OSHA Emphasis Programs

Compiled by Dr. Isabel Perry and reprinted with the permission of the author

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

Local Emphasis Program for the Fish Processing Industry
Regional Emphasis Program for Fall Hazards
Region-Wide Local Emphasis Program – Crane Operation in Construction
Regional Local Emphasis Program (LEP) for Residential Construction
Local Emphasis Program – Mast Climbing Work Platforms
Local Emphasis Program Health High Hazard - Top 100
Regional Local Emphasis Program on Crystalline Silica Exposure in Construction
REP - Scrap, Waste and Refuse Industries
Local Emphasis Program for Powered Industrial Trucks
Local Emphasis Program for Noise in the Workplace
LEP - Underground Construction and Tunneling Operations

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

Local Emphasis Program – Fall Hazards in Construction
Local Emphasis Program – Heavy Highway and Bridge Construction and Maintenance
Local Emphasis Program for Dairy Farm Operations
Local Emphasis Program for Ship/Boat Building and Repair
Local Emphasis Program – Gut Rehabilitation and Demolition
Local Implementation of the National Emphasis Program on Amputations
Local Emphasis Program – Warehousing and Refuse Handlers and Haulers (Multiple SICs)
Local Emphasis Program – Construction Worksites – Local Targeting
Local Emphasis Program – Virgin Islands General Industry
Local Emphasis Program – Health High Hazard - Top 50
Local Emphasis Program – Federal Agencies
Local Implementation of National Emphasis Program – Lead
Local Implementation of National Emphasis Program – Crystalline Silica
Local Emphasis Program – Sandy Cleanup and Recovery

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

Regional Emphasis Program for the Oil and Gas Service Industry
Regional Emphasis Program Involving Exposure to Hexavalent Chromium (VI)
Regional Emphasis Program for Fall Hazards in the Construction Industry
Regional Emphasis Program – Silica
Local Emphasis Program for Health Hazards in Metal Fabrication Except Structural
Local Emphasis Program for Logging in West Virginia
Local Emphasis Program for Ship/Boat Building and Repair
Regional Emphasis Program for High Level Noise

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

Regional Emphasis Program - Lead
Regional Emphasis Program - Silica
Regional Emphasis Program (REP) -- Falls in Construction
Regional Emphasis Program for Landscaping and Horticultural Services
Regional Emphasis Program (REP) for Electrical Hazards
Local Emphasis Program for Ship/Boat Building and Repair
Regional Emphasis Programs for Noise Hazards
Regional Emphasis Program addressing Sanitation and Clean-up operations in the NAICS Groups 311xxx & 3121xx
Regional Emphasis Programs for Powered Industrial Truck
Regional Emphasis Program for Safety Hazards in Auto Parts Industry – NAICS 3363XX (Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing)
Local Emphasis Program for Construction
Regional Emphasis Program (REP) for Programmed Maritime Inspections
Local Emphasis Program for Federal Agencies

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

LEP for Building Renovation/Rehabilitation
LEP for Powered Industrial Vehicles
LEP for Fall Hazards in Construction and General Industry
LEP for High Rise Building Construction Inspections in Chicago, Illinois
Local Emphasis Program for Grain Handling Facilities
Local Emphasis Program for Carbon Monoxide Hazards in Construction
Local Emphasis Program for Federal Agencies
Local Emphasis Program for Tree Trimming Operations
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

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

Regional Emphasis Program for the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry
Regional Emphasis Program for Construction
Regional Emphasis Program for Marine Operations
Regional Emphasis Program for Demolition Activities
Regional Emphasis Program for Work Zone Safety and Health
Regional Emphasis Program for Cranes used in Construction
Regional Emphasis Program for Safety & Health Hazards in the Manufacture of Fabricated Metal Products
Regional Emphasis Program for High Noise in Manufacturing Industries
Regional Emphasis Program for Fall Hazards in Non-Construction Industries
Regional Emphasis Program for Grain Handling Facilities
Regional Emphasis Program for Heat Illnesses

