Ohio Administrative Code

(A) The bureau may refuse to certify or recertify or may decertify a QHP from participation in the QHP system.(B) Should the bureau determine that sufficient evidence exists that an employer or QHP has failed to comply with applicable workers' compensation statutes or rules gover…

A QHP or vendor that provides medical management and cost containment services shall not require a provider to participate in a workers' compensation network of providers in order to maintain membership in a related health care program. If the QHP utilizes a leased provider netwo…

(A) An employer that develops a QHP, a vendor within the QHP system, or a QHP shall develop and implement standards of credentialing of providers in the QHP network that meet but may exceed the bureau credentialing requirements in the HPP.(B) An employer that develops a QHP may s…

h 119. PDF: The bureau shall not interfere with nor impose restrictions upon an arrangement for payment negotiated between an employer and a vendor that provides medical management and cost containment services and/or a QHP under the QHP system, except that no financial arrangeme…

(A) This rule shall provide time frames and procedures for review of requests for the delivery of medical services and for the resolution of disputes that may arise between an employee and an employer, an employee and a provider, or an employer and a provider. This rule applies t…

(A) To enhance the quality of the QHP system and pursuant to division (L)(1) of section 4121.44 of the Revised Code, the administrator shall require employers and QHPs that participate in the workers' compensation QHP system to report data to be used by the administrator to measu…

Subject to the requirements and protections contained in Ohio law pertaining to release of confidential or privileged information in the course of medical management in the QHP system, confidential information may be exchanged among the bureau, the QHPs, an employer and its repre…

19.03 PDF: (A) Scope.The purpose of this chapter of the Administrative Code is to provide reasonable safety for life, limb, and health of employees.The specific provisions of this chapter are for the protection of employees of an employer who has the possession of an elevator thr…

19.03 PDF: (A) Reserved.(B) Reserved.(C) Pursuant to Chapter 4105. of the Revised Code and the rules promulgated thereunder, no elevator of an employer may be operated without a currently valid certificate of operation, issued by the Ohio department of commerce, divisions of indu…

19.03 PDF: (A) Reserved.(B) Reserved.(C) During the period covered by the certificate of operation or other authorization, pursuant to rule 4123:1-1-02 of the Administrative Code, the employer shall maintain the elevator and appurtenances in the following respects:(1) Hoistways a…

19.03 PDF: (A) Reserved.(B) Reserved.(C) Between inspections by or on behalf of the authorized public agency, the employer shall promptly correct any operational deficiency that becomes evident in any one of the following:(1) The automatic controls that prevent the car from leavi…

19.03 PDF: (A) Reserved.(B) Reserved.(C) No elevator shall be subjected to loads at any time in excess of its rated load as specified on the capacity plate, except where the elevator is designed and installed to carry one-piece loads greater than the rated load. Such one-piece lo…

19.03 PDF: (A) Scope.The purpose of this chapter of the Administrative Code is to provide reasonable safety for life, limb, and health of employees. These specific provisions of this chapter supplement Chapter 4123:1-5 of the Administrative Code and pertain to the employer for th…

19.03 PDF: (A) Extractors.(1) Centrifugal extractors.(a) A centrifugal extractor or washer/extractor shall be equipped with an interlock that will disconnect the current to the drive motor and prevent starting rotation of the cylinder when the access door to the machine is open b…

19.03 PDF: (A) Washing machines.(1) A washing machine shall be equipped with an interlock that will disconnect the current to the drive motor and prevent starting rotation of the cylinder when the access door to the machine is open but will not prevent the operator from inching t…

19.03 PDF: (A) Electrical equipment.All electrical equipment shall be located outside the drycleaning room or be of an approved type for hazardous locations when any flammable liquid is used for drycleaning.(B) Stills and condensers.Stills and condensers shall be of substantial c…

19.03 PDF: (A) Scope.The purpose of these safety requirements is to provide reasonable safety for life, limb, and health of employees. These specific requirements supplement those of Chapter 4123:1-5 of the Administrative Code and are minimum requirements of an employer for the p…

