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
STD 01-05-008 - Bulk Oxygen Systems
OPN 135 - Special Emphasis Program for Exposures to Health Hazards
SN 77 - Cyanide Antidotes
FOM Chapter 01 - Purpose, Scope and Quality Management
CPL 01-00-004 - Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory
FOM Chapter 02 - Compliance Programming
CPL 02-01-038 - Enforcement of the Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution Standard
CPL 02-02-080 - Inspection Procedures for Respirable Crystalline Silica Standards
FOM Chapter 06 - Penalties
FOM Chapter 08 - Fatality and Catastrophe Investigations
FOM Chapter 09 - Complaints, Referrals and Accidents
FOM Chapter 10 - Discrimination Complaints
OPN 101 - Third Party Litigation
OPN 123 - Special Emphasis Program for Construction Activities
OPN 145 - Special Emphasis Program for Warehousing and Storage and Related Product Distribution Industries
OPN 147 - Logging Operations, Inspection Procedures and Interpretive Guidance
OPN 130 - Emergency Action and Fire Prevention Plans
OPN 088 - Special Emphasis Program for Logging and Arboriculture
OPN 128 - Public Sector Surveys and Inspections
CPL 02-01-067 - Site-Specific Targeting (SST)
CPL 02-00-154 - Longshoring and Marine Terminal "Tool Shed" Directive
CPL 02-00-155 - inspection Scheduling for Construction
CPL 02-01-055 - Marine Cargo Gear Standard and 29 CFR 1919 Certification
CPL 02-02-071 - Technical Enforcement and Assistance Guidelines for Hazardous Waste Site and RCRA Corrective Action Clean-up Operations
CPL 03-00-018 - National Emphasis Program – Primary Metal Industries
Memo - Recognized And Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices (RAGAGEP) in Process Safety Management (PSM) Enforcement
Memo - Process Safety Management (PSM) Retail Exemption Enforcement Policy
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
Memo - Monorail Hoists Enforcement Policies
Memo - Confined Spaces Litigation Settlement
STD 03-08-001 - Welding, Cutting or Heating of Metals Coated with Lead-Bearing Paint
STD 03-15-003 - Requirements for Lift-Slab Construction Operations -- Inspection Procedures and Guidelines
STD 03-13-002 - 29 CFR 1926.605(a)(1) as Applied to Marine Construction
STD 03-13-001 - Clarification of 29 CFR 1926.603(a)(8), Related to Tying Off Loft-Workers, Top-Men and/or Pile Monks
Memo - Policy Clarification on OSHA's Enforcement Authority at Small Farms
Memo - Exemption of Variable Boom Reach Equipment ("Reach Stackers") from the 29 CFR 1917.50 Certification Requirement for Marine Terminals
Memo - Volunteer Service Organizations
STD 04-00-002 - Low Profile Tractor
Memo (COVID-19) - Updated Interim Enforcement Response Plan for Coronavirus Disease
FOM Chapter 16 - Administrative File Activities
Field Operations Manual (FOM) Chapters 01 - 18
CPL 02-00-135 - Recordkeeping Policies and Procedures Manual
Memo (COVID-19) - Repeal of Healthcare ETS
CPL 02-01-063 - Compliance Directive for Cranes and Derricks in Construction Standard
OPN 150 - Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operational Policy and Procedures
CFR 192 - CFR Correction: Occupational Safety and Health Standards
CFR 191 - Incorporation by Reference; Notice of Corrections
CFR 193 - CFR Correction: Safety and Health Regulations for Construction
CFR 194 - Correcting Amendment: Safety and Health Regulations for Construction - Lead
CFR 189 - OSHA Standards and Regulations: Corrections