Effective: June 21, 2005
Latest Legislation: House Bill 67 - 126th General Assembly
(A) If a public employer, public employee, or public employee representative willfully fails to comply with any final order of the administrator of workers' compensation issued pursuant to this chapter, the administrator may apply to the court of common pleas of Franklin county or the court of common pleas of the county in which the violation occurred, for an injunction, restraining order, or any other appropriate relief compelling the public employer, public employee, or public employee representative to comply with such order. The court shall order such relief as it considers appropriate and shall, in addition, impose a civil penalty of not more than five hundred dollars per day per violation and not to exceed a total of ten thousand dollars per violation.
(B) The administrator shall not seek to enforce this chapter, or any Ohio employment risk reduction standard, rule, or order adopted or issued pursuant thereto, in any manner that derogates from the immunity offered to a public employer by variances obtained under this chapter, or by variations, tolerance, or exemption allowed a public employer for reasons of national defense by the United States secretary of labor pursuant to section 16 of the "Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970," 84 Stat. 1590, 29 U.S.C.A. 651, as amended.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 4167 | Public Employment Risk Reduction Program
Section 4167.01 | Public Employment Risk Reduction Program Definitions.
Section 4167.03 | Construction and Interpretation.
Section 4167.04 | Duty of Public Employer to Provide Safe Place of Employment.
Section 4167.05 | Compliance With Employment Risk Reduction Standards, Rules, and Orders.
Section 4167.06 | Right to Refuse to Work Under Unsafe Conditions.
Section 4167.07 | Commission to Adopt Rules for Employment Risk Reduction Standards.
Section 4167.08 | Issuance of Emergency Temporary Ohio Employment Risk Reduction Standard.
Section 4167.09 | Application for Temporary Variance or for Variance From Standard.
Section 4167.10 | Inspection and Investigation of Workplaces.
Section 4167.12 | Confidential Trade Secrets.
Section 4167.13 | Prohibiting Retaliation by Employer.
Section 4167.14 | Injunctive Relief.
Section 4167.15 | Request for Hearing on Order, Rule or Standard.
Section 4167.16 | Appeal to Court of Common Pleas.
Section 4167.17 | Failure to Comply With Order.
Section 4167.25 | Exposure Control Plans for Health Care Workers Definitions.
Section 4167.27 | Adoption of Rule and Standard for Prevention of Exposure Incidents.
Section 4167.28 | Duties of Employer Concerning Exposure Incidents.