19.03 PDF: (A) Mill roll height.All mills shall be installed so that the top of the operating rolls is no less than fifty inches (one hundred twenty-seven centimeters) above the level on which the operator stands, irrespective of the size of the mill. This distance shall apply to…

19.03 PDF: (A) Calender safety controls.(1) Safety trip, face.A safety trip rod, cable, or wire center cord shall be provided across each pair of in-running rolls, extending the length of the face of the rolls. The safety trip rod, cable, or wire center shall be readily accessibl…

19.03 PDF: (A) Extruders, strainers, and tubing machines.(1) Manually fed extruders, strainers, and tubing machines shall have a hopper so designed as to allow a distance of no less than ten inches (25.4 centimeters) from the top edge of the hopper to the highest point of the scr…

19.03 PDF: (A) Scope.The purpose of these requirements is to provide reasonable safety for life, limb, and health of employees. These specific provisions of this chapter supplement those of Chapter 4123:1-5 of the Administrative Code, but to the extent of inconsistency between th…

19.03 PDF: All ladders used in window cleaning operations shall comply with paragraph (C) of rule 4123:1-5-03 of the Administrative Code in addition to the following:(A) Metal ladders shall not be provided for use where exposed electrical contacts are present.(B) Metal ladders sh…

19.03 PDF: (A) Swinging scaffold platforms shall be no less than eighteen inches (forty-six centimeters) wide overall. The platform shall be securely fastened to the hangers by U-bolts or by other equivalent means.(B) The hangers of swinging scaffolds shall be capable of sustaini…

19.03 PDF: (A) Roof car.(1) The horizontal speed of a roof car shall be no more than fifty feet (15.2 meters) per minute.(2) A roof car may not be moved horizontally unless means are in place to prevent the car from moving outside the areas provided for roof car travel.(3) The ro…

19.03 PDF: (A) Boatswain's chairs shall be used for window cleaning operations only where the windows cannot be cleaned by other prescribed methods set forth in rules 4123:1-17-02, 4123:1-17-03, 4123:1-17-04, 4123:1-17-06, and 4123:1-17-07 of the Administrative Code.(B) A boatswa…

19.03 PDF: (A) Lifelines shall be securely fastened to the structure. Lifelines, safety belts, safety harnesses, and lanyards shall be used only for employee safeguarding and be able to sustain a static load of no less than five thousand pounds (two thousand two hundred sixty-eig…

19.03 PDF: (A) Portable extension sills.(1) Portable extension sills shall be no less than ten inches (25.4 centimeters) wide nor less than thirty inches (76.2 centimeters) long and shall be substantially constructed. The portable extension sill shall be securely fastened in plac…

19.03 PDF: (A) Scope.The purpose of Chapter 4123:1-21 of the Administrative Code (hereinafter "this chapter") is to provide reasonable safety for life, limb, and health of employees.The requirements of this chapter are minimum requirements of an employer for the protection of suc…

19.03 PDF: (A) The employer shall provide and require the use of personal protective clothing and equipment, as specified in this rule, when employees are required to work in a hazardous environment that may be encountered during structural fire fighting activities and under simi…

19.03 This rule was filed with the Legislative Service Commission in PDF format and is presented here as filed. View Rule Text Last updated June 12, 2026 at 12:36 PM Authorized By: – Amplifies: – Five Year Review Date:

19.03 PDF: (A) New automotive fire appartaus shall meet the requirements of the applicable NFPA Standards: "NFPA 1901, 2013 Edition, Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus; NFPA 1906, 2013 Edition, Standard for Wildland Fire Apparatus; NFPA 1917, 2013 Edition, Standard for Automo…

19.03 This rule was filed with the Legislative Service Commission in PDF format and is presented here as filed. View Rule Text Last updated June 12, 2026 at 12:36 PM Authorized By: – Amplifies: – Five Year Review Date:

