Oregon OSHA Division 1 Administrative Rules

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Division 1 - General Adminstrative Rules

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Division 1 - Table of Contents

List of required posters for doing business in Oregon
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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	37
437-001-0160	Penalty Criteria - Repeat Violation	37
437-001-0165	Determination of Penalty - Repeat Violation	38
437-001-0170	Determination of Penalty - Failure to Report an Occupational Fatality, Catastrophe, or Accident	39
437-001-0171	Determination of Penalty - Failure to Register a Farm Labor Camp/Facility	39
437-001-0175	Determination of Penalty - Willful or Egregious Violation	39
437-001-0176	Determination of Penalty - Failure to Notify Employees of Advance Notice	39
437-001-0180	Determination of Penalty - Relating to Red Warning Notice	30
437-001-0201	Determination of Penalty - Relating to Field Sanitation	40
437-001-0203	Determination of Penalty - Relating to Violations Which Have No Probability and Severity	40

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	42
437-001-0215	Employer Response to Citation and Notice of Penalty	43
437-001-0220	Payment of Penalties	43
437-001-0225	Penalty for Falsification	43
437-001-0230	Correction of Violation	44
437-001-0231	Abatement Verification	44
437-001-0235	Failure to Correct Violation	45
437-001-0240	Extension of Correction Date - Application	45
437-001-0245	Extension of Correction Date - Decision	46
437-001-0250	Extension of Correction Date - Revocation	47
437-001-0251	Extension of Correction Date - Hearing on the Application	47
437-001-0265	Amendment or Withdrawal of Citation	48

Informal Conferences
437-001-0255 through 437-001-0270
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Rule #	Rule name	Page #
437-001-0255	Informal Conference	49
437-001-0260	Request for Informal Conference	49
437-001-0270	Discretion If There is No Timely Appeal	50

Posting
437-001-0275 through 437-001-0280
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Rule #	Rule name	Page #
437-001-0275	Posting Requirements	51
437-001-0280	Posting on Selected Multi-Employer Jobsites	52

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	53
437-001-0290	Division Action on Complaints	53
437-001-0295	Discrimination Complaint	54

Variances
437-001-0400 through 437-001-0435
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Rule #	Rule name	Page #
437-001-0400	Application for a Variance	55
437-001-0405	Interim Order Relating to a Variance	56
437-001-0410	Administrative Action on Variance Application	57
437-001-0411	Hearings for Variance Applications	58
437-001-0415	Criteria for Variance Approval	59
437-001-0420	Decision on Variance Request	59
437-001-0425	Employer's Duty to Meet Variance Terms	60
437-001-0430	Modification or Revocation of a Variance	61
437-001-0435	Effect of a Variance Granted by the U.S. Secretary of Labor	63

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	65
437-001-0455	Application for Consultative Services	65
437-001-0460	Consultation	66

Recordkeeping and Reporting
437-001-0700 through 437-001-0742
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Rule #	Rule name	Page #
437-001-0700	Recordkeeping and Reporting	67
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	85
	Appendix B (Nonmandatory) to 437-001-0700, Hearing Loss Recordability Flowchart	89
437-001-0706	Recordkeeping for Health Care Assaults	91
	Appendix A to 437-001-0706, Instructions for Recording Health Care Assaults	93
	Appendix B to 437-001-0706, Safety of Health Care Employees Healthcare facility inspection decision-making flowchart	97
437-001-0740	Falsification or Failure to Keep and Post Records or Make Reports	103
437-001-0742	Recordkeeping Variances and Exceptions	103

Rules for all workplaces
437-001-0760
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Rule #	Rule name	Page #
437-001-0760	Rules for all Workplaces	105

Safety committees and safety meetings
437-001-0765
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Rule #	Rule name	Page #
437-001-0765	Safety Committees and Safety Meetings	108
	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	112
437-001-0805	Application Review	112
437-001-0810	Grant Awards	113

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	114
437-001-1010	Purpose and Scope	114
437-001-1015	Definitions	114
437-001-1020	General Requirements	115

Insurers' Program
437-001-1025 through 437-001-1040
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Rule #	Rule name	Page #
437-001-1025	Notification of Services	117
437-001-1030	Requests for Services	117
437-001-1035	Loss Prevention Services	118
437-001-1040	Required Loss Prevention Services	119

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	121
437-001-1055	Self-Insured and Group Self-Insured Employer Loss Prevention Programs	121
437-001-1060	Self-Insured and Group Self-Insured Employer Loss Prevention Effort	122

Assessment of Civil Penalties
437-001-1065
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Rule #	Rule name	Page #
437-001-1065	Penalty Provisions for Insurers	123
	Penalty Provisions for Self-Insured Employers	123

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