Rulemaking Activity

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Rulemaking Activity

Jason Porter, Chief Legal Counsel
Phoenix: 800 W Washington St, Phoenix AZ 85007
Phone: (602) 542-5781
FAX: (602) 544-6783

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Industrial Commission of Arizona Rulemaking Activity

The Industrial Commission of Arizona has received approval from the Office of the Arizona Governor to engage in the following rulemaking in compliance with Governor Douglas A. Ducey's Executive Order 2015-01. 

Rulemaking DescriptionActivity Log
New Article 13; rules related to the process for the use of evidence-based medical treatment guidelines, where appropriate, to treat injured workers within the context of Arizona's workers' compensation system. Notice of Docket Opening: Filed with the Secretary of State on October 2, 2015. Click here to view published version, then scroll down to page 2475 to review this Notice of Docket Opening.
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Filed with the Secretary of State on October 23, 2015. Click here to view published version, then scroll down to page 2739 to review this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
Notice of Final Rulemaking: Click here to view version filed with the Governor's Regulatory Review Council on April 4, 2016.
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Amendment to A.A.C. R20-5-601 and 602 addressing:
  1. Updating occupational safety and health standards for head protection
  2.  Cranes and derricks; standards for underground construction and demolition
  3. Cranes and derricks; digger derrick exemption
  4. Electrical power generation, transmission, and distribution
Notice of Docket Opening: Filed with the Secretary of State on October 1, 2015 and published in 21 A.A.R. 2475 on October 23, 2015. Click here to view published version, then scroll down to page 2475 to review this Notice of Docket Opening.
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Filed with Secretary of State on October 1, 2015 and published in 20 A.A.R. 2445 on October 23, 2015. Click here to view published version. This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is the first item in this PDF (page 2445).
Notice of Final Rulemaking: Click here to view version filed with Secretary of State on March 16, 2016. The new standards are effective as of March 16, 2016.
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Amendment to A.A.C. R20-5-629 addressing:
  1. Updating Appendix A to Subpart B in OSHA's injury and illness recording and reporting regulation
Notice of Docket Opening: Filed with the Secretary of State on October 8, 2015 and published in 21 A.A.R. 2473 on October 30, 2015. Click here to view published version, then scroll down to page 2573 to review this Notice of Docket Opening.
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Filed with Secretary of State on October 8, 2015 and published in 21 A.A.R. 2512 on October 30, 2015. Click here to view published version, then scroll down to page 2512 to review this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
Notice of Final Rulemaking: Click here to view version filed with Secretary of State on March 16, 2016. The new standards are effective as of March 16, 2016.
Rulemaking DescriptionActivity Log

Amendment to A.A.C. R20-5-601 addressing:

  1. Extending deadline for employers to ensure that crane operators are certified by three years, until November 10, 2017
  2. Adding a new subpart to provide protections to employees working in confined spaces in construction
Notice of Docket Opening: Filed with the Secretary of State on October 22, 2015. Click here to view published version, then scroll down to page 2785 to review this Notice of Docket Opening.
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Filed with Secretary of State on October 22, 2015. Click here to view published version, then scroll down to page 2736 to review this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
Notice of Final Rulemaking: No activity yet.