Chapter 437, Division 1, General Administrative Rules

General Information

• 437-001-0001 Model Rules of Procedure
• 437-001-0002 Notice to Interested Persons of Rulemaking
• 437-001-0005 Authority and Applicability of Rules
• 437-001-0010 Purpose and Scope of Rules
• 437-001-0015 Definitions
• 437-001-0020 Authority to Administer
• 437-001-0025 Liberal Construction
• 437-001-0030 Use of Gender and Number
• 437-001-0035 Occupational Safety and Health Rules
• 437-001-0045 Adoption, Amendment, or Repeal of Rules
• 437-001-0047 Voluntary Compliance Program, General
• 437-001-0050 Enforcement Program, General

Inspections

• 437-001-0053 Preserving Physical Evidence at the Scene of an Accident
• 437-001-0055 Priority of Inspections
• 437-001-0057 Scheduling Inspections
• 437-001-0060 Advance Notice
• 437-001-0065 Right of Entry
• 437-001-0070 Inspection Warrants
• 437-001-0075 Opening Conference
• 437-001-0080 Inspection Without Employer or Employer Representative
• 437-001-0085 Employee Representation on Inspection Team
• 437-001-0090 Inspection Procedures
• 437-001-0096 Red Warning Notice
• 437-001-0099 Closing Conference

Violations and Penalties

• 437-001-0135 Evaluation of Probability to Establish Penalties
• 437-001-0140 Evaluation of Severity to Establish Penalties
• 437-001-0142 Annual Adjustment of Civil Penalties
• Appendix A Example of Oregon OSHA's Annual Adjustments to Penalties Bulletin
• 437-001-0145 Penalty for Other than Serious, Serious, or Caused or Contributed to a Work-Related Fatality Violation
• 437-001-0150 Civil Penalty Adjustments
• 437-001-0155 Determination of Penalty – Failure to Correct
• 437-001-0160 Penalty Criteria – Repeat Violation
• 437-001-0165 Determination of Penalty – Repeat Violation
• 437-001-0170 Determination of Penalty – Failure to Report an Occupational Fatality, Catastrophe, or Accident
• 437-001-0171 Determination of Penalty – Failure to Register a Farm Labor Camp/Facility
• 437-001-0175 Determination of Penalty – Willful or Egregious Violation
• 437-001-0176 Determination of Penalty – Failure to Notify Employees of Advance Notice
• 437-001-0180 Determination of Penalty – Relating to Red Warning Notice
• 437-001-0201 Determination of Penalty – Relating to Field Sanitation
• 437-001-0203 Determination of Penalty – Relating to Violations Which Have No Probability and Severity

Citations and Corrections

• 437-001-0205 Citation and Notice of Penalty
• 437-001-0215 Employer Response to Citation and Notice of Penalty
• 437-001-0220 Payment of Penalties
• 437-001-0225 Penalty for Falsification
• 437-001-0230 Correction of Violation
• 437-001-0231 Abatement Verification
• 437-001-0235 Failure to Correct Violation
• 437-001-0240 Extension of Correction Date – Application
• 437-001-0245 Extension of Correction Date – Decision
• 437-001-0250 Extension of Correction Date – Revocation
• 437-001-0251 Extension of Correction Date – Hearing on the Application
• 437-001-0265 Amendment, Reissue or Withdrawal of Citation

Requesting an Appeal and an Informal Conference

• 437-001-0255 Requesting an Appeal and an Informal Conference
• 437-001-0270 Discretion To Prevent a Manifest Injustice

Posting

• 437-001-0275 Posting Requirements
• 437-001-0280 Posting on Selected Multi-Employer Jobsites

Complaints

• 437-001-0285 Form and Content of a Complaint
• 437-001-0290 Division Action on Complaints
• 437-001-0295 Discrimination Complaint

Variances

• 437-001-0400 Application for a Variance
• 437-001-0405 Interim Order Relating to a Variance
• 437-001-0410 Administrative Action on Variance Application
• 437-001-0411 Hearings for Variance Applications
• 437-001-0415 Criteria for Variance Approval
• 437-001-0420 Decision on Variance Request
• 437-001-0425 Employer's Duty to Meet Variance Terms
• 437-001-0430 Modification or Revocation of a Variance
• 437-001-0435 Effect of a Variance Granted by the U.S. Secretary of Labor

Consultative Services for Public and Private Sector Employers

• 437-001-0450 Voluntary Compliance Consultative Services
• 437-001-0455 Application for Consultative Services
• 437-001-0460 Consultation

Recordkeeping and Reporting

• 437-001-0700 Recording Workplace Injuries and Illnesses
• Appendix A  (Non-mandatory) to 437-001-0700, Age Related Hearing Loss
• Appendix B  (Non-mandatory) to 437-001-0700, Hearing Loss Recordability Flowchart
• 437-001-0704 Reporting Fatalities, Catastrophes, Injuries, and Illnesses to Oregon OSHA
• 437-001-0706 Recordkeeping for Health Care Assaults
• Appendix A  to 437-001-0706 Instructions for Recording Health Care Assaults
• Appendix B  to 437-001-0706 Safety of Health Care Employees
• 437-001-0740 Falsification or Failure to Keep and Post Records or Make Reports
• 437-001-0742 Recordkeeping Variances and Exceptions

General Provisions

• 437-001-0744 Repealed
• 437-001-0760 Rules for all Workplaces
• 437-001-0765 Safety Committees and Safety Meetings

Occupational Safety and Health Grant Program

• 437-001-0800 Application Procedures
• 437-001-0805 Application Review
• 437-001-0810 Grant Awards

Administration of Loss Prevention Activities by Insurers/Self-Insured Employers - General

• 437-001-1005 Authority and Applicability of Rules
• 437-001-1010 Purpose and Scope
• 437-001-1015 Definitions
• 437-001-1020 General Requirements

Insurers' Program

• 437-001-1025 Notification of Services
• 437-001-1030 Requests for Services
• 437-001-1035 Loss Prevention Services
• 437-001-1040 Required Loss Prevention Services

Self-Insured and Group Self-Insured Employers' Program

• 437-001-1050 Self-Insured and Group Self-Insured Employer Loss Prevention Assistance
• 437-001-1055 Self-Insured and Group Self-Insured Employer Loss Prevention Programs
• 437-001-1060 Self-Insured and Group Self-Insured Employer Loss Prevention Effort

Assessment of Civil Penalties

• 437-001-1065 Penalty Provisions for Insurers