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Purpose: To provide OSHA offices, State Plan programs and federal agencies with policy and procedures concerning the enforcement of occupational safety and health standards. Also, this instruction provides current information and ensures that occupational safety and health standards are enforced with uniformity.

OSHA Compliance Directives (CPLs) are written instructions providing compliance policies and enforcement procedures on certain subjects, such as compliance with and enforcement of specific OSHA standards, or procedures to implement specific emphasis programs to target particular hazards.

The OSHA Technical Manual (OTM) provides technical information about workplace hazards and controls to OSHA's Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHOs). This information supports OSHA's enforcement and outreach activities to assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women.

Zweber stated, Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (the "General Duty Clause") requires an employer to furnish to its employees: "employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees..."

Number of Monitoring Stations There are 931 operating stations in 398 cities/towns in 28 states and 7 Union Territories of the country. Table given below shows state-wise and city-wise number of operating monitoring stations.

SEC. 2. The Congress finds that personal injuries and illnesses arising out of work situations impose a substantial burden upon, and are a hindrance to, interstate commerce in terms of lost production, wage loss, medical expenses, and disability compensation payments.