The North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health (NC OSH) is the regulatory agency responsible for enforcing standards, conducting inspections, maintaining records, hearing complaints, requesting reports, and monitoring how the Standards and Regulations are being implemented in the field of site safety and health.
Although North Carolina complies with the majority of OSHA’s Standards and Regulations, there are a few that are particular to North Carolina workers and are listed below:
Construction Industry Standards:
Communication Towers
Steel Erection
Blasting and Use of Explosives
Non-Ionizing Radiation
Personal Protective Equipment and Life-Saving Equipment
Bloodborne Pathogens
Agriculture Industry Standards:
Field Sanitation
General Industry Industry Standards:
Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution
Communication Towers
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
There are few Industries and operations which are standardized under Federal OSHA Standards:
Employment under Federal Regulations
US Postal Services
Maritime Industry Operations
Railroad Employment under Federal
Indian reservations Employment
The American National Red Cross
Military bases enforcements
Contractors and employees working for Federal Government contracts and operations
Proper working conditions for aircraft cabin staff while they are operating or on-duty
Any type of industries, hazards, operations, and area of operations which fall in Federal Jurisdiction
The majority of the topics are addressed in OSHA Training, and NC OSHA largely adheres to the standards of Federal Jurisdiction. OSHA mandates that employees get training on particular topics. Because these courses cover the topics listed under NC OSHA, OSHA advises that employees take OSHA Training, 10 Hour Construction Training, and 30 Hour Construction Training.