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

Logging and Sawmill Industries Local Emphasis Program (LEP)
Local Emphasis Program (LEP) for Powered Industrial Trucks and Other Material or Personnel Handling Motorized Equipment in Construction and General Industry
Local Emphasis Program for Powered Industrial Trucks in Construction and General Industry
Local Emphasis Program on Oil and Gas Operations
Local Emphasis Program – Commercial and Residential Construction
Local Emphasis Program (LEP) Covering Maritime Employers
Region-wide Local Emphasis Program (LEP) - Work Places with Noise and Respiratory Hazards
Local Emphasis Program (LEP) for Grain Handling Facilities
Workers Compensation Local Emphasis Program (LEP)
Local Implementation of National Emphasis Program – Crystalline Silica
High Hazard Work Places Safety Inspection Local Emphasis Program (LEP)
High Hazard Work Places Safety Inspection Local Emphasis Program (LEP)
Grain Handling Industry Local Emphasis Program (LEP)
Des Moines Area Office Local Emphasis Program (LEP) for Federal Agencies
Des Moines Area Office Local Emphasis Program (LEP) for Construction on Federal Properties
Missouri Workers Compensation Local Emphasis Program (LEP)
Local Emphasis Program – Commercial and Residential Construction Following a Severe Weather Event
Local Emphasis Program (LEP) for the Landscaping and Horticultural Service Industry
Region-wide Local Emphasis Program (LEP) - Work Places That Have Released EPA Monitored Chemicals
Des Moines Area Office Local Emphasis Program (LEP) for Bloodborne Pathogens
Local Emphasis Program (LEP) for the Body Art industry
Local Emphasis Program (LEP) for Recycle and Scrap Material Hazards in General Industry Establishments
Local Emphasis Program (LEP) for Powered Industrial Trucks in Construction and in General Industry
Expanded Health Standard Inspection Local Emphasis Program (LEP)
Grain Handling Industry Local Emphasis Program (LEP) – Missouri
Local Emphasis Program (LEP) for Bloodborne Pathogens – Missouri
Region-wide Problem Solving Initiative on Falls, Scaffolds, and Electrocutions from Overhead Power Lines in Construction

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

Regional Emphasis Program on Fall Hazards in Construction
Regional Emphasis Program for Grain Handling Facilities
Regional Emphasis Program for the Oil and Gas Industry
Regional Emphasis Program (REP) for Roadway Work Zone Activities
Regional Emphasis Program on Silica in Cut Stone and Slab Handling
Local Emphasis Program for Automotive Services
Local Emphasis Program for Logging Operations in Bark Beetle Incident Areas
Local Emphasis Program for Automotive Lifts
Noise and Respiratory Hazards in General Industry

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

Local Emphasis Program for Amputations
Local Emphasis Program for Programmed Construction Inspections
Local Emphasis Program (LEP) for Warehousing Operations
Local Emphasis Program (LEP) for Programmed Maritime Inspections
Local Emphasis Program for Inspections of Smelters
Local Emphasis Program (LEP) for Federal Agencies
Local Emphasis Program for Combustible Dust
Local Emphasis Program for Silica and Portland Cement Exposures
Local Emphasis Program for Programmed Construction Inspections at Military Installations
Local Emphasis Program for Hotels, Casinos and/or Casino Hotels
Local Emphasis Program for Inspections of Longshoring Activity
Local Emphasis Program for Automotive Lifts

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

Local Emphasis Program for Residential Construction
Local Emphasis Program for Floating Seafood Processors
Local Emphasis Program for Construction Fall Hazards in Idaho
Local Emphasis Program for Off-Shore Oil and Gas Drilling Platforms
Local Emphasis Program for Logging in Idaho
Local Emphasis Program: Shipyard Employment Operations
Local Emphasis Program for Logging Operations under Federal Jurisdiction in Oregon and Washington
Local Emphasis Program for Federal Agencies
Local Emphasis Program for Construction
Local Emphasis Program: Native Health Care Facilities
Local Emphasis Program for Facility Support Management Service Contractors at Military Bases and National Parks
Local Emphasis Program for Silica Exposure and Slab Handling in Cut Stone and Stone Product Manufacturing
Local Emphasis Program for Employers with Nationally Targeted Hazards at Military Bases, National Parks and National Cemeteries
Local Emphasis Program for Casinos and/or Casino Hotels at Native American Reservations or American Trust Lands
Local Emphasis Program for Lead
Local Emphasis Program for Inspections in the Grain Handling Industry
Local Emphasis Program for Inspections of Longshoring Activity
Local Emphasis Program for Powered Industrial Trucks
Regional Emphasis Program for Cranes used in Construction, General Industry and Maritime Employment

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