFR 150 - Temporary Labor Camps
CFR 152 - Medical Services and First Aid
CFR 153 - Fire Brigades
CFR 154 - Helicopters
CFR 155 - Pulp, Paper, Paperboard Mills
CFR 156 - Textiles
CFR 157 - Sawmills
CFR 158 - Telecommunications, 29 CFR 1910.268
CFR 158A - Telecommunications, 29 CFR 1910.268(f)(3)
CFR 159 - Incorporation by Reference, 29 CFR 1926.31
CFR 160 - Standards Improvements for General Industry and Construction Standards
CFR 160A - Flammable Liquids
CFR 161 - Standards Improvements for General Industry and Construction Standards
CFR 162 - OMB Control Numbers Under the Paperwork Reduction Act
CFR 163 - Powered Industrial Trucks Operator Training
CFR 163B - Powered Industrial Trucks Operator Training
CFR 164 - Dipping and Coating Operations
CFR 166 - Steel Erection
CFR 166A - Steel Erection
CFR 166B - Steel Erection
CFR 167 - Signs, Signals and Barricades
CFR 167A - Accident Prevention Signs and Tags
CFR 168 - Exit Routes, Emergency Action Plans, and Fire Prevention Plans Final Rule
CFR 169 - Hydrogen
CFR 170 - Mechanical Power Transmission Apparatus
CFR 171 - Commercial Diving Operations
CFR 172 - Standards Improvement Project - Phase II
CFR 172A - Standards Improvement Project - Phase III
CFR 172B - Standards Improvement Project - Phase IV
CFR 173 - Updating National Consensus Standards
CFR 174 - Hexavalent Chromium
CFR 174A - Hexavalent Chromium
CFR 174B - Hexavalent Chromium
CFR 175 - Roll-Over Protective Structures
CFR 175A - Roll-Over Protective Structures
CFR 176 - Technical Amendments (1910, 1915, 1926)
CFR 176A - Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals and Slings
CFR 177 - Acetylene
CFR 178A - Cranes and Derricks: Underground Construction and Demolition
CFR 178B - Crane and Derricks: Digger Derrick Exemption
CFR 178C - Cranes and Derricks: Operator Certification
CFR 178D - Cranes and Derricks in Construction: Operator Certification Extension
CFR 178E - Cranes and Derricks in Construction: Operator Qualification