Logging and Arboriculture SEP Committee

Provides the SEP committee meeting minutes based on the strategic management plan. Note: Please send meeting minutes for posting to dol.onestopshop@labor.nc.gov or via Contact Us.

Next Meeting: 12/11/2025, 10:00 am via Lifesize

Chair: Thomas Lyons, ETTA; tom.lyons@labor.nc.gov

Note: For a schedule of all SEP Meetings, go to the shared calendar dol_SEP Committee Meetings. You can access the calendar from your Outlook Calendar. To add the calendar from Outlook, click on the calendar icon. Then click on "+" (to add a Calendar), then click on "Open Shared Calendar" from the drop down. In the pop-up, paste in "dol_SEP Committee Meetings". Click ok. The calendar should appear.

If you can't see the SEP meetings on the shared calendar after adding it to Outlook, contact the dol.helpdesk@labor.nc.gov so they can adjust the permissions on the calendar to allow you access to it.

Title and Description	Document Number	Effective Date
APN 19, Appendix A - Strategic Management Plan Membership Strategic Management Plan Committee Membership for the Special Emphasis Programs. The SMP is managed by the Planning, Statistics and Information...		2025-02-04
Enforcement Inspection Guidance for Tree Care and Tree Removal Operations Enforcement guidance for CSHOs inspecting employers engaged in tree care and tree removal operations. Also reference Memo TC 2 - Davey Tree Court...	Memos TC 1	2023-06-09
Logging and Arboriculture SEP Committee Meeting Minutes Meeting minutes for the Logging and Arboriculture Special Emphasis Program committee.		2025-09-11
Logging Operations, Inspection Procedures and Interpretive Guidance Establishes NCDOL OSH Division policies and clarification to ensure uniform enforcement of the Logging Operations standard, 29 CFR 1910.266. This OPN...	OPN 147A	2018-08-10
SEP Committee Chair Responsibilities Provides a PPT pdf detailing the responsibilities of the SEP Committee Chair and how it relates to the Strategic Management Plan and APN 19 -...	19 PPT	2024-01-19
SEP: Logging and Arboriculture Establishes a Special Emphasis Program (SEP) for hazards associated with logging, tree harvesting, tree removal operations and arboricultural...	OPN 088K	2023-06-16
Special Emphasis Programs Provides the NCDOL webpage that covers the Special Emphasis Programs in North Carolina and the resources available.
Strategic Management Plan FFY 2026 (SMP 2024 - 2028) North Carolina's five year Strategic Management Plan (SMP) is designed to promote the achievement of this purpose through the specific goals and...		2025-10-01