Local Emphasis Programs (LEP)
LEPs
Local Emphasis Programs (LEPs) implement enforcement strategies developed to address hazards or industries that pose a particular risk to local (Oregon) workers. Local emphasis programs are generally based on knowledge of local industry hazards or local industry injury/illness experience. Local emphasis programs will be developed and approved for specific industries, hazards, or other workplace characteristics.
Description and Program Directive
Falls in All Industries: PD A-239
Field Sanitation: PD A-174
Hospitals and Nursing and Residential Care Facilities: PD
A-284
Occupational Exposures to Isocyanates: PD
A-256
Pesticides: PD
A-235
Preventing Heat-Related Illness: PD
A-299
Silicosis: PD A-253
Struck-by Hazards in the Logging Industry: PD
A-245
Tethered Logging: PD
A-298
National Emphasis Programs (NEP)
NEPs
National Emphasis Programs (NEPs) are temporary programs developed by federal OSHA that focus federal and state plan agency 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.
Description and Program Directive
Amputations: PD
A-280
Combustible Dust: PD
A-268
Diacetyl (Flavoring Chemicals): PD
A-275
Hexavalent Chromium: PD
A-278
Lead in General Industry and Construction: PD
A-273
Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals: PD
A-177
Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP): PD
A-277
Trenching and Excavation: PD
A-265
Warehousing and Distribution Center Operations: PD
A-305