Enforcement Memos
Enforcement memos may provide agency policies and/or supplementary enforcement guidance, and some memos may include an interpretation of an OSHA standard. These memos are collected by topic on this webpage. Memos that provide new or revised agency policies are signed by the Assistant Secretary, and those providing only supplementary enforcement guidance are signed by the Director of Enforcement Programs. The enforcement memos that provide interpretations of OSHA standard are also posted chronologically on the OSHA webpage for Standard Interpretations.
Aircraft Flight Attendants
- - Applicability of Certain OSHA Standards to Cabin Crew Members on Aircraft in Operation - [1910.95; 1910.1030; 1910.1200]
Annual Appropriations Exemptions
Anti-retaliation
- - Interim Enforcement Procedures for New Recordkeeping Requirements Under 29 CFR 1904.35 - [1904.35; 1904.41]
Beryllium Standards
- - Interim Enforcement Guidance for the 2020 Final Beryllium Standards - [1910.1024; 1915.1024; 1926.1124]
Combustible Dust
- - Evaluating Hazardous Levels of Accumulation Depth for Combustible Dusts - [1910.22; 1910.22(a)(1); 1910.22(a)(2); 1910.176; 1910.176(c)]
COVID-19, Novel Coronavirus
- - Updated Interim Enforcement Response Plan for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) - [Section 5(a)(1)] - [1910.132; 1910.134; 1910.141; 1910.145; 1910.1020]
Cranes and Derricks
- - Temporary Enforcement Policy- Certification Issued by Crane Institute Certification - [1926 Subpart CC; 1926.1427(d)]
Electric Power Standards
- - Enforcement of minimum approach distance requirements in 29 CFR 1910.269 and 29 CFR Part 1926, Subpart V - [1910.269; 1910.269(a)(3); 1910.269(l)(3); 1926.960; 1926.960(c)(1)]
Emphasis Program Development
Enforcement Weighting System
Ergonomics
- - Inspection Guidance for Poultry Slaughtering and Poultry Processing Establishments - [Section 5(a)(1)] - [1904 - Table of Contents; 1910 Subpart E; 1910.95; 1910.119; 1910.132; 1910.141; 1910.147; 1910.212; 1910.1200; 1913.10 ]
- - Inspection Guidance for Inpatient Healthcare Settings - [Section 5(a)(1)] - [1904 - Table of Contents; 1910.23; 1910.132; 1910.1030; 1910.1200; 1913.10 ]
Exits
Incentive Programs/Disincentives
Injury and Illness Reports
- - Enforcement Procedures for Failure to Submit Electronic Illness and Injury Records under 29 CFR 1904.41(a)(1) and (a)(2) - [1904.41; 1904.41(a)(1); 1904.41(a)(2); 1904.41(c)(2)]
Medical and First Aid
- - Cyanide Antidotes - [1910.126(e); 1910.151; 1910.151(a); 1910.1000]
Penalties and Citation Policies
- - Application of Instance-by-Instance Penalty Adjustments - [1904.39]
Process Safety Management (PSM)
- - PSM Coverage of LNG Facilities - [1910.119]
- - RAGAGEP in Process Safety Management Enforcement - [1910.119]
Rope Descent Systems
- - Enforcement Guidance for General Industry Rope Descent System (RDS) Anchorage Requirements (29 CFR 1910.27(b)(1)) - [1910.21(b); 1910.27(b)(1); 1910.27(b)(1)(i); 1910.27(b)(1)(ii); 1910.27(b)(1)(iii); 1910.27(b)(2)(iv); 1910.30; 1910 Subpart B; 1910 Subpart D]
Training Must Be Understandable
- - OSHA Training Standards Policy Statements - [1910.134(k); 1910.147(c); 1910.1030(g); 1910.1200(h); 1926.21]