ORS 654.071: Citation for safety or health standard violations; effect of failure to correct violation; posting of citations and notices by employer.

Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07

(1) If the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services or an authorized representative of the director has reason to believe, after inspection or investigation of a place of employment, that an employer has violated any state occupational safety or health law, regulation, standard, rule or order, the director or the authorized representative shall with reasonable promptness issue to such employer a citation, and notice of proposed civil penalty, if any, to be assessed under this chapter, and fix a reasonable time for correction of the alleged violation. (2) Each citation and notice required by subsection (1) of this section shall be in writing, shall be mailed to or served upon the employer or a registered agent of the employer, and shall contain: (a) The date and place of the alleged violation; (b) A plain statement of the facts upon which the citation is based; (c) A reference to the law, regulation, rule, standard or order relied upon; (d) The amount, if any, of the proposed civil penalty; (e) The time, if any, fixed for the correction of the alleged violation; (f) Notice of the employer’s right to contest the citation, the proposed civil penalty and the period of time fixed for correction of the alleged violation; and (g) Notice of any affected employee’s right to contest the period of time fixed for correction of the alleged violation. (3) No citation or notice of proposed civil penalty may be issued under this section after the expiration of 180 days following the start of the inspection or investigation, but this shall not prevent the issuance, at any time, of an order to correct that violation or the issuance of a citation for a subsequent violation. (4) If the director has reason to believe that an employer has failed to correct a violation within the period of time fixed for correction, or within the time fixed in a subsequent order granting an extension of time to correct the violation, the director shall consider such failure as a separate and continuing violation and shall issue a citation and notice of proposed civil penalty, if any, to be assessed pursuant to ORS 654.086 (1)(d). (5) The director may prescribe procedures for the issuance of a notice in lieu of citation to inform an employer and employees of a minimal violation that has no direct or immediate relationship to occupational safety or health. (6) Each citation and notice, or copies thereof, issued under ORS 654.001 to 654.295, 654.412 to 654.423 and 654.750 to 654.780 shall be posted by the employer, immediately upon receipt, in a conspicuous manner in a sufficient number of locations in the place or places of employment to reasonably inform employees of such citation and notice. (7) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the director or authorized representative of the director shall deliver to the operator of a farm labor camp a copy of any notice, evaluation report or citation resulting from the inspection. [1973 c.833 §17; 1981 c.696 §4; 1999 c.72 §1; 1999 c.1017 §4]

