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Directorate of Enforcement Programs
Directorate of Enforcement Programs (DEP)
     Richard E. Fairfax, Director
     Eric Harbin, Deputy Director (Acting)


The Directorate of Enforcement Programs (DEP) provides the OSHA family and the public with guidance on how to comply with the requirements of OSHA standards. DEP provides this guidance in the form of Directives and Interpretations that detail or explain how Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHO's) are to enforce OSHA standards and how employers are expected to comply with OSHA standards. DEP provides guidance in the areas of general industry, maritime, whistleblower investigations, federal agencies, and in health areas of the construction industry. OSHA standards covered are 29 CFR Parts 1910, 1915, 1917, 1918, 1919 and portions of 1926 and 1960. DEP monitors Inspection Data and Statistics to identify trends in industry. DEP also works closely with the Directorate of Standards and Guidance and the rest of the OSHA family in the development of new information and ways of protecting workers from safety and health hazards, such as Ergonomic Hazards.



DEP Program Offices

The Directorate is divided into Program Offices that are responsible for each of the areas discussed above. These offices are: Additional Directorate staff members provide guidance and administrative support to the Director and the Program Offices.



DEP Contact Information:

Richard E. Fairfax, Director
Eric Harbin, Deputy Director (Acting)

Directorate of Enforcement Programs (DEP)
U.S. Dept. of Labor, OSHA
200 Constitution Avenue, NW, RM N-3119
Washington, DC 20210
(202) 693-2100 Phone
(202) 693-1681 FAX (10 pages maximum please)

DEP Program Offices:
  • Office of Federal Agency Programs
    U.S. Dept. of Labor, OSHA
    200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Rm N-3622
    Washington, DC 20210
    (202) 693-2122

  • Office of General Industry Enforcement
    U.S. Dept. of Labor, OSHA
    200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Rm N-3107
    Washington, DC 20210
    (202) 693-1850

  • Office of Health Enforcement
    U.S. Dept. of Labor, OSHA
    200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Rm N-3119
    Washington, DC 20210
    (202) 693-2190

  • Office of Maritime Enforcement
    U.S. Dept. of Labor, OSHA
    200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Rm N-3610
    Washington, DC 20210
    (202) 693-2399

  • Office of the Whistleblower Protection Program
    U.S. Dept. of Labor, OSHA
    200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Rm N-3610
    Washington, DC 20210
    (202) 693-2199

 
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