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Directives - NEP
National Emphasis Programs (NEPs) are temporary programs that focus OSHA's resources on particular hazards and high-hazard industries. Existing and potential new emphasis programs are evaluated using inspection data, injury and illness data, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) reports, peer-reviewed literature, analysis of inspection findings, and other available information sources.
Combustible Dust
- OSHA Instruction - CPL 03-00-008 - Revised Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program - PDF -
Fall Prevention/Protection
- OSHA Instruction - CPL 03-00-025 - National Emphasis Program - Falls - PDF -
Hazardous Machinery
- OSHA Instruction - CPL-03-00-027 - National Emphasis Program on Amputations in Manufacturing Industries -
Heat
- OSHA Instruction - CPL 03-00-024 - National Emphasis Program – Outdoor and Indoor Heat-Related Hazards - PDF -
Hexavalent Chromium
- OSHA Instruction - CPL 02-02-076 - National Emphasis Program - Hexavalent Chromium - PDF -
Lead
- OSHA Instruction - CPL 03-00-009 - OSHA Instruction; National Emphasis Program-Lead - PDF -
Primary Metal Industries
- OSHA Instruction - CPL 03-00-018 - National Emphasis Program - Primary Metal Industries - PDF -
Note: This NEP does not set inspection goals nor does it require regional offices to develop emphasis programs, but it does provide uniform procedures for any unprogrammed inspection within these industries, and for any regional or State Plan emphasis program within these industries that may be voluntarily implemented.
Process Safety Management (PSM)
- OSHA Instruction - CPL 03-00-021 - PSM Covered Chemical Facilities National Emphasis Program - PDF -
Shipbreaking
- OSHA Instruction - CPL 03-00-020 - OSHA's National Emphasis Program (NEP) on Shipbreaking - PDF -
Silica, Crystalline
- OSHA Instruction - CPL 03-00-023 - National Emphasis Program – Respirable Crystalline Silica - PDF -
Trenching and Excavation
- OSHA Instruction - CPL 02-00-161 - National Emphasis Program on Trenching and Excavation - PDF -
Warehousing and Distribution Center Operations
- OSHA Instruction - CPL 03-00-026 - National Emphasis Program on Warehousing and Distribution Center Operations - PDF -