Section 179-6-2 - Exception to 29 CFR 1904.2 - Industry ExemptionThe rule for "Partial Exemptions for Certain Establishments" (under 29 CFR 1904.2) does not apply to public sector establishments in the state of Maine. See the clarifications below:
A. All public sector employers with eleven or more employees at any time during the calendar year preceding the current calendar year shall maintain records of occupational injuries and illnesses (OSHA forms 300, 300A, 301).B. A public sector employer who had no more than ten employees at any time during the calendar year preceding the current calendar year is exempt unless the employer is notified in advance and in writing by the Bureau of Labor Standards that it has been selected to participate in the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII). If that is the case the employer must maintain all appropriate occupational injury and illness forms (OSHA forms 300, 300A, 301).