Compliance Directives

This instruction provides guidance concerning the application of occupational safety and health standards for commercial diving operations.

This instruction explains the OSH Division's site-specific targeting inspection program for the construction industry.

Replaces CPL 01-00-003 and includes updates to policies, procedures, and instructions that supplement and clarify 1910.7 and Appendix A to that...

This Instruction establishes enforcement policies, inspection procedures and performance guideline criteria for the safe design, construction...

Old directive number:: CPL 2-1.14B - Alloy Steel Chain Slings Proof Testing. 29 CFR 1910.184(e)(4); Enforcement policy and guidance for proof testing...

Old directive number: CPL 2-2.66 - 1,3-Butadiene. 29 CFR 1910.1051; Enforcement policies and procedures for 1,3-Butadiene. Note: References to CPL 2-...

This directive describes OSHA's inspection policy for uniform enforcement of standards addressing fall protection and safe access to communications...

Provides guidelines for National and Field Offices' personnel and staff regarding the American Red Cross Agreement. Old directive number; CPL 2.2 -...

Old directive number: 2-2.69. This instruction establishes policies and provides clarification to ensure uniform inspection procedures are followed...

Old directive number; CPL 2.98 - Case File Documentation for use with Videotapes and Audiotapes. Revises guidelines for case file documentation to...

Old directive number: CPL 2-1.30 - Chocking Tractor Trailers under the Powered Industrial Truck Standard. 29 CFR 1910.178(k)(1) and (m)(7)...

This directive replaces the previous directive, OSHA Instruction CPL 03-00-008, issued on March 11, 2008. The purpose of the revised National Emphasis...

This instruction provides guidelines for enforcement procedures and inspection guidance conducted for equipment covered by Subpart CC - Cranes and...

This instruction provides guidance and inspection procedures for the enforcement of Subpart P - Excavations.

This directive, which cancels CPL 02-01-051, provides current policy, inspection procedures, information and guidance to ensure uniform enforcement of...

Provides the application of the Permit- Required Confined Spaces Standard. 29 CFR 1910.146; Establishes enforcement policy and provides explanation of...

This instruction provides guidance for standards addressing the control of hazardous energy, 29 CFR 1910.147 (Lockout/Tagout).

29 CFR 1910.1043; Change page to CPL 02-02-031 - Cotton Dust. This notice transmits page changes which remove sections that contain policies and...

Old directive number: CPL 2-2.31 - Cotton Dust. 29 CFR 1910.1043; Guidelines for using the Cotton Dust Manual.

This directive provides information on 29 CFR 1910.119 - Process Safety Management (PSM) of Highly Hazardous Chemicals, and references to 29 CFR 1910...

Old directive number: CPL 2-1.38 - Electric Power Transmission and Distribution. This federal instruction provides guidance for conducting inspections...

This directive provides inspection procedures for 29 CFR 1910.120(q) and 1926.65(q). Emergency Response to Hazardous Substance Releases. It defines...

Old directive number: CPL 2.95 - Enforcement Authority at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Government-Owned, Contractor-Operated (GOCO) sites Provides...

This instruction applies statewide and was originally effective on May 28, 1998 (CPL 02-00-051). The NAICS code appendix is updated annually and...

This directive, which cancels CPL 02-01-049, provides guidance concerning the application of current enforcement policy and procedures for personal...

This CPL clarifies OSHA's enforcement policy on the requirements regarding: (1) fully planked or decked floors or nets and (2) the use of pre...

This directive should be used in conjunction with CPL 02-01-034 - Steel Erection (CPL 2-1.34) and OPN 121 - Steel Erection. This directive extends...

Old directive number: CPL 2-2.52 - Formaldehyde. 1910.1048; Enforcement policies and procedures. The revision reduced the 8 hour time weighted average...

29 CFR 1910.1048; Page changes for CPL 02-02-052 and Appendix G. Old directive number: CPL 2-2.52 CH1 - Formaldehyde.

Old directive number: CPL 2-1.4C - Grain Handling Facilities. 29 CFR 1910.272; Enforcement policy and procedure.

This directive establishes policies and procedures to ensure uniform enforcement of the hazard communication standard.

Technical enforcement and assistance guidelines for hazardous waste site and RCRA corrective action clean-up operations. This federal instruction...

This directive provides guidelines and inspection procedures for occupational exposure to hexavalent chromium - 29 CFR 1910.1026, 29 CFR 1926.1126...

This change page removes sections that contain policies and procedures in conflict with FOM policies. Old directive number: CPL 2-2.6 CH-1 - Mercury -...

Old directive number: CPL 2-2.6 - Mercury. Enforcement Policy and Procedures for inorganic mercury.

Old directive number: 2-2.63. 29 CFR 1910.1001, 1926.1101, and 1915.1001; History note: CPL 2-2.63 was published November 3, 1995. Notes indicate it...

This instruction provides guidelines for implementing the Interagency Agreement (e.g., Memorandum of Understanding) between the Mine Safety and Health...

