Directives - Directive Number
OSHA Directives are written statements of policy and procedure on a single subject, which generally include implementation guidelines and responsibilities for the Agency's affected offices.
Instructions available here are not standards, regulations, or any other type of substantive rule. No statement in these Instructions should be construed to require the regulated community to adopt any practices, means, methods, operations, or processes beyond those which are already required by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) (29 USC § 668) or standards and regulations promulgated under the OSH Act.
- CSP 01-00-001 [STP 2-1.164] - National - Involving State Plan States in the Development of Federal Standards - 08/12/1991
- CSP 01-00-005 [CSP 01-00-004] - National - State Plan Policies and Procedures Manual - 05/06/2020 - PDF
- CSP 01-01-001 [STP 2.1] - National - Standard Comparison Format for 18(b) Plans - 10/30/1978
- CSP 01-01-002 [STP 2.2] - National - Definition of "Issue" - 10/30/1978
- CSP 01-01-003 [STP 2.3] - National - Providing for Consultation in a State 18(b) Plan - 10/30/1978
- CSP 01-01-004 [STP 2-1.3] - National - General Guidance for Regional Office Review of State 18(b) Plans - 10/30/1978
- CSP 01-01-005 [STP 2-1.4] - National - Review and Analysis of State 18(b) Plans at the National Office - 10/30/1978
- CSP 01-01-006 [STP 2-1.6] - National - Pre-Approved Public Disclosure of State Plans - 10/30/1978
- CSP 01-01-007 [STP 2-1.12] - National - State Statistical and Recordkeeping Program Under 18(b) Plans - 10/30/1978
- CSP 01-01-008 [STP 2-1.17] - National - Transfer of Responsibility for Review and Approval or Rejection of State Standards - 10/30/1978
- CSP 01-01-009 [STP 2-1.19] - National - Sample Federal Register Notices for Approval of State Standards - 10/30/1978
- CSP 01-01-010 [TED 3.1] - National - Modification of the Requirements for Consultation Programs in State 18(b) Plans - 10/30/1978
- CSP 01-01-011 [STP 2-1.94] - National - Federal Program Change Transmittal: Occupational Exposure to Lead, Final Standard - 02/14/1979
- CSP 01-01-012 [STP 2-1.100] - National - Revised Standards for a Merit System of Personnel Administration fo r Grant-Aided Agencies. - 11/10/1980
- CSP 01-01-013 [STP 2.18] - National - Inspections and Investigations: Obtaining Warrants on an Ex Parte Basis and Prior to Attempting Entry - 02/26/1981
- CSP 01-01-014 [STP 2-2.9] - National - State Posters - 04/03/1981
- CSP 01-01-015 [STP 2-1.101] - National - Prohibition of Sanctions Against Employees under State Plans - 07/22/1981
- CSP 01-01-016 [STP 2.21] - National - Occupational Noise Exposure; Hearing Conservation Amendment, 29 CFR 1910.95 - 12/12/1981
- CSP 01-01-017 [STP 2-2.8B] - National - Fire Protection, Means of Egress; Hazardous Materials - 06/20/1983
- CSP 01-01-018 [STP 2-1.117] - National - State Standards - 08/31/1984
- CSP 01-01-019 [STP 2-1.138] - National - Field Sanitation; Final Rule - 09/21/1987
- CSP 01-01-021 [STP 2-1.146A] - National - Presence Sensing Device Initiation of Mechanical Power Presses; Final Rule - 08/07/1989
- CSP 01-01-022 [STP 2-1.147A] - National - Safety Testing or Certification of Certain Workplace Equipment and Materials ... - 08/07/1989
- CSP 01-01-023 [STP 2-1.163] - National - Revised Federal Penalty Levels - 05/13/1991
- CSP 01-01-024 [STP 2-1.154C] - National - Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response; Final Rule and Corrections - 06/10/1991
- CSP 01-01-025 [STP 2.12B] - National - State Program Requirements for Statistical Information on the Incidence of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses by Industry; on the Injured or Ill Worker; and on the Circumstances of the Injuries or Il - 05/04/1992
- CSP 01-01-026 [STP 2-1.126A] - National - Occupational Exposure to Asbestos, Tremolite, Antrohyllite, and Actinolite; Final Rules Amending Present Standards in General Industry (29 CFR 1910.1001) and in Construction (29 CFR 1926.58), and Lift - 10/21/1992
- CSP 01-01-027 [STP 2-1.171] - National - Lead Exposure in Construction: Interim Rule - 07/06/1993
- CSP 01-01-028 [STP 2-1.172] - National - Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution; Electrical Protective Equipment; Final Rule - 04/15/1994
- CSP 01-01-029 [STP 2-1.173] - National - Final Rule on Reporting of Fatality or Multiple Hospitalization Incidents. - 06/07/1994
- CSP 01-01-030 [STP 2-1.174] - National - Issuance of Interpretive Rule Addressing OSHA's Policy on Employee Rescue Efforts. - 03/10/1995
- CSP 01-01-031 [STP 2.23] - National - Final Rule on Abatement Verification - 06/04/1997
- CSP 01-03-002 [STP 2.13] - National - Reference Book on Jurisdiction Issues - 10/30/1978
- CSP 01-03-003 [STP 2-1.15A] - National - Official Procedure(s) for Closing Out OSHA Cases in States with Operational Plans - 12/12/1980
- CSP 01-03-004 [STP 2-1.10A] - National - The Effect of Preemption on the State Agencies without 18(b) Plans - 03/31/1981
- CSP 01-05-001 [STP 2-1.9] - National - Coverage of State and Local Employees in State Plans - 10/30/1978
- CSP 01-05-002 [STP 2-1.13] - National - Public Employee Recordkeeping Under 18(b) Plans - 10/30/1978
- CSP 02-00-005 [CSP 02-00-004] - National - Consultation Policies and Procedures Manual - 09/29/2023 - PDF
- CSP 03-01-004 - National - Special Government Employee (SGE) Program Policies & Procedures Manual for the Occupational Safety and Health Administrations Voluntary Protection Programs - 07/30/2015
- CSP 03-01-005 [CSP 03-01-003] - National - Voluntary Protection Programs Policies and Procedures Manual - 01/30/2020 - PDF
- CSP 03-02-003 - National - OSHA Strategic Partnership Program for Worker Safety and Health - 11/06/2013 - PDF
- CSP 04-01-003 [CSP 04-01-002] - National - OSHA Alliance Program - 03/04/2020 - PDF