9. Citation Information
Provide citations to the statutory authority for the rule. If there is also a federal requirement for the rule, provide a citation to that requirement:
11. Public Notice Information
The public may submit written or oral comments to the agency identified in box 1.
A. Comments will be accepted until:
12. Effective Date Information
This rule change MAY become effective on:
(NOTE: This is the date the agency anticipates making the filing effective. It is NOT the effective date)
13. Agency Authorization Information
Agency head or
designee and title:
Jaceson R. Maughan, Commissioner
R614. Labor Commission, Occupational Safety and Health.
R614-1. General Provisions.
R614-1-5. Adoption and Extension of Established Federal Safety Standards and State of Utah General Safety Orders.
A. Scope and Purpose.
1. This rule adopts and extends the applicability of established Federal Safety Standards and Title R614 with respect to every employer, employee and employment in the state of Utah, covered by the Utah OSH Act.
2. All standards and rules, including emergency and temporary, promulgated under the Williams-Steiger Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1590 et seq., 29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) shall be accepted as part of the standards, rules and regulations under the Utah OSH Act, unless specifically revoked or deleted.
B. Reporting Requirements.
[1. Each employer shall within 8 hours of occurrence, notify UOSH of any work-related fatalities, of any disabling, serious, or significant injury and of any occupational disease incident. Call (801) 530-6901.] 1. Each employer shall, within 8 hours of occurrence, notify UOSH of any work-related fatality, inpatient hospitalization, amputation, loss of an eye, or occupational disease incident. Call (801) 530-6901 or submit an online Accident Report Form (https://lcformspp.laborcommission.utah.gov/page/accidentreporting/). 2. Tools, equipment, materials or other evidence that might pertain to the cause of such accident shall not be removed or destroyed until so authorized by UOSH or one of its CSHOs.
3. Each employer shall investigate or cause to be investigated all work-related injuries and occupational diseases and any sudden or unusual occurrence or change of conditions that pose an unsafe or unhealthful exposure to employees.
C. Employer and Employee Responsibility.
1. It shall be the duty and responsibility of any employee upon entering the employee's place of employment, to examine carefully such working place and ascertain if the place is safe, if the tools and equipment can be used with safety, and if the work can be performed safely. After such examination, it shall be the duty of the employee to make the place, tools, or equipment safe. If this cannot be done, then it becomes the employee's duty to immediately report the unsafe place, tools, equipment, or conditions to the supervisor.
2. Employees must comply with all safety rules of their employer and with all the rules and regulations promulgated by UOSH which are applicable to their type of employment.
3. Management shall inspect or designate a competent person to inspect frequently for unsafe conditions and practices, defective equipment and materials, and where such conditions are found, it shall take appropriate action to correct such conditions immediately.
4. Management shall warn all employees of any dangerous condition and permit no one to work in an unsafe place, except for making it safe.
5. Each employer shall instruct its employees in a language and vocabulary that the employees can understand. Employees shall only be assigned to duties or locations where they have the necessary skills and comprehension to work in a safe manner.
D. General Safety Requirements.
1. No person shall remove, displace, bypass, destroy, or carry away any safety devices or safeguards provided for use in any place of employment, or interfere in any way with the use thereof by other persons, or interfere in any method or process adopted for the protection of employees.
2. Where there is a risk of injury from hair entanglement in moving parts of machinery, employees shall confine their hair to eliminate the hazard.
3. Loose gloves, sleeves, tails, ties, lapels, cuffs, or similar garments which can become entangled in moving machinery shall not be worn where an entanglement hazard exists. Clothing saturated or impregnated with flammable liquids, corrosive substances, irritant, oxidizing agents or other toxic materials shall be removed and shall not be worn until properly cleaned.
4. Wrist watches, rings, or other jewelry shall not be worn on the job where they constitute a safety hazard.
5. Emergency Posting Required.
A list of telephone numbers or addresses as may be applicable shall be posted in a conspicuous place so the necessary help can be obtained in case of emergency. This list shall include:
a. Responsible supervision
b. Doctor
c. Hospital
d. Ambulance
