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\ OSHA Notice CPL 2 Office of General Industry Compliance Assistance JUL I 1985 DRAFT Subject: Special Emphasis Program: Chemical Industry A. Purpose. This notice establishes a pilot National Emphasis Program (NEP) for the programmed inspection of chemical industry establishments in accordance with the provisions of the Field Operations Manual (FOM), Chapter II/ E.2.b.(4). B. Scope. This notice applies to the following Area Offices: Buffalo Pittsburgh Cincinnati Houston Avenel Charleston Cleveland Baton Rouge C. References. 1. OSHA Instruction CPL 2.45A/ April 18/ 1983. 2. OSHA Instruction CPL 2.25E/ Appendix E/ Septem ber 10/ 1984. 3. OSHA Instruction ADM 1-1.12A/ April 1/ 1984. D. Action. The Regional Administrators and Area Direc tors concerned shall ensure that the procedures es tablished in this notice are adhered to in scheduling programmed inspections for the current fiscal year. E. Background. There are approximately 12/000 chemical plants in the United States. During Fiscal Year (FY) 1983 some 1/450 inspections were conducted within the 6>700 establishments where Federal jurisdiction is currently exercised. 1. In FY 1984 Federal inspections fell to below 500. A review of relevant citation data does not indicate any characteristic or particular TEN 2299