OAR 437-001-0740: Falsification or Failure to Keep and Post Records or Make Reports

Oregon OSHA will cite employers who fail to keep the records, post the summaries, or make the reports required by OAR 437-001-0700 (except OAR 437-001-0704 which is addressed in OAR 437-001-0170) or OAR 437-001-0706. Citations will be ‘other than serious’ and carry a penalty of at least $100 but not more than $1,000 for each violation that is neither repeated nor willful. Note: ORS 654.991(3) provides that anybody who knowingly makes a false statement, representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document filed or required by ORS 654.001 to 654.295, will, on conviction, be fined not more than $10,000 or be imprisoned for not more than six months, or both. Also, ORS 654.086(1)(e) provides for civil penalties for falsification of a document.