Program Directives
See cancelled program directives
| PD # | Description | Effective Date |
|---|---|---|
| 26-05 (PDF) | Special Government Employee Policies And Procedures Manual For OSHA's VPP & SCP | June 8, 2026 |
| 26-04 (PDF) | Final Rule On Hazard Communication Standard | June 10, 2026 |
| 26-03 (PDF) | Field Operations Manual Penalties Supplement 2026 | February 1, 2026 |
| 26-02 (PDF) | Enforcement Procedures for the Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens Standard | April 14, 2026 |
| 26-01 (PDF) | Whistleblower Complaint Intake Closure Procedures | March 16, 2026 |
| 25-06 (PDF) | National Emphasis Program - Amputations In Manufacturing Industries | October 14, 2025 |
| 25-05 (PDF) | Amendment To Whistleblower Investigations Manual | July 10 2025 |
| 25-04 (PDF) | Recordkeeping Policies And Procedures | June 9, 2025 |
| 25-03 (PDF) | PPE In Construction | June 3, 2025 |
| 25-02 (PDF) | Whistleblower Investigations Manual | February 3, 2025 |
| 24-10 (PDF) | Fatality Inspection Procedures To Fallen Worker’s Family | October 23, 2024 |
| 24-08 (PDF) | Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process Standard | September 3, 2024 |
| 24-07 (PDF) | Workplace Violence Local Emphasis Program | July 29, 2024 |
| 24-06 (PDF) | AKOSH Assisted Living Facilities LEP Healthcare | July 16, 2024 |
| 24-05 (PDF) | C&T Policy Regarding Exemption From Enforcement Inspections With Appendix A | June 14, 2024 |
| 24-04 (PDF) | Process Safety Management (PSM) of Hazardous Chemicals | March 7, 2024 |
| 24-03 (PDF) | AKOSH Emphasis Program Seafoods | February 27, 2024 |
| 24-02 (PDF) | Consultation And Policies Procedures Manual (CPPM) | February 16, 2024 |
| 23-09 (PDF) | OSHA Technical Manual (OTM) | December 8th, 2023 |
| 23-08 (PDF) | Local Emphasis Program Construction | September 30th, 2023 |
| 23_07 (PDF) | Electronic Submission of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses to Federal OSHA | September 22, 2023 |
| 23-06 (PDF) | Warehousing And Transportation National Emphasis Program | September 22, 2023 |
| 23-05 (PDF) | National Emphasis Program (NEP) - Falls | June 7, 2023 |
| 23-03 (PDF) | Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP) | February 1, 2023 |
| 23-02 (PDF) | Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program | Feb 1, 2023 |
| 22-04 (PDF) | Recordkeeping regarding COVID-19 for healthcare employers with 10 or more employees. | November 16, 2022 |
| 22-03 (PDF) | Cranes and Derricks In Construction | September 12, 2022 |
| 22-02 (PDF) | Informal Settlement Guidance-Public Sector Employers | June 30, 2022 |
| 21-07 (PDF) | Compliance Directive for the Excavation Standard | December 3, 2021 |
| 21-04 (PDF) | High Hazard Targeting System (HHT) | June 15, 2021 |
| 21-03 (PDF) | Implementing OSHA’s Consultation Policies and Procedures Manual | Mar. 24, 2021 |
| 21-02 (PDF) | AKOSH Field Operations Manual | Jan. 28, 2021 |
| 20-09 (PDF) | Enforcement Guidance for Cranes and Derricks in Construction | October 29, 2020 |
| 20-08 (PDF) | AKOSH Beryllium Construction and Shipyards | October 29, 2020 |
| 20-06 (PDF) | 20-06 Final Rule on the Beryllium Standard for General Industry | August 5, 2020 |
| 20-05 (PDF) | 20-05 Inspections Procedures for Respirable Crystalline Silica | August 5, 2020 |