Administrative rules citing this section

OAR 437-001-0001: Model Rules of Procedure — implements
OAR 437-001-0002: Notice to Interested Persons of Rulemaking — implements
OAR 437-001-0005: Authority and Applicability of Rules — implements
OAR 437-001-0010: Purpose and Scope of Rules — implements
OAR 437-001-0015: Definitions — implements
OAR 437-001-0020: Authority to Administer — implements
OAR 437-001-0025: Liberal Construction — implements
OAR 437-001-0030: Use of Gender and Number — implements
OAR 437-001-0035: Occupational Safety and Health Rules — implements
OAR 437-001-0045: Adoption, Amendment, or Repeal of Rules — implements
OAR 437-001-0047: Voluntary Compliance Program, General — implements
OAR 437-001-0050: Enforcement Program, General — implements
OAR 437-001-0053: Preserving Physical Evidence at the Scene of an Accident — implements
OAR 437-001-0055: Priority of Inspections — implements
OAR 437-001-0057: Scheduling Inspections — implements
OAR 437-001-0060: Advance Notice — implements
OAR 437-001-0065: Right of Entry — implements
OAR 437-001-0070: Inspection Warrants — implements
OAR 437-001-0075: Opening Conference — implements
OAR 437-001-0080: Inspection Without Employer or Employer Representative — implements
OAR 437-001-0085: Employee Representation on Inspection Team — implements
OAR 437-001-0090: Inspection Procedures — implements
OAR 437-001-0096: Red Warning Notice — implements
OAR 437-001-0099: Closing Conference — implements
OAR 437-001-0135: Evaluation of Probability to Establish Penalties — implements
OAR 437-001-0140: Evaluation of Severity to Establish Penalties — implements
OAR 437-001-0142: Annual Adjustment of Civil Penalties — implements
OAR 437-001-0145: Penalty for Other than Serious, Serious, or Caused or Contributed to a Work-Related Fatality Violation — implements
OAR 437-001-0150: Civil Penalty Adjustments — implements
OAR 437-001-0155: Determination of Penalty — Failure to Correct — implements
OAR 437-001-0160: Penalty Criteria — Repeat Violation — implements
OAR 437-001-0165: Determination of Penalty — Repeat Violation — implements
OAR 437-001-0170: Determination of Penalty — Failure to Report an Occupational Fatality, Catastrophe, or Accident — implements
OAR 437-001-0175: Determination of Penalty — Willful or Egregious Violation — implements
OAR 437-001-0176: Determination of Penalty — Failure to Notify Employees of Advance Notice — implements
OAR 437-001-0180: Determination of Penalty — Relating to Red Warning Notice — implements
OAR 437-001-0201: Determination of Penalty — Relating to Field Sanitation — implements
OAR 437-001-0203: Determination of Penalty — Relating to Violations Which Have No Probability and Severity. — implements
OAR 437-001-0205: Citation and Notice of Penalty — implements
OAR 437-001-0215: Employer Response to Citation and Notice of Penalty — implements
OAR 437-001-0220: Payment of Penalties — implements
OAR 437-001-0225: Penalty for Falsification — implements
OAR 437-001-0230: Correction of Violation — implements
OAR 437-001-0231: Abatement Verification — implements
OAR 437-001-0235: Failure to Correct Violation — implements
OAR 437-001-0240: Extension of Correction Date — Application — implements
OAR 437-001-0245: Extension of Correction Date — Decision — implements
OAR 437-001-0250: Extension of Correction Date — Revocation — implements
OAR 437-001-0251: Extension of Correction Date — Hearing on the Application — implements
OAR 437-001-0255: Requesting an Appeal and an Informal Conference — implements
OAR 437-001-0265: Amendment, Reissue or Withdrawal of Citation — implements
OAR 437-001-0270: Discretion To Prevent a Manifest Injustice — implements
OAR 437-001-0280: Posting on Selected Multi-Employer Jobsites — implements
OAR 437-001-0285: Form and Content of a Complaint — implements
OAR 437-001-0290: Division Action on Complaints — implements
OAR 437-001-0295: Discrimination Complaint — implements
OAR 437-001-0400: Application for a Variance — implements
OAR 437-001-0405: Interim Order Relating to a Variance — implements
OAR 437-001-0410: Administrative Action on Variance Application — implements
OAR 437-001-0411: Hearings for Variance Applications — implements
OAR 437-001-0415: Criteria for Variance Approval — implements
OAR 437-001-0420: Decision on Variance Request — implements
OAR 437-001-0425: Employer’s Duty to Meet Variance Terms — implements
OAR 437-001-0430: Modification or Revocation of a Variance — implements
