Field sanitation

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​COVID-19-Related Rule Updates

Infectious Disease Rulemaking

Infectious Disease Advisory Committee

Rule Addressing the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency in All Oregon Workplaces
Adopt​ed June 30, 2021, Effective June 30, 2021

• Summary of Key Issues Revision and Extension of Oregon COVID-19 Workplace Rules (May 4, 2021)
  
• Explanation of rulemaking, summary of comments and agency decisions for the revision and extension of Oregon COVID-19 Workplace rule
• Oregon OSHA has removed the facial coverings and distancing requirements from the COVID-19 for General Workplaces rules, except in transit and healthcare settings. Employer Provided Housing requirements for facial coverings and distancing have also been removed; the requirements for capacity, placement of beds, and air purifiers remain in place.​
  
• ​COVID-19 Hazards Poster
  • English and Spanish
• ​​ ​​Model Policy for Notification of Employees when COVID-19 Exposure Occurs
  • Word document or PDF
  • Spanish Word document and PDF
Employers need NOT submit their exposure risk assessment, infection control plans, employee training information, etc. to the Agency in advance for review or approval.​
• ​Exposure Risk Assessment Form
  • *​Fill-in Word document and Print version
    
• Infection Control Plan
  • *​Fill-in Word document, Spanish, and ​Print version
• HVAC Certification ​
  • Fillable Fill-in Word document​, and PDF Print version
• ​Training materials in English​ and Spanish
  • Training verification form  Not required by the rule, but we are providing one as a courtesy.​​
* The following Risk Assessments and Infectious Control Plans are provided as examples, and may not reflect every situation or all hazards in your workplace. These sample programs should only be used as reference sources and not as a replacement of conducting a Hazard Assessment or Infection Control Plan specific to your workers and workplace.
• ​ Exa​mple Risk Assessment
• Sample Items to Consider for Risk Assessment 
  • Fill-in Word version​ and Spanish​
    
• Example Infection Control Plan​
• Sample Items to Consider for Infection Control Plan​​​
  
  • Fill-in word version and Spanish

Labor Housing Rulemaking

​COVID-19 Workplace Requir​ements for Employer-Provided Labor Housing​​
Adopted June 30, 2021, Effective June 30, 2021​

Supplemental Employer-Provided Labor Housing Inspection Checklist​
July 2, 2021​