(1) The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall appoint an advisory committee. The advisory committee must include equal representation of members from labor and management.
(2) Upon request by a particular industry or profession, the advisory committee shall:
(a) Determine when the ordinary course of the requesting industry or profession makes compliance with ORS 653.077 difficult for an employer in that industry or profession; and
(b) Submit to the commissioner recommendations for rules that address compliance difficulties in that industry or profession.
(3) The commissioner shall determine the terms and organization of the advisory committee.
(4) All agencies of state government, as defined in ORS 174.111, are directed to assist the advisory committee in the performance of its duties and, to the extent permitted by laws relating to confidentiality, to furnish such information and advice as the members of the advisory committee consider necessary to perform their duties.