Variance Log
Provides a list of the variances that have been requested and/or are effective in North Carolina. More information on variance procedures and requests can be found in OPN 118 - Variance Requests for OSH Division's variance procedures, ETTA Standard's BOP D.05.S05 - Variance Requests, and on the NCDOL website.
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ABF Freight Sys, Inc.
Closed - interim order expired. Combined and reissued with the Yellow Freight Interim Order 2001-V-01. [Interim Order issued 11/26/00. The IO is... |
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ADS Environmental
Closed - (not listed as "in effect" on federal OSHA website). Federal multistate variance request. OSH provided comment to federal OSHA. No objections... |
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American Boiler & Chimney Co.; Oak Park Chimney Corp.
Combined with other chimney variances issued 10/02/2013; variance 2013-FV-02. Standard: 1926.452(o)(3); 1926.552 - multiple paragraphs. Also reference... |
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Avalotis, Inc.
Active. Combined with other chimney variances issued 10/02/2013. See variance 2013-FV-02. Standard: 1926.452(o)(3); 1926.552 - multiple paragraphs... |
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Broyhill
Active. Applies to the following North Carolina Broyhill locations: Lenoir, Rutherfordton, Conover, Newton. Reviewed 12/5/00. Standard: 1910.178(c)(2)... |
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Broyhill-Lenoir Particle Board Plant
Closed - interim order expired. [Temporary variance approved via Interim Order May 4, 1999. Hot work successfully performed under wood dust pile.]... |
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Carolina Food Processors
Closed - not approved. OSH cannot grant variances to recordkeeping standards for private sector. Federal variance required. Standard: 1904.7(b)(1) -... |
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Cataler - NA
Closed - Variance not necessary. Employer requesting exemption from entire standard. Determined by visit to plant that space is not a permit-required... |
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City of Washington
Closed. Application did not contain all relevant factors. Wrote interpretation that egress through an unlockable door is OK, though less than ideal... |
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Commonwealth Constructors, Inc.
Active - effective 6/15/04. This permanent variance was issued for the Progress Energy - Asheville plant only. All other Commonwealth Dynamics or... |
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Continental Tire
Active - effective 11/17/2003. Facility located at 1900 Continental Blvd, Charlotte, NC. Standard: 1910.110(f)(4)(i) - LP gas storage. Also reference... |
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Continental Tire
Closed. Company complied with requirements of NFPA. Facility located at 1900 Continental Blvd, Charlotte, NC. Standard: NFPA 101 - travel distance to... |
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DLV Roofing Systems, Inc.
Closed - Request closed following resolution of contested citation, where citation was upheld. See variance 2020-V-01 for previous submittal. |
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DLV Roofing Systems, Inc.
Closed - It was denied without prejudice due to deficient application. Application resubmitted 1/25/2021. See variance 2021-V-01. Standard: 1926.452(o... |
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Dome Technologies
Closed - not valid. OSH Division cannot grant variance from a national consensus standard. Standard: ANSI B56.6, man basket width on forklift |
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DSM Dyneema
Active. Effective May 16, 2012. Employer requested permanent variance to use an alternative supplied air system instead of a SCBA escape bottle in an... |
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DuPont Fluoroproducts, Inc.
Active - effective 11/30/00. Applies to following location/site only: 22828 Hwy 87 West, Fayetteville, NC. This site is allowed to use an unapproved... |
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Formco
Closed - no longer necessary. Three interim orders bought time while manufacturers developed usable snaphooks. Standard: 1926 Subpart M - Fall... |
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Gibraltar Chimney International, LLC; Hoffman, Inc.; Kiewit Industrial Co.
Combined with other chimney variances - issued 10/02/2013, variance 2013-FV-02. Standard: 1926.452(o)(3); 1926.552 - multiple paragraphs. Chimney Work... |
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International Chimney Corp.; Karrena International, LLC; Matrix Service Industrial Contractors, Inc.
Combined with other chimney variances issued 10/02/2013. See 2013-FV-02. Standard: 1926.452(o)(3); 1926.552 - multiple paragraphs. Chimney Work... |
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Key Energy Services
Closed - Denied due to deficient application. [Multi-state variance request.] Standard: 1910.23(c)(1) - Guarding floor openings. |
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McGee Brothers Company, Inc.
Closed - Request for permanent variance denied March 22, 2024. Click below on McGee Brothers Company, Inc. for additional details. |
2024-03-22 | |||
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McGee Brothers Company, Inc.
