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Directorate of Enforcement Programs
Directorate of Enforcement Programs (DEP)
     Richard E. Fairfax, Director
     Thomas Galassi, Deputy Director

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, and Federal Agencies and in Health areas of Construction. Standards covered are 29 CFR 1910, 1915, 1917, 1918, portions of 1926 and 1960. DEP monitors Inspection Data and Statistics to identify trends in industry. DEP also works closely with Standards and the rest of the OSHA family in the development of new information and ways of protecting workers such as Nursing Home and Poultry Processing Ergonomic Issues.

More information can be found on the Laws, Regulations and Interpretations page and on each of the Division's pages below.


DEP Divisions

The Directorate is divided into Divisions that are responsible for each of the areas discussed above. These Divisions are: The remainder of the Directorate is the Directorate staff which provides, guidance and administrative support to the Divisions.


DEP Contact Information:

Richard E. Fairfax, Director
Thomas Galassi, Deputy Director

Directorate of Enforcement Programs (DEP)
U.S. Department of Labor
Directorate of Enforcement Programs (OSHA) - Room: N-3119
200 Constitution Avenue N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20210
(202) 693-2100 Phone
(202) 693-1681 FAX (10 pages maximum please)

DEP Divisions:
  • Office of Federal Agency Programs
    U.S. Department of Labor
    Office of Federal Agency Programs (OSHA) - Room: N-3622
    200 Constitution Avenue
    Washington, D.C. 20210
    (202) 693-2122

  • Office of General Industry Enforcement
    U.S. Department of Labor
    Office of General Industry Enforcement (OSHA) - Room: N-3107
    200 Constitution Avenue
    Washington, D.C. 20210
    (202) 693-1850

  • Office of Health Enforcement
    U.S. Department of Labor
    Office of Health Enforcement (OSHA) - Room: N-3119
    200 Constitution Avenue
    Washington, D.C. 20210
    (202) 693-2190

  • Office of the Whistleblower Protection Program
    U.S. Department of Labor
    Office of the Whistleblower Protection Program (OSHA) - Room: N-3610
    200 Constitution Avenue
    Washington, D.C. 20210
    (202) 693-2199

  • Office of Maritime Enforcement
    U.S. Department of Labor
    Office of Health Enforcement (OSHA) - Room: N-3112
    200 Constitution Avenue
    Washington, D.C. 20210
    (202) 693-2399

 
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