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Rule 4167-3-02 | Emergency temporary standards.

 

(A) An emergency temporary Ohio employment risk reduction standard will be issued if the superintendent finds both of the following:

(1) Public employees are exposed to grave danger from exposure to substances or agents determined to be toxic or physically harmful or from new hazards; and

(2) The emergency temporary standard is necessary to protect employees from the danger.

(B) The emergency temporary standard shall take effect immediately upon publication in newspapers of general circulation in Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, and Toledo.

(1) Such emergency temporary standard will be in effect no longer than fifteen days, unless the administrator approves the emergency temporary standard, in which case the emergency temporary standard will be in effect no longer than one hundred twenty days after issuance by the superintendent.

(2) The superintendent may renew an emergency temporary standard approved by the administrator for a time period not to exceed one hundred days if the conditions prompting the emergency temporary standard continue to exist.

(C) The administrator, with the advice and consent of the board of directors, will adopt a permanent Ohio public employment risk reduction standard to replace the emergency temporary standard on or before the final expiration date of the emergency temporary standard, if the conditions prompting the emergency temporary standard are expected to persist.

Last updated March 1, 2024 at 8:25 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 4121.12, 4121.121, 4167.02, 4167.07
Amplifies: 4167.07
Five Year Review Date: 10/1/2028
Prior Effective Dates: 8/15/1994, 11/15/1996, 1/1/2014