OSHA Regional/Local Emphasis Programs: Have You Set Your Priorities?

Local Emphasis Programs (LEPs) are enforcement strategies designed and implemented at the regional office and/or area office levels. These programs are intended to address hazards or industries that pose a particular risk to workers in the office's jurisdiction. The emphasis programs may be implemented by a single area office, or at the regional level (Regional Emphasis Programs), and applied to all of the area offices within the region. These LEPs will be accompanied by outreach intended to make employers in the area aware of the program as well as the hazards that the programs are designed to reduce or eliminate. This outreach may be in the form of informational mailings, training at local tradeshows, or speeches at meetings of industry groups or labor organizations.

REGION I: (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)

Directive Title

  • CPL-04-00-002F Region Wide Local Emphasis Program – Fall Hazards
  • CPL- 04-00-016.6 Region Wide Local Emphasis Program – Cranes in Construction
  • CPL 04-00.018E Regional Local Emphasis Program (LEP) for Residential Construction
  • CPL-04-00-020G Local Emphasis Program – Mast Climbing Work Platforms
  • CPL 04-00-021F Regional Local Emphasis Program on Crystalline Silica Exposure in Construction
  • CPL 04-00-023D Local Emphasis Program for Powered Industrial Trucks
  • CPL 04-00-024D Local Emphasis Program for Noise in the Workplace

REGION II: (NJ, NY, Puerto Rico, VI)

Directive Title

  • 2016-01 (CPL 2) Local Emphasis Program – Fall Hazards in Construction
  • 2016-02 (CPL 2) Local Emphasis Program – Heavy Highway and Bridge Construction and Maintenance
  • 2016-03 (CPL 2) Local Emphasis Program for Dairy Farm Operations
  • 2016-04 (CPL 2) Local Emphasis Program – Gut Rehabilitation and Demolition
  • 2016-05 (CPL 2) Local Emphasis Program – Warehousing and Refuse Handlers and Haulers (Multiple SICs)
  • 2016-06 (CPL 2) Local Emphasis Program – Construction Worksites – Local Targeting Region II
  • 2016-07 (CPL 2) Local Emphasis Program – Virgin Islands General Industry
  • 2016-08 (CPL 2) Local Emphasis Program – Health High Hazard - Top 50
  • 2016-09 (CPL 2) Local Emphasis Program – Federal Agencies
  • 2016-10 (CPL 03-00-009) Local Implementation of National Emphasis Program – Lead
  • 2016-11 (CPL 03-00-007) Local Implementation of National Emphasis Program – Crystalline Silica
  • 2016-12 (CPL 2) Local Emphasis Program – Sandy Cleanup and Recovery

REGION III: (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV)

Directive Title

  • 2017-01 (CPL 04) Regional Emphasis Program for the Oil and Gas Service Industry
  • 2017-02 (CPL 04) Regional Emphasis Program for High-Level Noise
  • 2017-03 (CPL 04) Regional Emphasis Program for Fall Hazards in the Construction Industry
  • 2017-04 (CPL 04) Regional Emphasis Program for Silica
  • 2017-05 (CPL 04) Regional Emphasis Program for Tree Trimming and Clearing Operations
  • 2017-06 (CPL 04) Regional Emphasis Program for Programmed Maritime Inspections
  • 2017-07 (CPL 04) Regional Emphasis Program for Demolition Activities and Gut Rehabilitation
  • 2017-10 (CPL 04) Regional Emphasis Program for the Retail Industry
  • 2017-12 (CPL 04) Local Emphasis Program for Logging in West Virginia [PDF]
  • 2017-14 (CPL 04) Local Emphasis Program for Health Hazards in Metal Fabrication (Except Structural)

REGION IV: (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN)

