… Programs National Emphasis Programs: National Emphasis Programs (NEPs) are temporary programs that focus OSHA's resources on particular hazards and high-hazard industries. Existing and potential new emphasis programs are evaluated using inspection data, injury and illness data, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) reports, peer-reviewed literature, analysis of inspection findings and other available information sources. OSHA NEP PAGE Hazards of Concern: Combustible Dust, Hazardous Machinery and Amputations, Hexavalent Chromium, Lead, Primary Metal Industries, Process Safety Management, Shipbreaking, Silica and Trenching and Excavation … and/or area office levels. These programs are intended to address hazards or industries that pose a particular risk to workers in the office's jurisdiction. The emphasis programs may be implemented by a single area office, or at the regional level (Regional Emphasis Programs (REP)) and applied to all of the area offices within the region. These LEPs will be …