| 20-04 (PDF) | 20-04 National Emphasis Program (NEP) on Respirable Crystalline Silica | July 7, 2020 |
| 20-03 (PDF) | 20-03 Voluntary Protection Programs Policies and Procedures Manual | May 28, 2020 |
| 20-02 (PDF) | Implementing OSHA’s National Emphasis Program (NEP) on Amputations in Manufacturing Industries | Jan. 29, 2020 |
| 19-12 (PDF) | Implementing OSHA’s Final Rule on the Standards Improvement Project | July 1, 2019 |
| 19-09 (PDF) | Crane Operator Certification Requirements | Jan. 22, 2019 |
| 19-07 (PDF) | Report to the Commissioner for debarment from state contracts | Nov. 26, 2018 |
| 19-05 (PDF) | Mandatory Training Program for AKOSH Whistleblower Investigators | Nov. 1, 2018 |
| 19-02 (PDF) | NEP Trenching and Excavation | Oct. 8, 2018 |
| 18-04 (PDF) | Inspection Procedures for Hazard Communication Standard | Dec. 18, 2017 |
| 18-03 (PDF) | Enforcement Guidance for Cranes and Derricks in Construction | Dec. 12, 2017 |
| 18-02 (PDF) | PSM Covered Chemical Facilities National Emphasis Program | Dec. 12, 2017 |
| 18-01 (PDF) | Enforcement and Scheduling for Occupational Exposure to Workplace Violence | Dec. 12, 2017 |
| 16-06 (PDF) | Inspection Procedures for Respiratory Protection Standard | Sept. 27, 2016 |
| 16-04 (PDF) | Confined Space in Construction | March 2, 2016 |
| 16-02 (PDF) | AKOSH Training Program for Compliance Personnel | Nov. 23, 2015 |
| 16-01 (PDF) | Enforcement Procedures and Scheduling for Occupational Exposure to Tuberculosis | March 16, 2016 |
| 15-02 (PDF) | Inspection Procedures for Accessing Communication Towers by Hoist | April 30, 2015 |
| 14-01 (PDF) | OSHA Strategic Partnership Program for Worker Safety and Health | April 25, 2014 |
| 13-05 (PDF) | Occupational Exposure to Isocyanates | Oct. 23, 2013 |
| 13-03 (PDF) | Inspection and Citation Guidance for Roadway and Highway Construction Work Zones | June 14, 2013 |
| 12-02 (PDF) | Commercial Diving Operations | Dec. 23, 2011 |
| 12-01 (PDF) | AKOSH Enforcement Procedures at VPP and SHARP Sites | Nov. 17, 2011 |
| 11-06 (PDF) | Compliance Policy for Manufacture, Storage, Sale, Handling, use and Display of Pyrotechnics | Nov. 4, 2011 |
| 11-03 (PDF) | Enforcement Guidance for Personal Protective Equipment | Aug. 10, 2011 |
| 11-02 (PDF) | Compliance Guidance for Residential Construction | June 16, 2011 |
| 11-01 (PDF) | Medical Records Handling Protocol | Feb. 4, 2011 |
| 10-09 (PDF) | Safety Standards for Steel Erection - Technical Amendment | May 17, 2010 |
| 10-08 (PDF) | AKOSH National Emphasis Program - Hexavalent Chromium | May 1, 2010 |
| 10-04 (PDF) | Revising Standards Referenced in the Acetylene Standard | Nov. 9, 2009 |
| 10-01 (PDF) | Updating OSHA Personal Protective Equipment Standards Based on National Consensus Standards | Oct. 9, 2009 |
| 09-03 (PDF) | Clarification of Employer Duty to Provide PPE and Train Employees | Feb. 16, 2009 |
| 09-01 (PDF) | AKOSH National Emphasis Program - Lead | Jan. 31, 2009 |
| 08-11 (PDF) | Control of Hazardous Energy | Aug. 11, 2008 |
| 08-09 (PDF) | Inspection Procedures for the Chromium (VI) Standards | July 24, 2008 |
| 08-08 (PDF) | Updating OSHA Standards Based on National Consensus Standards | May 17, 2008 |
| 08-06 (PDF) | Employer Payment for Personal Protective Equipment | Feb. 1, 2008 |