OAR 437-001-0435: Effect of a Variance Granted by the U.S. Secretary of Labor — implements
OAR 437-001-0450: Voluntary Compliance Consultative Services — implements
OAR 437-001-0455: Application for Consultative Services — implements
OAR 437-001-0460: Consultation — implements
OAR 437-001-0700: Recording Workplace Injuries and Illnesses — implements
OAR 437-001-0704: Reporting Fatalities, Catastrophes, Injuries and Illnesses to Oregon OSHA — implements
OAR 437-001-0740: Falsification or Failure to Keep and Post Records or Make Reports — implements
OAR 437-001-0760: Rules for All Workplaces — implements
OAR 437-001-0765: Safety Committees and Safety Meetings. — implements
OAR 437-001-0800: Application Procedures — implements
OAR 437-001-0805: Application Review — implements
OAR 437-001-0810: Grant Awards — implements
OAR 437-001-1005: Authority and Applicability of Rules — implements
OAR 437-001-1010: Purpose and Scope — implements
OAR 437-001-1015: Definitions — implements
OAR 437-001-1020: General Requirements — implements
OAR 437-001-1025: Notification of Services — implements
OAR 437-001-1030: Requests for Services — implements
OAR 437-001-1035: Loss Prevention Services — implements
OAR 437-001-1040: Required Loss Prevention Services — implements
OAR 437-001-1050: Self-Insured and Group Self-Insured Employer Loss Prevention Assistance — implements
OAR 437-001-1055: Self-Insured and Group Self-Insured Employer Loss Prevention Programs — implements
OAR 437-001-1060: Self-Insured and Group Self-Insured Employer Loss Prevention Effort — implements
OAR 437-001-1065: Penalty Provisions for Insurers — implements
OAR 437-002-0005: Adoption by Reference — implements
OAR 437-002-0006: General Oregon Definitions — implements
OAR 437-002-0007: Testing and Certification — implements
OAR 437-002-0010: Adoption by Reference — implements
OAR 437-002-0015: Adoption by Reference — implements
OAR 437-002-0020: Adoption by Reference — implements
OAR 437-002-0022: Additional Oregon General Requirements — implements
OAR 437-002-0026: Portable Ladders — implements
OAR 437-002-0032: Ramps and Runways — implements
OAR 437-002-0033: Piers and Wharves — implements
OAR 437-002-0040: Adoption by Reference — implements
OAR 437-002-0041: Exits and Exit Routes — implements
OAR 437-002-0042: Emergency Action Plan — implements
OAR 437-002-0043: Fire Prevention Plan — implements
OAR 437-002-0047: Working Near Overhead High Voltage Lines and Equipment — implements
OAR 437-002-0060: Adoption by Reference — implements
OAR 437-002-0080: Adoption by Reference — implements
OAR 437-002-0081: Oregon Ventilation Regulations — implements
OAR 437-002-0095: Audiometric Testing in Oregon — implements
OAR 437-002-0098: Additional Applicability — implements
OAR 437-002-0100: Adoption by Reference — implements
OAR 437-002-0101: Oregon Start-Up Dates — implements
OAR 437-002-0107: Spray Finishing — implements
OAR 437-002-0109: Explosives and Blasting Agents — implements
OAR 437-002-0118: Oregon Rules for Reinforced Plastics Manufacturing — implements
OAR 437-002-0119: Oregon Effective Dates — implements
OAR 437-002-0120: Adoption by Reference — implements
OAR 437-002-0122: Dipping and Coating — implements
OAR 437-002-0134: Personal Protective Equipment — implements
OAR 437-002-0139: Working Underway on Water. — implements
OAR 437-002-0140: Adoption by Reference — implements
OAR 437-002-0141: Additional Oregon Sanitation Requirements — implements
OAR 437-002-0144: Additional Oregon Rules for General Environmental Controls — implements
OAR 437-002-0145: Additional Oregon Rules for Accident Prevention and Tags — implements
OAR 437-002-0146: Confined Spaces — implements
OAR 437-002-0154: Individual Locks — implements
OAR 437-002-0156: Heat Illness Prevention — implements
OAR 437-002-0161: Medical Services and First Aid — implements
OAR 437-002-0170: Worker Protection Standard — implements
OAR 437-002-0180: Adoption by Reference — implements
OAR 437-002-0182: Oregon Rules for Fire Fighters — implements
OAR 437-002-0187: Portable Fire Extinguishers — implements
OAR 437-002-0200: Adoption by Reference — implements
OAR 437-002-0210: Additional Oregon Rules for Compressed Air and Compressed Gas Equipment — implements
OAR 437-002-0220: Adoption by Reference — implements
OAR 437-002-0221: Additional Oregon Rules for Handling Materials — implements
OAR 437-002-0223: Oregon Rules for Commercial and Industrial Vehicles — implements