Directive Title

  • 03-00-009 (CPL 04) Regional Emphasis Program - Lead
  • CPL 17/10 (CPL 04) Regional Emphasis Program for Safety Hazards in Auto Parts Industry – NAICS 3363XX (Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing)
  • CPL 17/11 (CPL 04) Local Emphasis Program for Construction
  • CPL 17/12 (CPL 04) Regional Emphasis Program (REP) for Programmed Maritime Inspections
  • CPL 18/01 (CPL 04) Regional Emphasis Program (REP) -- Falls in Construction
  • CPL 18/02 (CPL 04) Regional Emphasis Program for Landscaping and Horticultural Services
  • CPL 18/03 (CPL 04) Regional Emphasis Program (REP) for Electrical Hazards
  • CPL 18/04 (CPL 04) Local Emphasis Program for Ship/Boat Building and Repair
  • CPL 18/05 (CPL 04) Regional Emphasis Programs for Noise Hazards
  • CPL 18/06 (CPL 04) Regional Emphasis Program addressing Sanitation and Clean-up operations in the NAICS Groups 311xxx & 3121xx.
  • CPL 18/07 (CPL 04) Regional Emphasis Programs for Powered Industrial Truck
  • CPL 18/08 (CPL 04) Local Emphasis Program for Federal Agencies
  • CPL 18/09 (CPL 04) Regional Emphasis Programs for Poultry Processing Facilities

REGION V: (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI)

Directive Title

  • CPL 04-00 (LEP 001) LEP for Building Renovation/Rehabilitation and Demolition
  • CPL 04-00 (LEP 002) LEP for Powered Industrial Vehicles
  • CPL 04-00 (LEP 008) LEP for Fall Hazards in Construction and General Industry
  • CPL 04-00 (LEP 009) Local Emphasis Program for Dairy Farm Operations
  • CPL 04-00 (LEP 011) LEP for High Rise Building Construction Inspections in Chicago, Illinois
  • CPL 04-00 (LEP 017) Local Emphasis Program for Grain Handling Facilities
  • CPL 04-00 (LEP 23) Local Emphasis Program for Carbon Monoxide Hazards in Construction
  • CPL 04-00 (LEP 025) Local Emphasis Program for Federal Agencies
  • CPL 04-00 (LEP 026) Local Emphasis Program for Tree Trimming Operations
  • CPL 04-00 (LEP-028) LEP for the Wood Pallet Manufacturing Industry
  • CPL 04-00 (LEP-100) LEP for Maritime Industries engaged in ship building and repair, marine cargo handling, navigation services to shipping, port and harbor operations, other support activities for water transportation, boat building, and marinas engaged in recreational boat repair located on or adjacent to navigable waterways
  • CPL 04-00-014 Local Emphasis Program for Lead
  • CPL 04-00-016 Local Emphasis Program for Silica

REGION VI: (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX)

Directive Title

  • CPL 2 02-00-013 Regional Emphasis Program for the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry
  • CPL 2 02-00-014 Regional Emphasis Program for Construction
  • CPL 2 02-00-021 Regional Emphasis Program for Cranes used in Construction
  • CPL 2 02-00-022A Regional Emphasis Program for Safety & Health Hazards in the Manufacture of Fabricated Metal Products
  • CPL 2 02-00-023 Regional Emphasis Program for High Noise in Manufacturing Industries
  • CPL 2 02-00-024 Regional Emphasis Program for Fall Hazards in Non-Construction Industries
  • CPL 2 02-00-027 Regional Emphasis Program for Heat Illnesses [PDF]
  • CPL 2 02-00-028 Regional Emphasis Program for Grain Handling Facilities
  • CPL 2 - 02-00-029 Regional Emphasis Program for Health Hazards in the Healthcare Industry
  • CPL 02-02-030 Regional Emphasis Programs for Poultry Processing Facilities

REGION VII: (IA, KS, MO, NE)

Directive Title

  • CPL 02-08-02F Local Emphasis Program (LEP) for Electrical Hazards in General Industry
  • CPL 02-09-08F Local Continuation of National Emphasis Program (NEP) on Lead
  • CPL 02-11-01I Region-wide Local Emphasis Program (LEP) – Work Places with Noise and Respiratory Hazards
  • CPL 02-11-03H Local Emphasis Program (LEP) for Grain Handling Facilities
  • CPL 02-13-005F Des Moines Area Office Local Emphasis Program (LEP) for Federal Agencies
  • CPL 02-13-006F Des Moines Area Office Local Emphasis Program (LEP) for Construction on Federal Properties
  • CPL 02-13-010F Local Emphasis Program (LEP) for the Landscaping and Horticultural Service Industry
  • CPL 02-14-005E Des Moines Area Office Local Emphasis Program (LEP) for Bloodborne Pathogens
  • CPL 02-16-04C Local Emphasis Program – Commercial and Residential Construction Following a Severe Weather Event
  • CPL 02-16-05C Meat Processing Industry Local Emphasis Program (LEP)
  • CPL 2-07-13M Local Emphasis Program on Oil and Gas Operations
  • CPL 2-09-01J Local Emphasis Program (LEP) Covering Maritime Employers
  • CPL 2-13-001G Grain Handling Industry Local Emphasis Program (LEP)
  • CPL 2-13-009F Local Emphasis Program – Commercial and Residential Construction Following a Severe Weather Event
  • CPL 2-13-010E Grain Handling Industry Local Emphasis Program (LEP) - Missouri
  • CPL 2-15-01D Region-wide Local Emphasis Program (LEP) for Powered Industrial Trucks and Other Material or Personnel Handling Motorized Equipment in Construction, General Industry, and Maritime
  • CPL 98-02X Region-wide Local Emphasis Program (LEP) on Falls, Scaffolds, and Electrocutions from Overhead Power Lines in Construction