| 08-04 (PDF) | Slide-locks: Enforcement Policy, Inspection Procedures and Performance Guidance Criteria | Oct. 26, 2007 |
| 08-03 (PDF) | Emergency Response to Hazardous Substance Releases | Oct. 26, 2007 |
| 08-02 (PDF) | Implementation of Priority System for AKOSH Consultation Requests | Sept. 17, 2007 |
| 08-01 (PDF) | Clarification of 8 AAC 61.425 - Exemption from scheduled enforcement inspections; procedures used by consultants to address the requirements | Sept. 17, 2007 |
| 07-14 (PDF) | Cancellation of PD 91-06 Guidelines for First Aid Training Programs | June 29, 2007 |
| 07-13 (PDF) | AKOSH Alliance Program | April 17, 2007 |
| 07-12 (PDF) | AKOSH Partnership Program | April 17, 2007 |
| 07-07 (PDF) | Respiratory Protection Standard - Assigned Protection Factors | Nov. 22, 2006 |
| 07-06 (PDF) | Construction Worksite Targeting Procedures Plan | Dec. 13, 2006 |
| 07-05 (PDF) | Amendment & Appendix A to Hexavalent Chromium | Nov. 29, 2006 |
| 07-03 (PDF) | Corrections and technical amendments to Roll-Over Protective Structures | July 20, 2006 |
| 07-02 (PDF) | Corrections to Hexavalent Chromium | June 23, 2006 |
| 06-12 (PDF) | Chimney variance to companies engaged in building and maintenance on industrial chimneys | March 1, 2006 |
| 06-11 (PDF) | Corrections and Technical amendment to 1910 & 1926 | April 12, 2006 |
| 06-07 (PDF) | Steel Erection- slip resistance of skeletal structural steel | Jan. 18, 2006 |
| 06-05 (PDF) | SHARP small site pilot project extension & renewal | March 29, 2006 |
| 06-03 (PDF) | National Consensus Standards: Hazardous Materials; Flammable & Combustible Liquids; Temporary Labor Camp Gen. Environmental Controls; Guarding of Hand & Portable Powered Tools; Special Industries - Sawmills | Nov. 14, 2005 |
| 06-01 (PDF) | Needlestick: Safety devices & sharps for prevention of bloodborne pathogens in healthcare employees | July 15, 2005 |
| 05-12 (PDF) | OSHA E-Correspondence Policies and Procedures | June 24, 2005 |
| 05-11 (PDF) | Fatality / Catastrophe Inspection Procedures | April 14, 2005 |
| 05-09 (PDF) | Enforcement Exemptions and Limitations under the Appropriations Act | Dec. 8, 2004 |
| 05-08 (PDF) | Standards Improvement Project, Phase II - Hazardous Substances, Occupational Safety and Health, Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements | Jan. 5, 2005 |
| 05-07 (PDF) | Methylenedianiline (MDA) Standard for Construction | Jan. 5, 2005 |
| 05-03 (PDF) | REDON Fit Test Procedures | Oct. 22, 2004 |
| 04-06 (PDF) | Alaska relinquishes jurisdiction over certain military and USCG installations and certain Alaska Native Health Care Facilities | April 19, 2004 |
| 04-05 (PDF) | Commercial Diving Operations | March 18, 2004 |
| 04-04 (PDF) | Respiratory Protection for M. Tuberculosis | Dec. 31, 2003 |
| 04-03 (PDF) | Alaska Construction Health and Safety Excellence (AK-CHASE) Licensed Construction Contractors Partnership Project | March 25, 2004 |
| 04-02 (PDF) | SHARP Small Site Renewal Pilot Project | Nov. 7, 2003 |
| 03-11 (PDF) | Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements - Recordkeeping - Final Rule - requirement for recording MSDs removed | Jan. 1, 2004 |
| 03-10 (PDF) | Powered Industrial Trucks - revision to remove unenforceable mandatory provision re: truck vertical lifts per ANSI Std B56.1-1969 | July 2, 2003 |
