This instruction supersedes osha instructions cpl 02 00 163 field operations manual fom issued september 13 2019 state impact notice of intent and equivalency required see chapter 1 section vi action offices national regional and area offices originating office directorate of enforcement programs dep contact director directorate of enforcement programs us department of . This manual is intended to provide instruction regarding some of the internal operations of the occupational safety and health administration osha and is solely for the benefit of the government no duties rights or benefits substantive or procedural are created or implied by this manual. The fom is a revision of oshas enforcement policies and procedures manual that provides the field offices a reference document for identifying the responsibilities associated with the majority of their inspection duties. Field operations manual fom record type osha instruction current directive number cpl 02 00 150 title field operations manual fom information date 04 22 2011 standard number 19036 190314 190319 190439 notice this is an osha archive document and may no longer represent osha policy it is presented here as historical content for research and review purposes only this . Subject field operations manual fom abstract 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 scope osha wide references see