Workplace Requirement Programs

The Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) is committed to conducting its business in a manner that values the environment and helps to ensure the health and safety of its employees.  Maintaining a safe and healthful environment is not just an idea – it’s a priority!  It is the State of NC’s priority to comply with all applicable health and safety laws and regulations and to apply responsible standards where laws or regulations do not exist.

Under N.C. General Statute, Article 63 of Chapter 143, Workplace Requirements for Safety, Health and Workers’ Compensation, each North Carolina State agency and university is to establish a written program for state employee workplace safety and health. There are specific program requirements including workplace safety inspections, goals, training, committee activity, and so forth. The Office of State Human Resources, through a partnership with other state agencies and universities has developed and is providing safety model programs that can be found at the end of this document.

These safety model programs are provided to assist you as an employer in developing programs that should be tailored to your own operation.  We encourage you to copy, expand, modify and customize these sample programs as necessary to accomplish that goal.

This Safety Manual is designed to give state employees a firm understanding of the state’s concern for protecting its employees from job related injuries or illnesses.  This Safety Manual contains Safety and Health Regulations for general industry (29 CFR 1910) and construction (29 CFR 1926) under the North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Act (NCOSHA) and other regulatory groups. It is not intended as a complete manual on safety and health, but should be used as a guide to help prevent common hazards that might develop in the workplace. For specific standards applicable to your agency or university, contact your safety and health leader or your supervisor.

For more detailed regulatory information, consult the NC Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Division, or the US Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

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Accident Prevention Signs and Tags

29 CFR 1910.145

29 CFR 1926.200

29 CFR 1910.144

29 CFR 1926.200

Administration and Responsibility

General Statute 95-148

Article 63 of NC General Statute 143

25 NCAC 01N.0105, G.S. 143-581, 582, 583, and 584

State Employees Workplace Requirements Program for Safety and Health

Retaliatory Employment Discrimination

Asbestos

29 CFR 1910.1001

29 CFR 1926.1101

29 CFR 1915.1001

Back Protection

Back Injury Prevention

Manual for the Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation

Bloodborne Pathogens

29 CFR 1910.1030

Communicable Disease Emergency

NC OSHR Policy

Compressed Gas Cylinder

NC Department of Labor (NCDOL) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety

US DOL Pressure Vessels

Compressed Gases

Confined Space Entry

Atmospheric Testing Procedures

OSHA Standard for Confined Spaces

Cranes, Man-Lifts, Hoists, Slings, Material Handling 

Slings, Material Handling & Storage

Rigging Equipment for Material Handling

Crawler Locomotive and Truck Crane

Overhead and Gantry Cranes

Cranes and Derricks

Material Handling

Qualified Riggers

Qualified Signal Persons

Aerial Truck Operations

Diving Operations

Commercial Diving Operations

Electrical

OSHA Standard for General Industry, Electrical

OSHA Standard for Construction Industry, Electrical

OSHA Standard for General Industry, Safe Work Practices

OSHA Standard for Control of Hazardous Energy

National Electrical Code

Safeguard for Personnel Protection

Electrical Protective Equipment

Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices

OSHA Telecommunications Standard

Electric Power Generation

Emergency Evacuation and Fire Prevention Plans

OSHA Standard for Emergency Action Plans

OSHA Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers

OSHA Standard for Emergency Action Plans

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 101 Life Safety Code

Ergonomics

The North Carolina Ergonomics Resource Center

U.S. Department of Labor

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Excavation, Trenching, and Shoring

OSHA Standard for Construction Industry

Sloping and Benching

Timber Shoring for Trenches

Fall Protection

OSHR 1910 Fall Protection

OSHA 1926 Fall Protection

Hand and Portable Power Tools

OSHA Standard for General Industry, Definitions

OSHA Standard for Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Equipment

OSHA Standard for Guarding of Portable Powered Tools

OSHA Standard for Other Portable Tools and Equipment

OSHA Standard for General Requirements

OSHA Standard for Hand Tools

OSHA Standard for Power-Operated Hand Tools

OSHA Standard for Abrasive Wheels and Tools

OSHA Standard for Woodworking Tools

OSHA Standard for Jacks-Lever and Ratchet, Screw and Hydraulic

OSHA Standard for Compressed Air Used for Cleaning

Flammable and Combustible Liquids

OSHA Standard for General Industry

OSHA Standard for the Construction Industry

National Fire Protection Association NFPA

 

Hazard Alerts & Identification

OSHA Hazard Alerts

Hazard Communication

OSHA Standard

Hazardous Materials

OSHA Standard for Blasting Agents, Construction

OSHA Standard for Blasting Agents, General Industry

OSHA Standard for Laboratory Chemicals

Hearing Conservation

OSHA 1910 Standard for Noise Exposure

OSHA 1926 Standard for Noise Exposure

OSHA Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records

OSHA Standard for Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses

Illumination

OSHA Standard for Illumination

Indoor Air Quality

U.S. EPA - An Office Building Occupant's Guide to Indoor Air Quality

Centers for Disease Control

U.S. Department of Labor - Indoor Air Quality

NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources

Industrial Hygiene

OSHA Standard for Industrial Hygiene

NC Department of Labor

Injury, Illness, Exposure Recordkeeping, Posting, and Reporting

OSHA Standard for Recordkeeping

OSHA Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records

Inspections and Compliance Requirement

NC OSHA

NC OSHR

Laboratory Safety

OSHA Laboratory Safety Standard

Ladders

OSHA Standard

OSHA for the Construction Industry

OSHA Standard for Portable Ladders

Lead

OSHA Standard for General Industry

OSHA Standard for the Construction Industry

Machine Guarding

OSHA Standard

Nonionizing Radiation

OSHA Standard for General Industry

OSHA Standard for the Construction Industry

Personal Protective Equipment

OSHA Standard for Personal Protective Equipment

OSHA Standard for Eye and Face Protection

OSHA Standard for Head Protection

OSHA Standard for Foot Protection

OSHA Standard for Electrical Protective Equipment

OSHA Standard for Hand Protection

OSHA Standard for PPE in Construction

OSHA Standard for PPE in Maritime

Hazard Assessment Certification Form

Respiratory Protection Program Requirements

OSHA Standard for Respiratory Protection

Rim Wheels

OSHA Standard

Safety Color Markings for Hazards

OSHA 1910 Safety Color Markings for Hazards

OSHA 1910 Specifications for Accident Prevention Signs and Tags

OSHA 1926 Accident Prevention Tags

Scaffolds

OSHA 1910 Fall protection and Falling object protection

OSHA 1926 Scaffolds

Slings

OSHA Standard

Spray Finishing

OSHA Standard for Spray Finishing

OSHA Standard for the Storage of Flammables and Combustibles

Training

Training Requirements in OSHA Standards

USDOL Standard Interpretations

USDOL Publications

USDOL Videos

NCDOL Videos

OSHA Interactive Web-Based Training

OSHA Safety and Health Topics

NCDOL PowerPoint Presentations

PowerPoint Presentations and Tests produced under the Susan Harwood Training Grant

Industry Alliance Program-Many Topics, Best Practices, Training Programs, Tips, and Hazard Alerts

Other Training Resources

OSHA Training Institute

NC OSH Training Programs

NC OSH Borrowing Videos and Books

Ventilation

OSHA Standard for Ventilation

Welding

OSHA Standard for Welding, General Industry

OSHA Standard for Welding, Construction Industry

OSHA Standard for Hot Work