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National, regional, local and special emphasis inspection programs

Over the past several years, OSHA has increased the number of special emphasis programs at the national, regional and area office level. These special emphasis programs target employers in many different industries for wall-to-wall inspections. Also, if an employer has an OSHA inspection as a result of a complaint and if that employer is covered under a special emphasis program, the OSHA inspector can potentially expand the inspection to include a wall-to-wall inspection subjecting the employer to the potential of more citations and higher penalties.

National special emphasis

Coronavirus (COVID-19)                                                                                       

  • Directive 2021-03 (CPL 03) Revised National Emphasis Program on Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) (Date: 07/07/2021)

Combustible dust                                                                                                  

  • Directive CPL 03-00-008 National Emphasis Program on Combustible Dust (Reissued) (Date: 03/11/2008)

Federal agencies                                                                                                   

  • Directive CPL 02-01-062 Federal Agency Site Specific Targeting Inspection (SST) Program for FY2020-21 (FEDTARG20). [effective 12/14/2020]
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