Closed - Request for permanent variance denied August 18, 2023 due to an incomplete application. Click below on McGee Brothers Company, Inc. for... |
2023-08-18 | |||
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McLean Contracting Company
Closed - Denied due to deficient application. [Multi-state variance request.]. Standard: 1926.1431(e)(10) - Cranes and derricks, hoisting personnel. |
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Mid-Atlantic Boiler and Chimney, Inc.; Commonwealth Dynamics, Inc.; R & P Industrial Chimney Co., Inc.
Active. Combined with other chimney variances issued 10/02/2013. See variance 2013-FV-02. Standard: 1926.452(o)(3); 1926.552 - multiple paragraphs... |
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Multiple Chimney/Construction Companies
Active - Effective 10/02/2013 and 7/14/2014 (see 78 FR 17432 and 79 FR 21956). Combined chimney variance. Multi-state variance request. The OSH... |
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NC Department of Corrections
Closed. Department of Corrections (DOC) found money to guard mixers. Variance no longer needed. [5-year plan for guarding/replacement schedule. ETTA... |
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NC Department of Corrections
Variance request denied because information provided did not explain how proposed changes would be as safe and healthful as complying with the... |
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NC Department of Crime Control and Public Safety
Closed - Variance request denied. Crime Control and Public Safety (CCPS) requesting variance from standard to use unapproved CBRN respirators... |
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NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources - North Carolina Aquariums
Under Evaluation - On hold. Agency contacted Hollis Yelverton on 10/8/2025 stating they had revisions to make on the request and the revisions have... |
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NC Septic Tank Association
Closed - Denied due to deficient application. [Representing multiple companies.]. Standard: 1926.1427 - Cranes and derricks, operator training... |
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NC State Bureau of Investigation
Closed - variance request denied. NC State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) requesting variance from standard to use unapproved CBRN respirators... |
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NCDOL Boiler and Pressure Vessel
Interim Order 99-02 expired. Extension requested. Closed. Standard: 1910.1001(e)(f)(1)-(2), (i)(1)-(3), and (j)(3) - Asbestos Exposure. |
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Novo Nordisk Biochem
Closed - not necessary. Fixed by new Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs). Standard: Subpart Z - 1910.1000 - Air contaminants - PELs. |
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Pilot Hosiery
Active. Applies to the Pilot Mountain facility. Sock knitting machines. Reviewed 12/5/00. Standard: 1910.219(a)(3) - Mechanical power-transmission... |
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Plastic Packaging, Inc.
A ctive - effective 2/13/2015. Employer requested permanent variance from clearance distance around electrical panel box. Facility located at 1246... |
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Randolph Builders
Closed - 1926 Subpart R - Steel erection, effective March 18, 2002; covers their request for no tie-off during leading edge operations installing... |
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Rebarco
Closed - no longer necessary. Three interim orders bought time while manufacturers developed usable snaphooks. Standard: 1926 Subpart M - Fall... |
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Reman Technologies
Active - effective 4/24/2006. Reman Technologies has received a permanent variance to use either an LPG or an LPS forklift in their spray booth. This... |
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Sandoz Chemical
Closed - expired.. Standard: 1910.1009(c)(4)(ii) - beta-napthalamine transfers. |
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SGL Carbon
Closed - Not approved. Standard: 1910.303(g)(2) - guarding live electrical parts. |
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Statesville Roofing and Heating
Closed - 1926 Subpart R - Steel Erection, effective March 18, 2002; covers their request for no tie-off during leading edge operations installing... |
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Statesville Roofing Company
Closed. Statesville Roofing Company was inspected twice and under citation for alleged fall protection violations. Standard: 1926, Subpart M - Fall... |
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SteelCase
Closed - not necessary. Standard: 1910.107(b)(5)(i) - flammable spray finishing. |
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TA Loving Co.
Revoked by federal OSHA 7/06/2012 - see 77 FR 40088-40090. [Multi-state variance. Federal OSHA approved. Goldsboro facility, marine applications... |
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Thomson Crown Wood Products
Closed - not approved. Standard:1910.37(k)(2) - Egress routes. |
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West Pharmaceutical (Formerly the West Co.)
Revoked by federal OSHA 7/06/2012 - see 77 FR 40088-40090. [Multi-state variance. Federal OSHA approved. Kinston facility.] Standard: 1910.217(c)(3) -... |
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Yellow Freight; ABF Freight Systems, Inc.
Closed - temporary variance/interim order expired. [Interim Order 01-02 issued 1/31/01. The IO is extended until 1/2002 and is combined to include ABF... |