REGION VIII: (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY)

Directive Title

  • 18-01 (CPL 04-01) Regional Emphasis Program on Fall Hazards in Construction
  • 18-02 (CPL 04-01)) Regional Emphasis Program (REP) for Roadway Work Zone Activities
  • 18-03 (CPL 04-01) Regional Emphasis Program for Grain Handling Facilities
  • 18-04 (CPL 04-01) Regional Emphasis Program for the Oil and Gas Industry
  • 18-05 (CPL 04-01) Regional Emphasis Program for Workplace Violence Hazards at Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities
  • 18-06 (CPL 04-05) Local Emphasis Program (LEP) for the Asbestos Abatement Industry
  • 18-07 (CPL 04-05) Local Emphasis Program for Scrap and Recycling Industries
  • 18-08 (CPL 04-05) Local Emphasis Program for Automotive Services
  • 18-09 (CPL 04-05) Local Emphasis Program for Wood Manufacturing and Processing Facilities
  • 18-10 (CPL 04-05) Local Emphasis Program for Aircraft Support and Maintenance Facilities

REGION IX: (AZ, CA, HI, NV, and American Samoa, Guam and Northern Mariana Islands)

Directive Title

  • CPL 04-00-01 Local Emphasis Program for Amputations
  • CPL 04-00-02 Local Emphasis Program for Programmed Construction Inspections
  • CPL 04-00-03 Local Emphasis Program (LEP) for Warehousing Operations
  • CPL 04-00-05 Local Emphasis Program (LEP) for Ship and Boat Building and Repair
  • CPL 04-00-06 Local Emphasis Program for Inspections of Smelters
  • CPL 04-00-07 Local Emphasis Program (LEP) for Federal Agencies
  • CPL 04-00-08 Local Emphasis Program for Combustible Dust
  • CPL 04-00-09 Local Emphasis Program for Silica and Portland Cement Exposures
  • CPL 04-00-11 Local Emphasis Program for Hotels, Casinos and/or Casino Hotels
  • CPL 04-00-13 Local Emphasis Program for Inspections of Longshoring Activity
  • CPL 04-00-15 Local Emphasis Program for Retail Facilities

REGION X: (AK, ID, OR, WA)

Directive Title

  • 16-01 (CPL 04) Local Emphasis Program for Logging in Idaho
  • 16-02 (CPL 04) Local Emphasis Program for Floating Seafood Processors
  • 16-03 (CPL 04) Local Emphasis Program for Off-Shore Oil and Gas Drilling Platforms
  • 16-04 (CPL 04) Local Emphasis Program: Shipyard Employment Operations
  • 16-05 (CPL 04) Local Emphasis Program for Logging Operations under Federal Jurisdiction in Oregon and Washington
  • 16-06 (CPL 04) Regional Emphasis Program for Federal Agencies
  • 16-07 (CPL 04) Local Emphasis Program for Construction
  • 16-08 (CPL 04) Local Emphasis Program for Casinos and/or Casino Hotels at Native American Reservations or American Trust Lands
  • 16-09 (CPL 04) Local Emphasis Program for Inspections in the Grain Handling Industry
  • 16-10 (CPL 04) Regional Emphasis Program for Inspections of Longshoring Activity
  • 16-11 (CPL 04) Local Emphasis Program for Powered Industrial Trucks
  • 16-12 (CPL 04) Regional Emphasis Program for Cranes used in Construction, General Industry and Maritime Employment

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