Association of Oregon Loggers, Inc. v. Department of Insurance & Finance

In this proceeding under ORS 183.400, petitioners challenge the validity of certain rules of the respondent Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (OR-OSHA) of the Department of Insurance and Finance.1 The rules were promulgated in 1992 to implement OR-OSHA’s authority under ORS chapter 654 to regulate health and safety in places of employment.

In their first two assignments, petitioners contend that the statement of need for the rules and the statement of fiscal impact were inadequate to satisfy ORS 183.335-(2)(b)(B) and (D), respectively. Their first assignment of error is that the…