| 03-05 (PDF) | Rewrites existing req in clear language, reorg text, remove inconsistencies & duplications and renames 29 CFR 1910.33-.39 Subpart E - Exit Routes, Emergency Action Plans & Fire Prevention Plans from "Means of Egress" | Dec. 9, 2002 |
| 03-03 (PDF) | Amendments to the Recordkeeping Standard 29 CFR 1904.37 - HEARING LOSS injury recording requirements | Jan. 1, 2003 |
| 03-02 (PDF) | Revisions to Construction Industry Safety Standards re: Traffic Control Signs, Signals, Barricades - see also Traffic Control Devices for Streets & Highways | Dec. 11, 2002 |
| 01-12 (PDF) | Adopts by reference Needlestick Regs in 29 CFR 1910 Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens | 04/18/01 - enforced 10/18/01 |
| 01-11 (PDF) | Adopts by reference & implements Dir Fin Rule amending Occup.Health Std for Cotton Dust to allow batch kier system washed cotton to partially exempt list. | April 6, 2001 |
| 01-07 (PDF) | Steel Erection - OSHA enforcement policy interim between 1/18/2001 and final rule date Jan 18, 2002 | 07/25/01 - Jan. 18, 2002 (July 2001 delay of orig eff date of Sept 16, 2001) |
| 01-05 (PDF) | Cancels Instr. STD1-5 Sinks for Cleaning Operations & 1-5.6A Bottom Drains as no longer applicable - superceded by EPA requirements | 02/28/01 |
| 01-04 (PDF) | OSHA Policy on Treatment of Vol. Employer Safety & Health Self-Audits effective July 28, 2000 | 01/29/01adopted, eff. 07/28/00 |
| 01-02 (PDF) | Respiratory Protection Program Guidelines | Sept. 1, 2000 |
| 01-01 (PDF) | Compliance Assistance for the Powered Industrial Truck Operator Training Standards | Sept. 1, 2000 |
| 00-07 (PDF) | Home-Based Worksites | March 1, 2000 |
| 00-06 (PDF) | Multi-Employee Citation PolicyF I R MManual | Feb. 1, 2000 |
| 00-02 (PDF) | Chocking of Tractor Trailers Under the Powered Industrial Truck Standard | Dec. 1, 1999 |
| 00-01 (PDF) | OSHA Policy on Ski Lift Towers | Dec. 1, 1999 |
| 99-08 (PDF) | Child Labor Policy Interpretation Memoranda, dated 7/13/99 | Oct. 27, 1999 |
| 99-02 (PDF) | Notification of Standard Action, Permit-Required Confined Spaces; Final Rule | Feb. 1, 1999 |
| 98-18 (PDF) | Scheduling of State and Local Government Agencies (LEP) Evaluation due by 12-99. | Dec. 3, 1998 |
| 98-15 (PDF) | Amendments to the Methylene Chloride Standards found in Federal Register Vol. 63, No. 183 Pgs. 50712-50732 | Oct. 14, 1998 |
| 98-13 (PDF) | Standards Improvement (Miscellaneous Changes) for General Industry and Construction Standards; Final Rule found in Federal Register Vol. 63: No. 117 pgs. 33449-33469 | July 1, 1998 |
| 98-12 (PDF) | Corrections to the Occupational Exposure to Asbestos Standards found in Federal Register Vol 63, No. 124 pgs. 35137-13138 | July 1, 1998 |
| 98-10 (PDF) | Respiratory Protection; Final Rule Corrections located in Federal Register 63:20098-20099 | June 19, 1998 |
| 98-04 (PDF) | Respiratory Protection; Final Rule | March 11, 1998 |
| 98-03 (PDF) | Enforcement Exemptions and Limitations under the Appropriations Act | March 1, 1998 |
| 97-07 (PDF) | Additional Enforcement Policy Change for Respiratory Protection Required for Abrasive Blasting Under the Interim Final Rule for Lead in Construction 29 CFR 1926 | April 1, 1997 |
