Authority: IC 22-1-1-2; IC 22-8-1.1-48.1

Affected: IC 22-8-1.1-41

Sec. 11. Employers may request on-site consultation to assist in the abatement of hazards cited during an IOSHA enforcement inspection. However, an on-site consultation visit may not take place after an IOSHA inspection until:

1. (1) the employer has been notified that no safety order will be issued; or
2. (2) if a safety order is issued, those items for which consultation is requested have become final orders.

A request by an employer for an on-site consultation shall not require the deletion or modification of fines or penalties assessed as the result of an IOSHA inspection.

(Department of Labor; 610 IAC 8-3-11; filed Nov 6, 2006, 8:47 a.m.: 20061206-IR-610060159FRA; readopted filed Nov 30, 2012, 11:14 a.m.: 20121226-IR-610120578RFA; readopted filed Nov 21, 2018, 12:10 p.m.: 20181219-IR-610180417RFA; readopted filed Dec 30, 2024, 12:04 p.m.: 20250122-IR-610230835RFA)