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 01-12-017 - Radial Saws - Guards
STD 01-12-018 - Ripsaws, Cutoff Saws, and Radial Saws
STD 01-12-019 - Sewing Machines - Guards
STD 01-12-020 - Mechanical Power Presses - Single Stroke Mechanism
STD 01-12-021 - Mechanical Power Presses
STD 01-12-022 - Engraving Presses - Guards
STD 01-12-023 - Three-Roller Printing Ink Mills - Guards
STD 01-12-024 - Mechanical Power Presses, Diesetting - Guards
STD 01-12-025 - Metal Cutting Shears - Awareness Barriers
STD 01-12-026 - Cutoff Wheels and Masonry Saws
STD 01-12-027 - Mechanical Power Presses and Iron Workers
STD 01-13-002 - Explosive Actuated Fastening Tools
STD 01-13-004 - Portable Belt Sanders - Guards
STD 01-14-001 - Replacement Welding Tips
STD 01-15-001 - Telecommunication Work
STD 01-15-004 - Metal Manhole Ladders
STD 01-16-007 - Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices
STD 01-23-004 - Genetic Testing
STD 03-01-001 - Construction Work
STD 03-06-001 - Steel Erection - Temporary Flooring Storage
STD 03-12-001 - Cranes - Clearance Near Power Lines
STD 03-12-004 - Overhead and Gantry Cranes
Memo - Interim Enforcement Guidance for Beryllium
CFR 195 - Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2024
Memo - Clarification to CPL 02-02-079, Inspection Procedures for the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS 2012)
Memo - Process Safety Management (PSM) Guidance: Appendix A Threshold Quantities
CFR 178 - Cranes and Derricks
CFR 196 - Worker Walkaround Representative
CFR 101D - Hazard Communication
CFR 101E - Hazard Communication