Old directive number: CPL 2-2.67 - Lead - Brass and Bronze Ingot Manufacturing. 29 CFR 1910.1025(e)(1); Compliance requirements and dates for...

Old directive number: CPL 2-2.58 - Lead in Construction. 29 CFR 1926.62, Interim Final Rule; Enforcement policies and procedures. Also reference OSHA...

Old directive number: CPL 2-0.102A Local Emphasis Programs. Procedures for Federal Approval of Local Emphasis Programs.

This directive provides guidance concerning the application of occupational safety and health standards in longshoring and marine terminals activities...

This directive provides a comprehensive compliance policy for the inspection of workplaces involved in the manufacturing, storage, sale, handling, use...

This directive provides guidance concerning enforcement of cargo gear certification standards (29 CFR Part 1919) in the maritime industries.

Old directive number: CPL 2-1.15A - New Meat Tenderizing Technology in the Meat Industry. Guidelines for inspection of hazardous electrical conditions...

Old directive number: CPL 2-2.70 - Methylene Chloride (29 CFR Part 1910.1052, 29 CFR Part 1915.1052 and 29 CFR Part 1926.1152). This instruction...

Old directive number: CPL 2-0.124 - Multi-employer Worksite Policy. The instruction clarifies the policy for issuing citations on multi-employer...

This directive implements a National Emphasis Program (NEP) in North Carolina for identifying, reducing and/or eliminating safety hazards associated...

This instruction describes policies and procedures for implementing a National Emphasis Program (NEP) to identify and reduce or eliminate hazards...

This directive describes policies and procedures for conducting inspections related to crystalline silica. NCDOL will not use the NEP portions of this...

This instruction describes policies and procedures for implementing a National Emphasis Program to identify and reduce or eliminate the health hazards...

This instruction describes policies and procedures for implementing a National Emphasis Program to identify and reduce or eliminate the incidence of...

This directive describes policies and procedures for implementing a National Emphasis Program to identify and reduce or eliminate the health hazards...

This directive describes policies and procedures for implementing a National Emphasis Program to identify and reduce or eliminate worker exposures to...

This instruction cancels and replaces CPL 03-00-014 and describes policies and procedures for a National Emphasis Program (NEP) to reduce or eliminate...

This instruction establishes policies and provides guidance with respect to OSHA/U.S. Coast Guard authority over inspected vessels, commercial...

This directive establishes NCDOL OSH Division general enforcement and guidance policy for its standards addressing personal protective equipment (PPE)...

Old directive number: CPL 2-2.51 - Inspection Guidelines for Post-Emergency Response Operations . 29 CFR 1910.120; Enforcement policies and procedures...

Old directive number: CPL 2-1.25 - Guidelines for Point of Operation Guarding of Power Press Brakes. This instruction provides inspection guidance for...

Old directive number: CPL 2-1.28A - Powered Industrial Truck Operator Training. 29 CFR 1910.178: Enforcement policies and procedures for Powered...

This instruction provides enforcement guidance for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Occupational Injury and Illness...

Old directive number: CPL 2.78 - Regional Ergonomic Program. Republishes OSHA Notice CPL 2, May 12, 1986, which provided direction and established...

Old directive number: CPL 2.78 - Page Change for OSHA Instruction CPL 2.78 (CPL 02-00-078), Regional Ergonomics Program.

This compliance directive establishes inspection procedures and enforcement policies for the respirable crystalline silica standards, 29 CFR 1910.1053...

This directive establishes interpretations and revises enforcement policies and instructions to ensure uniform enforcement of the Respiratory...

This directive provides guidance for the safe inspection of work sites where employees engaged in construction work on and near roadways or highways...

Old directive number: CPL 2-1.23 - Inspection Procedures for Enforcing Subpart L, "Scaffolds Used in Construction". 29 CFR 1926.450-454, Subpart L...

This directive provides guidance concerning the application of occupational safety and health standards in shipyard employment. This document only...

This Instruction provides guidance for OSHA’s Site-Specific Targeting (SST) inspection program. This program applies only to general industry...

29 CFR 1926, Subpart R - Steel Erection; enforcement policy and procedures. This CPL must be used in conjunction with OPN 121 - Steel Erection, and...

This directive provides inspection guidance for occupational exposure to Tuberculosis. It reflects guidance from the updated CDC report: “Guidelines...

Archived 6/16/2023. CPL 02-01-045 was cancelled by OSHA due to court rulings on the cases between OSHA and Davey Tree (see memo TC 2). It was replaced...

Archived September 4, 2022. This direction establishes inspection procedures and enforcement policies for the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard...

Archived. OSHA updated CPL 02-00-051 in 2024 and changed the document number to CPL 02-00-170. This update was adopted by the OSH Division 12/13/2024...

Archived 4/1/1996 - CPL 02-00-077. Old directive number: CPL 2.77 - Critical Fatality/Catastrophe Investigation Factors. Guidance for investigations...

Archived 9/9/2015 - CPL 02-02-038. This instruction establishes state policy and provides clarification to ensure uniform enforcement of the Hazard...