| 97-04 (PDF) | Notification of Standard Action, Occupational Exposure to Asbestos, Tremolite, Anthophyllite and Actionlite, Final Rule (Corrections) | Jan. 1, 1997 |
| 97-03 (PDF) | Notification of Standard Action; Occupational Exposure to 1,3 Butadiene, Final Rule | Dec. 1, 1996 |
| 97-02 (PDF) | Notification of Standard Action, Safety Standards for Scaffolds Used in the Construction Industry; Final Rule | Jan. 1, 1997 |
| 97-01 (PDF) | Sputum Cytology and Chest X-Ray Requirements for Arsenic and Coke Oven Emissions Standards; Interim Compliance Guidelines. | Sept. 1, 1996 |
| 96-27 (PDF) | Notification of Standard Action, Incorporation of General Industry Health and Safety Standards Applicable to Construction Work, Final Rule | Sept. 1, 1997 |
| 96-26 (PDF) | Notification of Standard Action, Personal Protective Equipment, For General Industry; Final Rule | Aug. 1, 1996 |
| 96-25 (PDF) | Consolidation of Repetitive Provisions; Technical Amendments, Final Rule (Regulatory Reform Initiative)Removins 275 of Regulations 29 CFR 901-902-910l1915, 1926(ROPS), 1928, 1950 & 1951 | Aug. 1, 1996 |
| 96-24 (PDF) | Grain Handling Facilities; Final Rule | April 1, 1996 |
| 96-23 and 96-23 Ch-1 (PDF) | Revision to the OSHA Standard for Grain Handling Facilities; Final Rule | Apr-96Ch-1 Apr 97 |
| 96-20 (PDF) | Changes to State Plan Policies and Procedures Manual | Feb. 1, 1996 |
| 96-17 (PDF) | Occupational Exposure to Asbestos in Construction and Shipyard Work: Flooring Industry Settlement Agreement | Feb. 1, 1996 |
| 96-16 (PDF) | Roofing Industry Settlement Agreement: Asbestos Standard for Construction Work | Feb. 1, 1996 |
| 96-15 (PDF) | Fall Protection in Steel Erection | Feb. 1, 1996 |
| 96-13 (PDF) | Suspension of 29 CFR 1926.652 to House Foundation/Basement Excavations under certain conditions | Feb. 1, 1996 |
| 96-12 (PDF) | Response to IDLH or Potential IDLH Atmospheres re: 19 CFR 1910.134; 1910.156 & Sect. 5(a) (1) of the 1970 OSH act | Feb. 1, 1996 |
| 96-11 (PDF) | Fall Protection Plans--Enforcement Policy | Feb. 1, 1996 |
| 96-9 (PDF) | Citation Policy for Paperwork and Written Program Requirement Violations This supercedes certain provisions of the FIRM | Feb. 1, 1996 |
| 96-7 (PDF) | Issuance of Interpretive Rule Addressing OSHA's Policy on Employee Rescue Efforts | Feb. 1, 1996 |
| 96-4 (PDF) | Revised Scheduling System for Programmed Inspections (SST) | Feb. 1, 1996 |
| 96-3 (PDF) | Application of the Permit-Required Confined Spaces (PRCS) Standard, 29 CFR 1910.146 | Feb. 1, 1996 |
| 96-2 (PDF) | Logging Operations, Inspection Procedures and Interpretive Guidance | Feb. 1, 1996 |
| 96-1 (PDF) | Guidelines for Enforcement of 29 CFR 1910.269, the Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution Standard | Feb. 1, 1996 |
| 95-14 (PDF) | Changes to the State Plan Polices and Procedures Manual (SPM)ref STP 2-1.117 8/31/84 St Stds; FIN 3.2; PAE 2.1C Field Audit Prog 11/18/1991; PAE 1.1C, FOPP 5/10/1993; ADM 1-1.19A IMIS 9/19/1988; ADM 1-1.21A IMIS 7/17/1989 | Dec. 2, 1994 |
| 95-10 (PDF) | Procedures for Approval of Local Emphasis Programs (LEPs) and Experimental Programs | Nov. 28, 1994 |
| 95-9 (PDF) | Awareness Barriers Installed on Metal Cutting Shears | Nov. 25, 1994 |
| 95-8 (PDF) | Guarding of Three Roller Printing Ink Mills | Nov. 25, 1994 |
