OAR 437-001-0047: Voluntary Compliance Program, General

(1) The Division shall provide a coordinated program to encourage voluntary compliance with occupational health and safety laws, rules and codes and to promote more effective workplace health and safety programs. (2) The program shall be designed to assist employers achieve voluntary compliance and shall be administered to preclude issuance of citations and penalties except when an employer fails to correct serious violations identified. (3) The program shall include but is not limited to: (a) Health and safety consultative services; (b) Worker and employer training and education; (c) Research projects including: Causes and prevention of industrial accidents and diseases; trends demonstrating the need for licensing, certification, or need or revised rules; (d) Demonstration projects utilizing new or innovative processes or procedures to assist workers and employers in preventing occupational injury or disease, whatever the cause; (e) Publication and general distribution of training and accident prevention materials.