OAR 437-001-0742: Recordkeeping Variances and Exceptions

In order to achieve a uniform national system for the recordkeeping and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses, the State of Oregon and the U.S. Department of Labor have agreed that as applied to employers, defined in subsections 3(5) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-596, 81 STAT 1950), the state will not grant any variances or exceptions to the recordkeeping and reporting regulations of this part without prior approval of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. [Publications: Publications referenced are available from the agency.]