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Division 1 Adminstrative Rules

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All workplaces
Appeal and Informal Conference
Citations and Corrections
Civil Penalties
Complaints
Consultative Services for Employers
General Information
Grant Program
Inspections

Insurers' Program
Loss Prevention Activities
Posting
Recordkeeping and Reporting
Safety committees and safety meetings
Self-Insured and Group Self-Insured Employers' Program
Variances
Violations and Penalties

General Information
437-001-0001 through 437-001-0050
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Rule #	Rule name	Page #
437-001-0001	Model Rules of Procedure	1
437-001-0002	Notice to Interested Persons of Rulemaking	1
437-001-0005	Authority and Applicability of Rules	2
437-001-0010	Purpose and Scope of Rules	3
437-001-0015	Definitions	3
437-001-0020	Authority to Administer	14
437-001-0025	Liberal Construction	14
437-001-0030	Use of Gender and Number	14
437-001-0035	Occupational Safety and Health Rules	15
437-001-0045	Adoption, Amendment or Repeal of Rules	15
437-001-0047	Voluntary Compliance Program, General	16
437-001-0050	Enforcement Program, General	16

Inspections
437-001-0053 through 437-001-0099
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Rule #	Rule name	Page #
437-001-0053	Preserving Physical Evidence at the Scene of an Accident	17
437-001-0055	Priority of Inspections	18
437-001-0057	Scheduling Inspections	18
	Health Inspections by NAICS Safety Inspections by NAICS Safety Ispections by tier and rank
437-001-0060	Advance Notice	27
437-001-0065	Right of Entry	27
437-001-0070	Inspection Warrants	28
437-001-0075	Opening Conference	28
437-001-0080	Inspection Without Employer or Employer Representative	29
437-001-0085	Employee Representation on Inspection Team	30
437-001-0090	Inspection Procedures	30
437-001-0096	Red Warning Notice	31
437-001-0099	Closing Conference	32

Violations and Penalties
437-001-0135 through 437-001-0203
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Rule #	Rule name	Page #
437-001-0135	Evaluation of Probability to Establish Penalties	34
437-001-0140	Evaluation of Severity to Establish Penalties	35
437-001-0145	Penalty for Other than Serious or Serious Violation	35
437-001-0155	Determination of Penalty - Failure to Correct	39
437-001-0160	Penalty Criteria - Repeat Violation	39
437-001-0165	Determination of Penalty - Repeat Violation	41
437-001-0170	Determination of Penalty - Failure to Report an Occupational Fatality, Catastrophe, or Accident	41
437-001-0171	Determination of Penalty - Failure to Register a Farm Labor Camp/Facility	42
437-001-0175	Determination of Penalty - Willful or Egregious Violation	42
437-001-0176	Determination of Penalty - Failure to Notify Employees of Advance Notice	42
437-001-0180	Determination of Penalty - Relating to Red Warning Notice	42
437-001-0201	Determination of Penalty - Relating to Field Sanitation	43
437-001-0203	Determination of Penalty - Relating to Violations Which Have No Probability and Severity	43

Citations and Corrections
437-001-0205 through 437-001-0265 (excluding 437-001-0255)
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Rule #	Rule name	Page #
437-001-0205	Citation and Notice of Penalty	44
437-001-0215	Employer Response to Citation and Notice of Penalty	45
437-001-0220	Payment of Penalties	45
437-001-0225	Penalty for Falsification	45
437-001-0230	Correction of Violation	46
437-001-0231	Abatement Verification	46
437-001-0235	Failure to Correct Violation	47
437-001-0240	Extension of Correction Date - Application	47
437-001-0245	Extension of Correction Date - Decision	48
437-001-0250	Extension of Correction Date - Revocation	49
437-001-0251	Extension of Correction Date - Hearing on the Application	49
437-001-0265	Amendment or Withdrawal of Citation	50

Requesting an Appeal and an Informal Conference
437-001-0255 through 437-001-0270
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Rule #	Rule name	Page #
437-001-0255	Requesting an Appeal and an Informal Conference	51
437-001-0270	Discretion If There is No Timely Appeal	52

Posting
437-001-0275 through 437-001-0280
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Rule #	Rule name	Page #
437-001-0275	Posting Requirements	53
437-001-0280	Posting on Selected Multi-Employer Jobsites	54

