Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION
Division 1 - RULES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE OREGON SAFE EMPLOYMENT ACT
Section 437-001-0155 - Determination of Penalty - Failure to Correct
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 437-001-0155
Current through Register Vol. 64, No. 3, March 1, 2025
(1) A citation must be issued for an employer's failure to correct a previously cited violation.
(2) Penalties assessed for a failure to correct a previously cited violation will not exceed $13,653 per day:
(a) Such penalties may be assessed
for each workday, or part of a day, that the violation is not corrected and it
results in continued exposure after the ordered correction date;
(b) Such penalties must be determined by
considering the probability and severity of the original violation, the efforts
of the employer to correct the violation, and factors that delayed the
correction of the violation; and
(c) If failure to correct the violation
results from the employer's lack of diligence, the daily penalty will be not
less than $50 for other than serious violations, and not less than $100 for
serious violations.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 654.025(2), 654.035 & 656.726(4)
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 654.001 through 654.295
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