OAR 437-002-0227: Additional Oregon Rules for Powered Industrial Trucks — implements
OAR 437-002-0228: Oregon General Requirements for Cranes — implements
OAR 437-002-0229: Additional Oregon Rules for Overhead and Gantry Cranes — implements
OAR 437-002-0230: Additional Oregon Rule for Crawler, Locomotive and Truck Cranes — implements
OAR 437-002-0232: Additional Oregon Rule for Derricks — implements
OAR 437-002-0233: Oregon Rules for Hammerhead Cranes — implements
OAR 437-002-0235: Additional Oregon Rule for Slings — implements
OAR 437-002-0240: Adoption by Reference — implements
OAR 437-002-0242: Oregon Rules for Machinery and Machine Guarding — implements
OAR 437-002-0256: Stationary Compactors, Self-Contained Compactors, and Balers — implements
OAR 437-002-0260: Adoption by Reference — implements
OAR 437-002-0262: Additional Definitions in Oregon — implements
OAR 437-002-0264: Additional General Requirements for Hand Tools — implements
OAR 437-002-0266: Additional Oregon Rules for Guarding Portable Powered Tools — implements
OAR 437-002-0268: Oregon Rules for Hand-Powered Equipment — implements
OAR 437-002-0279: Additional Oregon Confined Space Requirements — implements
OAR 437-002-0280: Adoption by Reference — implements
OAR 437-002-0281: Manganese — implements
OAR 437-002-0282: Job Planning and Layout — implements
OAR 437-002-0283: Additional Protective Clothing Requirements During Hot Work Activities — implements
OAR 437-002-0284: Additional Specifications for Eye and Face Protection — implements
OAR 437-002-0285: Additional Special Precautions — implements
OAR 437-002-0286: Flammable Preservative Coatings — implements
OAR 437-002-0287: Toxic Preservative Coatings — implements
OAR 437-002-0288: Additional General Health Protection — implements
OAR 437-002-0297: Oregon Requirements for Welding or Cutting Containers — implements
OAR 437-002-0298: Supplied Air Respiratory Equipment — implements
OAR 437-002-0299: Definitions — implements
OAR 437-002-0300: Adoption by Reference — implements
OAR 437-002-0301: Scope and Application — implements
OAR 437-002-0302: Definitions — implements
OAR 437-002-0303: Training and Work Planning — implements
OAR 437-002-0304: First Aid Requirements — implements
OAR 437-002-0305: Traffic Control — implements
OAR 437-002-0306: Electrical Hazards — implements
OAR 437-002-0307: Personal Protective Equipment — implements
OAR 437-002-0308: Portable Power Tools — implements
OAR 437-002-0309: Hand Tools — implements
OAR 437-002-0310: Work Procedures — implements
OAR 437-002-0311: Mobile Equipment — implements
OAR 437-002-0312: Oregon Rules for Pulp, Paper and Paperboard Mills — implements
OAR 437-002-0313: Additional Oregon Rules for Sawmills — implements
OAR 437-002-0314: Veneer and Plywood Machinery — implements
OAR 437-002-0315: Shake and Shingle Machinery — implements
OAR 437-002-0316: Oregon Rules for Telecommunications — implements
OAR 437-002-0320: Adoption by Reference. — implements
OAR 437-002-0340: Adoption by Reference — implements
OAR 437-002-0342: Additional Oregon Definition — implements
OAR 437-002-0345: Inland Emergency Aid — implements
OAR 437-002-0355: Air Supply Systems (Compressed Gases and Air) — implements
OAR 437-002-0360: Adoption by Reference — implements
OAR 437-002-0363: Oregon Amendment — implements
OAR 437-002-0364: Oregon Rules for MOCA (4,4'-Methylene Bis (2-chloroaniline)) — implements
OAR 437-002-0368: Deterioration — implements
OAR 437-002-0371: Scope and Application — implements
OAR 437-002-0373: Oregon Rules for Thiram — implements
OAR 437-002-0376: Delayed Effective Dates for Hazard Communication — implements
OAR 437-002-0377: Additional Oregon Rules for Hazard Communication — implements
OAR 437-002-0378: Oregon Rules for Pipe Labeling — implements
OAR 437-002-0382: Oregon Rules for Air Contaminants — implements
OAR 437-002-0390: Oregon Effective Dates — implements
OAR 437-002-0391: Additional Oregon Rules for Carcinogens in Laboratories — implements
OAR 437-002-1001: Asbestos Respiratory Protection Program — implements
OAR 437-002-1017: Vinyl Chloride Respiratory Protection Program — implements
OAR 437-002-1018: Inorganic Arsenic Respiratory Protection Program — implements

This rule cites

ORS 654.086 — resolved
ORS 654.001 — resolved
654.295 — resolved
654.412 — resolved
654.423 — resolved
654.750 — resolved
654.780 — resolved

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Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors654.html