ut-20261001-R614-1-5: R614-1-5. Adoption and Extension of Established Federal Safety Standards and State of Utah General Safety Orders

1. Agency Information

Title catchline: Labor Commission, Occupational Safety and Health Building: Heber M Wells Building Street address: 160 E 300 S City, state: Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Mailing address: PO Box 146600 City, state and zip: Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6600

2. Contact Persons

Name: Phone: Email: Holly Lawrence 801-530-6494 hlawrence@utah.gov UTAH STATE BULLETIN, October 01, 2026, Vol. 2026, No. 19 161 NOTICES OF PROPOSED RULES Floyd Johnson 801-530-6898 fjohnsion@utah.gov Chris Hill 801-530-6113 chill@utah.gov Please address questions regarding information on this notice to the persons listed above.

A. Rule or section catchline:

R614-1-5. Adoption and Extension of Established Federal Safety Standards and State of Utah General Safety Orders

B. Purpose of the new rule or reason for the change:

The purpose of this amendment to Utah's Occupational Safety and Health (UOSH) rule is to reduce the burden placed on industry by eliminating the requirement for employers to report any disabling, serious, or significant injury that does not result in fatality, in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye. This rule will also be amended to include the website address to UOSH's online Accident Report Form.

C. Summary of the new rule or change:

The proposed amendment: 1) eliminates the reporting requirement for work-related injuries that do not result in fatality, in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye; and 2) adds UOSH's website address for submitting an online Accident Report Form. 5. Fiscal Information Provide an estimate and written explanation of the aggregate anticipated cost or savings to:

A. State budget:

Implementing the proposed amendment will create budget savings for UOSH by reducing administrative resources needed to process reported work-related injuries. In both fiscal year 2024 and 2025, about 23% of reported work-related incidents (198 of 849 and 201 of 881, respectively) required formal investigation. This means that approximately 77% of accidents reported to UOSH do not result in an investigation. By updating definitions to align with revised employer reporting requirements for work-related injuries, UOSH expects a decrease in total reports from industry, allowing UOSH to redirect resources more efficiently. While these changes will reduce the workload, the exact financial savings are difficult to quantify due to the unpredictable nature of incident processing times.

B. Local governments:

Local governments have no administration or enforcement obligations under the proposed amendment.

C. Small businesses ("small business" means a business employing 1-49 persons):

Implementing the proposed amendment will create savings for small businesses by reducing administrative resources needed to report work-related injuries to UOSH. In both fiscal year 2024 and 2025, about 23% of reported work-related incidents (198 of 849 and 201 of 881, respectively) required formal investigation. This means that approximately 77% of accidents reported to UOSH do not result in an investigation. By updating definitions to align with revised reporting requirements, the overall reporting burden for work-related injuries will be reduced, allowing small businesses to redirect resources more efficiently. While these changes will reduce the workload, the exact financial savings are difficult to quantify due to the unpredictable nature of incident processing times. 162 UTAH STATE BULLETIN, October 01, 2026, Vol. 2026, No. 19 NOTICES OF PROPOSED RULES

D. Non-small businesses ("non-small business" means a business employing 50 or more persons):

Implementing the proposed amendment will create savings for non-small businesses by reducing administrative resources needed to report work-related injuries to UOSH. In both fiscal year 2024 and 2025, about 23% of reported work-related incidents (198 of 849 and 201 of 881, respectively) required formal investigation. This means that approximately 77% of accidents reported to UOSH do not result in an investigation. By updating definitions to align with revised reporting requirements, the overall reporting burden for work-related injuries will be reduced, allowing non-small businesses to redirect resources more efficiently. While these changes will reduce the workload, the exact financial savings are difficult to quantify due to the unpredictable nature of incident processing times. E. Persons other than small businesses, non-small businesses, state, or local government entities ("person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or public or private organization of any character other than an agency): This amendment updates the specific requirements for employers to report work-related injuries and will not result in additional costs or savings for persons other than small businesses, non-small businesses, state, or local government entities.

