Directives
DIRECTIVES provide HIOSH and the public with information on HIOSH policies and procedures and guidance on the application of the HIOSH standards (administrative rules). Some of these directives explain how HIOSH compliance personnel are to enforce these standards and how employers are expected to comply.
RESOURCES and publications related to some of the following directives can be found on the OSHA Publications website at https://www.osha.gov/pls/publications/publication.html. Search by topic, e.g. amputations, silica, hexavalent chromium.
- Chromium (VI) Standards Inspection Procedures
- Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program
- Commercial Diving Operations
- Complaints, Policies & Procedures
- Compliance Guidance for Residential Construction
- Compliance Policy for Manufacture, Storage, Sale, Handling, use and Display of Pyrotechnics
- Confined and Enclosed Spaces and Other Dangerous Atmospheres in Shipyard Employment
- Consultation Policies & Procedures Manual
- Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
- Crystalline Silica National Emphasis Program
- Enforcement Guidance for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in General Industry
- Enforcement Guidance for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Shipyard Employment
- Enforcement Procedures for Investigating and Inspecting Incidents of Workplace Violence
- Enhanced Enforcement Program (EEP)
- Hexavalent Chromium - National Emphasis Program
- Lead National Emphasis Program
- Microwave Popcorn Processing Plants - National Emphasis Program
- Petroleum Refinery Process Safety Management National Emphasis Program
- Primary Metals - National Emphasis Program
- PSM Covered Chemical Facilities National Emphasis Program
- Tree Care and Tree Removal Operations