| 95-7 (PDF) | Exemption for Religious Reasons from Wearing Hard Hats | Nov. 25, 1994 |
| 95-6 (PDF) | Abrasive Operations Using Cutoff Wheels and Masonry Saws | Nov. 25, 1994 |
| 95-5 (PDF) | Acceptance of USDOT Exemption DOT-E 8845 of the Select Fire Oil Well Perforating System Detonator Interruption Device | Nov. 25, 1994 |
| 95-2 (PDF) | Employer Obligation to Pay for Personal Protective Equipment | Nov. 16, 1994 |
| 95-1 (PDF) | IMIS Office Plan AKOSH updated | Nov. 29, 1994 |
| 94-3 (PDF) | Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution; Electrical Protective Equipment; Final Rule | Adoption Effective Date for EPG |
| 94-1 CH 2 (PDF) | Corrective Change #2 to Lead Exposure in Construction; Lead in Construction Compliance Directive | Feb. 1, 1996 |
| 94-1 (PDF) | Lead Exposure in Construction; Interim Final Rule--Inspection and Compliance Procedures | Nov. 1, 1994 |
| 93-5 (PDF) | Guidelines and Case File Documentation for Use with Videotapes and Audiotapes | Nov. 1, 1993 |
| 93-4 (PDF) | Computer Security Policy | Sept. 7, 1993 |
| 93-1 (PDF) | Handling Cases to be Proposed for Instance-by-Instance Citation (separate violations and proposed penalties for recordkeeping regulations, safety standards and General Duty Clause) | March 1, 1993 |
| 92-6 (PDF) | Guidelines for Implementing the Field Sanitation Standard 1928.110 | July 28, 1992 |
| 92-4 (PDF) | Respiratory Protection Program Manual | May 12, 1992 |
| 91-11 (PDF) | AKOSH Response to Significant Events of Potentially Catastrophic Consequences | Sept. 1, 1991 |
| 91-9 (PDF) | Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices - Inspection Procedures and Interpretive Guidelines | no date |
| 91-8 (PDF) | Guidelines of the Stability of Well Servicing Derricks | Aug. 7, 1991 |
| 91-7 (PDF) | Cooperation Between Regulatory Agencies of the Alaska Department of Labor's Labor Standards and Safety Division | June 24, 1991 |
| 91-3 (PDF) | Inspection Guidelines for Emergency and Post-Emergency Response Under HAZWOPER Standard | June 24, 1991 |
| 90-6 (PDF) | Incorporating the Family of Accident or Illness Victims into the Fatality Investigations | June 1, 1990 |
| 90-2 (PDF) | Memorandum of Understanding Between OSHA and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission | May 10, 1990 |
| 89-7 (PDF) | Audiometric Testing Using Insert Phones | June 15, 1989 |
| 89-6 (PDF) | Jurisdictional issues between AKOSH and US Coast Guard | June 16, 1989 |
| 89-5 (PDF) | Authorization Procedures for Reviewing Specific Medical Records to Verify Compliance with Log of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses | May 4, 1989 |
| 88-5 (PDF) | Adding Name of Owner to Alaska OSH Citations for Sole Owner Companies | June 24, 1988 |
| 88-2 (PDF) | Notification of OSHA and to USES of Employers Who Have Failed to Abate Serious Violations | April 1, 1988 |
| 87-3 (PDF) | Equipment Policy | Nov. 6, 1987 |
| 86-5 (PDF) | Letters to Employer Representative:Conferences Without Informal Settlement Agreements | March 20, 1986 |
| 85-6 (PDF) | Variance Policy & Procedure | Sept. 9, 1985 |
| 81-6 (PDF) | Repeated Violations on a Drill Rig | Nov. 2, 1981 |
| 80-8 (PDF) | Interagency Agreement Between MSHA and OSHA | Oct. 24, 1980 |
| 76-1 (PDF) | Initiation of DOSH Program Directives | July 13, 1976 |
last updated: June 17, 2026