F. Compliance costs for affected persons:

The amendment updates the specific requirements for employers to report work-related injuries and will not result in additional costs for affected persons. 6. Regulatory Impact Summary Table Enter the cost or savings in the relevant cell. If there is no cost or savings, enter, "$0." If a cost or savings is inestimable, enter, "inestimable." Fiscal Cost FY2027 FY2028 FY2029 FY2030 FY2031 State Budget $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Local Governments $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Small Businesses $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Non-Small Businesses $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Other Persons $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Total Fiscal Cost $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Fiscal Benefits FY2027 FY2028 FY2029 FY2030 FY2031 State Budget Inestimable Inestimable Inestimable Inestimable Inestimable Local Governments Inestimable Inestimable Inestimable Inestimable Inestimable Small Businesses Inestimable Inestimable Inestimable Inestimable Inestimable Non-Small Businesses Inestimable Inestimable Inestimable Inestimable Inestimable Other Persons Inestimable Inestimable Inestimable Inestimable Inestimable Total Fiscal Benefits Inestimable Inestimable Inestimable Inestimable Inestimable Net Fiscal Benefits Inestimable Inestimable Inestimable Inestimable Inestimable 7. Regulatory Impact Analysis Approval The Commissioner of the Utah Labor Commission, Jaceson R. Maughan, has reviewed and approved this regulatory impact analysis. This rule will not have a significant fiscal impact on businesses. This rule will decrease the administrative burden on businesses and UOSH, allowing resources to be utilized more effectively. 8. Family Impact Information

A. The agency has considered this rule's impact on family health, stability, and formation: ☒

UTAH STATE BULLETIN, October 01, 2026, Vol. 2026, No. 19 163 NOTICES OF PROPOSED RULES 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: Title 34A, Chapter 6 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: 11/02/2026

12. Effective Date Information This rule change MAY become effective on: 11/07/2026 (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 Jaceson R. Maughan, Commissioner Date: 08/17/2026 designee and title: 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 OSHAct. 2. All standards and rules, including emergency and temporary, promulgated under the Williams-Steiger Occupational Safety and HealthAct 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 OSHAct, 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. Eachemployer shall, within 8hoursof occurrence,notifyUOSH of anywork-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, employeesshall 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. 164 UTAH STATE BULLETIN, October 01, 2026, Vol. 2026, No. 19 NOTICES OF PROPOSED RULES 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 e. Fire Department f. Sheriff or Police 6. Lockout and Tagout. a. UOSH has incorporated, by reference, 29 CFR 1910.147, The Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout). See Subsection R614-1-4(1). b. The employee performing servicing or maintenance on machines or equipment required to be locked out under 29 CFR 1910.147 shall have exclusive control of the lockout device until the job is completed or such employee is relieved from the job, such as by shift change or other assignment. 7. Safety latch-type hooks shall be used wherever possible. 8. Grizzlies Over Chutes, Bins and Tank Openings. a. Employees shall be provided with and use approved type safety harnesses and shall be tied off securely so as to be suspended above the level of the product before entering any bin, chute or storage place containing material that might cave or run. Cleaning and barring down in such places shall be started from the top using only bars blunt on one end or having a ring type or D handhold. b. Employees shall not work on top of material stored or piled above chutes, drawholes or conveyor systems while material is being withdrawn unless protected. c. Chutes, bins, drawholes and similar openings shall be equipped with grizzlies or other safety devices that will prevent employees from falling into the openings. d. Bars for grizzly grids shall be so fitted that they will not loosen and slip out of place, and the operator shall not remove a bar temporarily to let large rocks through rather than to break them.

E. Process Safety Management.

All requirements of the process safety management (PSM) standard 29 CFR 1910.119 are extended to include blister agents sulfur mustard (H, HD, HT), nitrogen mustard (HN-1, HN-2, HN-3), Lewisite (L) and halogenated oximes (CX) and the nerve agents tabun (GA), sarin (GB), soman (GD) and VX. KEY: safety Date of Last Change: [May 22,] 2026 Notice of Continuation: June 24, 2022 Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 34A-6 NOTICE OF SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE TYPE OF FILING: Amendment Filing ID: 58251