19.03 PDF: (A) Care and use of fire hose.(1) Attack hose, supply hose, and forestry hose.(a) Large-diameter hose marked "Supply Hose" shall be used at operating pressures not to exceed one hundred eighty-five psi to supply pumpers from hydrants and in relay from pumper to pumper …

19.03 PDF: (A) Incident management.(1) An incident management system shall be established with written standard operating procedures applying to all members involved in emergency operations.(a) All members involved in emergency operations shall be trained in the system.(b) The in…

19.03 PDF: (A) Scope.The purpose of this chapter of the Administrative Code is to provide safety for life, limb and health of employees engaged in construction activity.Activities within the scope of this chapter, generally referred to herein as "construction", include: the demol…

19.03 PDF: (A) Reserved.(B) Reserved.(C) Temporary storage.(1) All materials stored in tiers shall be stacked, racked, blocked, interlocked, or otherwise secured to prevent sliding, falling, or collapse.(2) Material stored inside buildings under construction shall not be placed w…

19.03 PDF: (A) Scope.The requirements of this rule relate to the personal protective equipment listed in this paragraph, as required for employees on operations described in this rule in which there is a known hazard, recognized as injurious to the health or safety of the employe…

19.03 PDF: (A) Scope.This rule shall apply to temporary conditions where there is danger of employees or material falling through floor, roof, or wall openings or from stairways or runways.(B) Definitions.(1) "Handrail" means a rail used to provide employees with a handhold for s…

19.03 PDF: (A) Scope.(1) This rule provides for the protection of employees from motion hazards associated with equipment used in the mechanical transmission of power on construction sites. Installations to be guarded include sources of mechanical power, the associated and interm…

19.03 PDF: (A) Reserved.(B) Definitions.(1) "Earthmoving equipment" means, but is not limited to, scrapers, loaders, crawlers, wheel tractors, bulldozers, off-highway trucks, graders, agricultural tractors, industrial tractors, power shovels, and backhoes.(2) "Jacked piles" means…

19.03 PDF: (A) Reserved.(B) Definitions.(1) "Derrick" means an apparatus consisting of a mast or equivalent members held at the top by guys or braces, with or without a boom, for use with a hoisting mechanism and operating ropes.(2) "Derrick, A-frame" means a derrick in which the…

19.03 This rule was filed with the Legislative Service Commission in PDF format and is presented here as filed. View Rule Text Last updated June 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM Authorized By: 4121.12, 4121.121, 4121.13, Ohio Const. Art. II, Sec. 35 Amplifies: 4121.47 Five Year Review Date: …

19.03 PDF: (A) Reserved.(B) Reserved.(C) Buckets for handling hot tar, hot pitch, or hot asphalt.Buckets furnished by the employer and used by the employee to handle hot tar, hot pitch, hot asphalt, or similar materials shall be made of "No. 24 Gauge" or heavier sheet metal and s…

19.03 PDF: (A) Reserved.(B) Definitions.(1) "Bearer" means a horizontal member of a scaffold upon which the platform rests and which may be supported by ledgers.(2) "Boatswain's chair" means a seat supported by slings attached to a suspended rope, designed to accommodate one empl…

19.03 PDF: (A) Reserved.(B) Definitions.(1) "Cleat ladder" means a ladder consisting of one section having two side rails and steps formed of cleats attached to the side rails with fillers between the cleats.(2) "Extension ladder" means a portable ladder, adjustable in length, co…

19.03 PDF: (A) Reserved.(B) Definitions.(1) "Portable explosive-actuated fastening tool " means a powder-actuated tool which depends upon an explosive charge to propel or discharge a stud, pin, or fastener for the purpose of impinging it upon, affixing it to, or penetrating anoth…

19.03 PDF: (A) Reserved.(B) Definitions.(1) "Accepted engineering requirements " means those requirements or practices which are compatible with standards required by a registered architect, a registered professional engineer, or other duly licensed or recognized authority.(2) "A…