Indiana Occupational Safety Standards Commission

The Indiana Occupational Safety Standards Commission (IOSSC) is a commission created by the legislature to promulgate, modify or revoke safety and health standards in Indiana and to hear and determine applications for temporary and permanent variances from those standards. The members of the Indiana Occupational Safety Standards Commission are appointed by the Governor.

Members of the IOSSC

• Raymond Fines,
• Mark Gant,
• James Harding, Agriculture Industry
• Luciano Mezzetta, Management
• Grant Porter, Public
• Mark Steinhofer, Public

The Commission is authorized under Indiana Code 22-8-1.1, the Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Act, specifically beginning at Indiana Code 22-8-1.1-7. The rules and procedures are found in Title 620 of the Indiana Administrative Code. Indiana Occupational Safety Standards Commission agendas are published on the Indiana Department of Labor's Public Event Calendar.

Contact the Indiana Occupational Safety Standards Commission

Indiana Occupational Safety Standards Commission
Indiana Department of Labor
402 West Washington Street, Room W195
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204

If you have questions about the IOSSC, please contact Connie Trusty at (317) 232-2691 or ctrusty@dol.in.gov.

Requesting a Temporary or Permanent Variance

Any employer, or class of employers, desiring a variance from a standard, or portion thereof, authorized by Indiana Code 22-8-1.1-19.1 for a temporary variance or Indiana Code 22-8-1.1-20.1 for a permanent variance, may file the application provided below.

Application for Temporary or Permanent Variance

Completed applications may be sent by mail to the Indiana Department of Labor at the following address:

Indiana Department of Labor
402 West Washington Street, Room W195
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204

Please contact Connie Nalley at (317) 232-2691 or cnalley@dol.in.gov with questions regarding this application.

Rules Promulgated 2020

• Bulletin #20-01 Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses
• Bulletin #20-02 Revising the Beryllium Standard for GI

Rules Promulgated 2019

• Bulletin #19-01 Cranes and Derricks in Construction: Operator Qualification
• Bulletin #19-02 Limited Extension of Select Compliance Dates for Occupational Exposure to Beryllium in General Industry
• Bulletin #19-03 Standards Improvement Project - Phase IV (SIP-IV)

Rules Promulgated 2018

• N/A

Rules Promulgated 2017

• Bulletin #17-01 Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment (Fall Protective Systems)
• Bulletin #17-02 Occupational Exposure to Beryllium

Rules Promulgated 2016

• Bulletin #16-01 Respirable Crystalline Silica
• Bulletin #16-02 Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries & Illnesses

Rules Promulgated 2015

• Bulletin #15-01 Recording and Reporting
• Bulletin #15-02 Confined Spaces in Construction

Rules Promulgated 2014

• Bulletin #14-01 Cranes Derricks
• Bulletin #14-02 Electric Power

Rules Promulgated 2013

• Bulletin #13-01 Head Protection

Rules Promulgated 2012

• Bulletin #12-01 Acetylene Standard
• Bulletin #12-02 Hazard Communication
• Bulletin #12-03 Bloodborne Pathogens

Rules Promulgated 2010

• Bulletin #10-01 Hexavalent Chromium
• Bulletin #10-02 Steel Erection
• Bulletin #10-03 Cranes & Derricks

Rules Promulgated 2009

• Bulletin #09-01 Employer Duty to Provide Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Bulletin #09-02 IOSSC Rule Promulgation Notice 09-02 Acetylene
• Bulletin #09-03 IOSSC Rule Promulgation Notice 09-03 PPE

Rules Promulgated 2008

• Bulletin #08-01 Hexavalent Chromium
• Bulletin #08-02 Employer Payment for Personal Protective Equipment

Rules Promulgated in 2006 and 2007

• Rules Promulgated 2006 and 2007