[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 9]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1952.151]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
CHAPTER XVII--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 
                          OF LABOR (CONTINUED)
 
PART 1952_APPROVED STATE PLANS FOR ENFORCEMENT OF STATE STANDARDS
--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart I_North Carolina
 
Sec. 1952.151  Developmental schedule.

    The North Carolina Plan is developmental. The following is the 
schedule of the developmental steps provided by the Plan:
    (a) It is estimated that the draft bill will be enacted by April 1, 
1973.
    (b) The Federal standards will be adopted on the date the bill is 
ratified.
    (c) A refresher course for inspectors will begin sixty (60) days 
after the enactment of the draft bill.
    (d) Merit system examinations of current department of labor 
personnel will be completed within sixty (60) days after Federal 
acceptance of the State Plan.
    (e) The hiring of new personnel in both the department of labor and 
the State board of health will begin thirty (30) days after the 
department is assured that State and Federal funds are available. 
Tentative plans provide for both agencies to be fully staffed within six 
(6) months after the enactment of the bill.
    (f) All new personnel will receive official OSHA training in the 
National Institute of Training. Employment dates will generally 
correspond to dates established for the Institute schools.
    (g) Employers and employees will be notified of the availability of 
consultative services within ninety (90) days after ratification of the 
draft bill.
    (h) The Department of Labor will initiate a developmental plan for a 
``Management Information System'' on the date of Plan approval. This 
program is to be fully implemented in ninety (90) days after enactment 
of the proposed legislation.
    (i) The enforcement of standards will begin ninety (90) days after 
ratification of the draft bill.
    (j) A State Compliance Operations Manual is to be completed ninety 
(90) days after ratification of the draft bill.
    (k) The Commissioner will begin issuing administrative ``rules and 
regulations'' when necessary as stated in the draft bill ninety (90) 
days after ratification of the draft bill. Meanwhile, the Federal rules 
and regulations will be adopted and applied until the State rules and 
regulations are acceptable.
    (l) Safety programs for State employees will begin one (1) year and 
ninety (90) days after ratification of the draft bill, with full 
implementation scheduled a year later.
    (m) Safety programs for large counties and municipalities with over 
10,000 population will be initiated ninety (90) days after draft bill 
ratification. Full implementation will occur one (1) year later.
    (n) Safety programs for other counties and municipalities with 4,000 
to 10,000 population will be initiated within two (2) years and ninety 
(90) days after Plan grant is approved. Full implementation will occur 
three (3) years after grant award.
    (o) Safety programs for towns and other governing units having 
between 1,000 and 4,000 population will be initiated within two (2) 
years and ninety (90) days after Plan grant is approved, with full 
implementation within three years after grant award.
    (p) A State ``Safety and Health'' poster will be prepared within 
ninety (90) days after ratification of the draft bill.
    (q) The State of North Carolina will be fully operational with 
respect to agriculture 1 year and 90 days after enactment of the draft 
bill.

[38 FR 3042, Feb. 1, 1973. Redesignated at 51 FR 2488, Jan. 17, 1986]