OAR 837-085-0280
Noncompliance Classes

For the purpose of determining the penalties that may be assessed for noncompliance, the following Noncompliance Classes are established:
(1) Class I Noncompliance. A covered employer, owner, or operator shall be considered in Class 1 Noncompliance for the following:
(a) Failing to notify the State Fire Marshal they have reportable quantities of hazardous substances;
(b) Failing to submit their Hazardous Substance Survey or annual Hazardous Substance Report, revision, or a substantive change when required.
(2) Class II Noncompliance. A covered employer, owner, or operator shall be considered in Class II Noncompliance for the following:
(a) Failing to maintain records in accordance with OAR 837-085-0110 (Record Keeping Requirements);
(b) Failing to provide an SDS or other hazardous substance information required by OAR 837-085-0090 (Hazardous Substance Information — Reporting Requirements)(6)(e) and (f) when requested by the State Fire Marshal;
(c) Failing to report or failing to correct misreported information required by OAR 837-085-0090 (Hazardous Substance Information — Reporting Requirements)(6)(a) through (c), except that failing to submit or correct misreporting of any of the following information will not be considered in Class II Noncompliance or any other class of noncompliance:
(A) North American Industry Classification System;
(B) Dun and Bradstreet Number;
(C Name of the regulatory point of contact;
(D) Department or Division;
(E) Written Emergency Plan and, if so, the location;
(F) Automatic Fire Suppression System;
(G) NFPA 704 Placarding;
(H) Other Types of Placarding;
(I) UN or NA Numbers.
(3) Class III Noncompliance. A covered employer, owner, or operator who provides all information required by OAR 837-085-0090 (Hazardous Substance Information — Reporting Requirements)(d) , but fails to correct misreported information, shall be considered in Class III Noncompliance, except that failing to correct any misreported maximum amount of a hazardous substance shall be considered Class IV Noncompliance.
(4) Class IV Noncompliance. A covered employer, owner, or operator who, when providing information required by OAR 837-085-0090 (Hazardous Substance Information — Reporting Requirements)(d), but fails to report all reportable hazardous substances or fails to report or correct any misreported maximum amount of a hazardous substance shall be considered in Class IV Noncompliance.
(5) Class V Noncompliance. A covered employer, owner, or operator who intentionally misreports on their Hazardous Substance Information Survey, Hazardous Substance Report, or records of hazardous substances or fails to provide health professionals with any pertinent hazardous substance information, in accordance with OAR 837-085-0170 (Trade Secrets — Disclosures), shall be considered in Class V Noncompliance.

Source: Rule 837-085-0280 — Noncompliance Classes, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=837-085-0280.

837‑085‑0010
Authority and Application 837‑085‑0020
Purpose and Scope 837‑085‑0030
Covered Employers, Owners, Operators and the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 837‑085‑0040
Definitions 837‑085‑0050
Hazardous Substance Information Survey — General 837‑085‑0055
Hazardous Substance Report--General 837‑085‑0060
Hazardous Substance Report — Substance Determinations 837‑085‑0070
Hazardous Substance Report — Reportable Quantities 837‑085‑0080
Hazardous Substance Report— Required Survey Information 837‑085‑0090
Hazardous Substance Information — Reporting Requirements 837‑085‑0100
Hazardous Substance Report — Substantive Changes 837‑085‑0110
Record Keeping Requirements 837‑085‑0120
Application for an Exemption 837‑085‑0130
Administrative Action on Exemption Application 837‑085‑0140
Trade Secrets — General 837‑085‑0150
Trade Secrets — Claim Submissions 837‑085‑0160
Trade Secrets — Determinations and Response 837‑085‑0170
Trade Secrets — Disclosures 837‑085‑0180
Trade Secrets — Refusal to Disclose 837‑085‑0190
Hazardous Substance Report— Availability of Information 837‑085‑0200
Compliance Audit Program — General 837‑085‑0210
Scheduling and Selection of Compliance Audits 837‑085‑0220
Right of Entry 837‑085‑0230
Compliance Audit Warrants 837‑085‑0240
Compliance Audit Activities 837‑085‑0250
Notice of Noncompliance and Proposed/Final Penalty Assessment Order 837‑085‑0260
Employer, Owner, or Operator Response to Notices of Noncompliance 837‑085‑0270
Penalty Criteria for Noncompliance — General 837‑085‑0280
Noncompliance Classes 837‑085‑0290
Penalties for Class I, II and III Noncompliance 837‑085‑0300
Penalties for Class IV Noncompliance 837‑085‑0305
Penalties for Class V Noncompliance 837‑085‑0310
Penalty Suspensions 837‑085‑0320
Payment of Penalties 837‑085‑0330
Contested Case Process — General 837‑085‑0340
Requesting a Hearing 837‑085‑0350
Alternative Dispute Resolutions 837‑085‑0360
Formal Hearing 837‑085‑0370
Manifest Injustice 837‑085‑0380
Incident Reporting System 837‑085‑0390
Annual Summaries
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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