Complaints
437-001-0285 through 437-001-0295
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Rule #	Rule name	Page #
437-001-0285	Form and Content of a Complaint	55
437-001-0290	Division Action on Complaints	55
437-001-0295	Discrimination Complaint	56

Variances
437-001-0400 through 437-001-0435
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Rule #	Rule name	Page #
437-001-0400	Application for a Variance	57
437-001-0405	Interim Order Relating to a Variance	58
437-001-0410	Administrative Action on Variance Application	59
437-001-0411	Hearings for Variance Applications	60
437-001-0415	Criteria for Variance Approval	61
437-001-0420	Decision on Variance Request	61
437-001-0425	Employer's Duty to Meet Variance Terms	63
437-001-0430	Modification or Revocation of a Variance	63
437-001-0435	Effect of a Variance Granted by the U.S. Secretary of Labor	65

Consultative Services for Public and Private Sector Employers
437-001-0450 through 437-001-0460
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Rule #	Rule name	Page #
437-001-0450	Voluntary Compliance Consultative Services	67
437-001-0455	Application for Consultative Services	67
437-001-0460	Consultation	68

Recordkeeping and Reporting
437-001-0700 through 437-001-0742
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Rule #	Rule name	Page #
437-001-0700	Recordkeeping and Reporting	69
001-0700(21)	Reporting fatalities and hospitalizations to Oregon OSHA
	Appendices to 437-001-0700
	Appendix A (Nonmandatory) to 437-001-0700, Age Related Hearing Loss	87
	Appendix B (Nonmandatory) to 437-001-0700, Hearing Loss Recordability Flowchart	91
437-001-0706	Recordkeeping for Health Care Assaults	93
	Appendix A to 437-001-0706, Instructions for Recording Health Care Assaults	95
	Appendix B to 437-001-0706, Safety of Health Care Employees Healthcare facility inspection decision-making flowchart	99
437-001-0740	Falsification or Failure to Keep and Post Records or Make Reports	105
437-001-0742	Recordkeeping Variances and Exceptions	105

Rules for all workplaces
437-001-0760
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Rule #	Rule name	Page #
437-001-0760	Rules for all Workplaces	107

Safety committees and safety meetings
437-001-0765
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Rule #	Rule name	Page #
437-001-0765	Safety Committees and Safety Meetings	110
	See also:
	Safety committees and safety meetings Quick guide
	Safety committees and safety meetings Fact sheet

Occupational Safety and Health Grant Program
437-001-0800 through 437-001-0810
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Rule #	Rule name	Page #
437-001-0800	Application Procedures	114
437-001-0805	Application Review	114
437-001-0810	Grant Awards	115

Rules for the Adminstration of Loss Prevention Activities by Insurers/Self-Insured Employers - General
437-001-1005 through 437-001-1020
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Rule #	Rule name	Page #
437-001-1005	Authority and Applicability of Rules	116
437-001-1010	Purpose and Scope	116
437-001-1015	Definitions	116
437-001-1020	General Requirements	117

Insurers' Program
437-001-1025 through 437-001-1040
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Rule #	Rule name	Page #
437-001-1025	Notification of Services	119
437-001-1030	Requests for Services	119
437-001-1035	Loss Prevention Services	120
437-001-1040	Required Loss Prevention Services	121

Self-Insured and Group Self-Insured Employers' Program
437-001-1050 through 437-001-1060
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Rule #	Rule name	Page #
437-001-1050	Self-Insured and Group Self-Insured Employer Loss Prevention Assistance	123
437-001-1055	Self-Insured and Group Self-Insured Employer Loss Prevention Programs	123
437-001-1060	Self-Insured and Group Self-Insured Employer Loss Prevention Effort	124

Assessment of Civil Penalties
437-001-1065
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Rule #	Rule name	Page #
437-001-1065	Penalty Provisions for Insurers	125
	Penalty Provisions for Self-Insured Employers	125

If you have questions regarding Oregon OSHA rules, please contact our Standards & Technical Section, (503) 378-3272 toll free in Oregon, (800) 922-2689 or send e-mail to tech.web@state.or.us

This page last updated 4/18/13

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