- Part Number:1905
- Part Number Title:Rules of Practice for Variances Limitations Variations Tolerances and Exemptions Under the Williams Steiger Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
- Subpart:1905 Subpart C
- Subpart Title:Hearings
- Standard Number:
- Title:Hearing examiners; powers and duties.
- GPO Source:
Powers. A hearing examiner designated to preside over a hearing shall have all powers necessary or appropriate to conduct a fair, full, and impartial hearing, including the following:
Private consultation. Except to the extent required for the disposition of ex parte matters, a hearing examiner may not consult a person or a party on any fact at issue, unless upon notice and opportunity for all parties to participate.
Disqualification.
Contumacious conduct; failure or refusal to appear or obey the rulings of a presiding hearing examiner.
Referral to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. On any procedural question not regulated by this part, the Act, or the Administrative Procedure Act, a hearing examiner shall be guided to the extent practicable by any pertinent provisions of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.