ORS 654.078: Contesting violations; hearing; admissibility in criminal or civil proceedings of stipulations involving violations.

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

(1) An employer may contest a citation, a proposed assessment of civil penalty and the period of time fixed for correction of a violation, or any of these, by filing with the Department of Consumer and Business Services, within 30 days after receipt of the citation, notice or order, a written request for a hearing before the Workers’ Compensation Board. Such a request need not be in any particular form, but shall specify the alleged violation that is contested and the grounds upon which the employer considers the citation or proposed penalty or correction period unjust or unlawful. (2) An affected employee or representative of such employees may contest the time fixed for correction of a violation by filing with the department, within 30 days after the receipt by the employer of the citation, notice or order which fixes such time for correction, a written request for a hearing before the board. Such a request need not be in any particular form, but shall specify the violation in question and the grounds upon which the employee considers the correction period to be unreasonable. (3) A hearing on any question relating to the validity of a citation or the proposed civil penalty to be assessed therefor shall not be granted unless a request for hearing is filed by the employer within the period specified in subsection (1) of this section. If a request for hearing is not so filed, the citation and the assessment of penalty as proposed shall be a final order of the department and shall not be subject to review by any agency or court. (4) A hearing relating to the reasonableness of the time prescribed for the correction of a violation shall not be granted, except for good cause shown, unless a request for hearing is filed within the period specified in subsections (1) and (2) of this section. If a request for hearing is not so filed the time fixed for correction of the violation shall be a final order of the department and shall not be subject to review by any agency or court. (5) Where an employer contests, in good faith and not solely for delay or avoidance of penalties, the period of time fixed for correction of a nonserious violation, such period of time shall not run between the date the request for hearing is filed and the date the order of the department becomes final by operation of law or on appeal. (6) Where an employer or employee contests the period of time fixed for correction of a serious violation, any hearing on that issue shall be conducted as soon as possible and shall take precedence over other hearings conducted by the board under the provisions of ORS 654.001 to 654.295, 654.412 to 654.423 and 654.750 to 654.780. (7) Where informal disposition of a contested case is made by stipulation, agreed settlement or a consent order, such stipulation, settlement or order shall not be pleaded or admissible in evidence as an admission or confession in any criminal prosecution or in any other civil proceeding that may be instituted against the employer, except in the case of a civil proceeding brought to enforce such stipulation, settlement or order. [1973 c.833 §18 (enacted in lieu of 654.055); 1977 c.804 §38; 2007 c.432 §1]

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

Cited by

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