Was Not Adopted

These are federal documents that the OSH Division decided not to adopt for use in NC. If the guidance was incorporated into an existing OSH Division document, that information will be noted in the summary information.

Download Title and Description Document Number
2024_04_16 - Memo - Enforcement Procedures for Failure to Submit Electronic Illness and Injury Records under 29 CFR 1904.41(a)(1) and (a)(2)

Not adopted. This April 16, 2024 memorandum provides enforcement guidance regarding potential violations of the Occupational Safety and Health...

2024_08_26 CPL 02-00-171 - Communicating OSHA Fatality Inspection Procedures to a Fallen Worker’s Family

Not adopted. This Instruction provides guidance to ensure OSHA communicates its fatality inspection procedures to the fallen worker’s family and...

Memo - Interim Guidance for Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process

Not Adopted. This memorandum describes interim guidance for implementing the Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process final rule (...

2025_01_08 - Memo - 2025 Annual Adjustments to OSHA Civil Penalties

NCDOL adopted the updated maximum and minimum penalties listed in 29 CFR 1903, and included in this memo, with an enforcement date in NC of July 1...

Memo - Extension of the NEP on Amputations in Manufacturing Industries

Not Adopted. The referenced NEP was not adopted for use in NC since the amputations SEP covered similar hazards and industries. Therefore this memo...

Memo - Inspection Guidance for Animal Slaughtering and Processing Establishments

Not Adopted - This memo was not adopted as the current Operational Procedure Notice for the Food Manufacturing Special Emphasis Program covers the...

Memo - Instance-By-Instance (IBI) Citation Policy for Serious, Repeat, and Other-Than-Serious Violations

Not adopted. This April 17, 2024 memorandum rescinds and replaces the policies outlined in the memorandum titled Application of Instance-by-Instance...

Memo - OSHA/TSCA Referrals (OSHA internal document)

Not Adopted. This confidential OSHA internal memo from September 26, 2024 establishes the process for referring employee exposures above the...

Memo - Stay on Enforcing COVID Log and Reporting Requirements

Not adopted. The attached February 5, 2025 memo announces that OSHA will no longer enforce COVID-19 recordkeeping and reporting requirements that...

Memo - Violation Grouping and Discretionary Ungrouping

Not Adopted. This April 3, 2024 memorandum rescinds and replaces the memorandum dated January 26, 2023, on the same subject. This memorandum further...