Directives - NEP | Occupational Safety and Health Administration

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 - 01/30/2023

Fall Prevention/Protection

OSHA Instruction - CPL 03-00-025 - National Emphasis Program - Falls - PDF - 05/01/2023

Hazardous Machinery

OSHA Instruction - CPL-03-00-027 - National Emphasis Program on Amputations in Manufacturing Industries - 06/26/2025

Heat

OSHA Instruction - CPL 03-00-024 - National Emphasis Program – Outdoor and Indoor Heat-Related Hazards - PDF - 04/08/2022

Hexavalent Chromium

OSHA Instruction - CPL 02-02-076 - National Emphasis Program - Hexavalent Chromium - PDF - 02/23/2010

Lead

OSHA Instruction - CPL 03-00-009 - OSHA Instruction; National Emphasis Program-Lead - PDF - 08/14/2008

Primary Metal Industries

OSHA Instruction - CPL 03-00-018 - National Emphasis Program - Primary Metal Industries - PDF - 10/20/2014
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 - 01/17/2017

Shipbreaking

OSHA Instruction - CPL 03-00-020 - OSHA's National Emphasis Program (NEP) on Shipbreaking - PDF - 03/07/2016

Silica, Crystalline

OSHA Instruction - CPL 03-00-023 - National Emphasis Program – Respirable Crystalline Silica - PDF - 02/04/2020

Trenching and Excavation

OSHA Instruction - CPL 02-00-161 - National Emphasis Program on Trenching and Excavation - PDF - 10/01/2018

Warehousing and Distribution Center Operations

OSHA Instruction - CPL 03-00-026 - National Emphasis Program on Warehousing and Distribution Center Operations - PDF - 07/13/2023