27-11-111. Variances.
(a) Any person affected by this act may request a variance to any standard, rule or regulation promulgated under this act.
(b) The commission or department shall be empowered to issue a temporary variance when the employer establishes that:
(i) He is unable to comply with the standard, rule or regulation because of unavailability of professional or technical personnel or of materials and equipment needed to come into compliance;
(ii) He has taken all available steps to safeguard his employees against the hazards covered by the standard, rule or regulation;
(iii) He has an effective program for coming into compliance with the standard, rule or regulation as quickly as practical; and
(iv) He has advised his employees of his request for the variance.
(c) A variance may be granted when it shall be determined, after opportunity for an inspection and a hearing, that the employer requesting the variance has demonstrated by a sufficient amount of evidence that the conditions, practices, means, methods, operations or processes used or proposed to be used by the employer will provide employment and a place of employment to his employees which are as safe and healthful as those which would prevail if he complied with the standard, rule or regulation.
(d) Procedures for the issuing of a variance are set by rule as provided in W.S. 27-11-105.