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When it comes to safety, inspections are your first line of defense against an unsafe workplace. There are actually three types of workplace inspections: inspections that Oregon OSHA compliance officers do, inspections that Oregon OSHA consultants do, and inspections that you and your employees do. 

In the long run, the inspections that you and your employees do are the most important. All workplaces – including equipment and work processes – must be inspected by a qualified person as often as necessary to keep the employees safe. Quarterly inspections by employees trained in hazard recognition are a good way to get the job done.

If your business has a safety committee, the committee must establish procedures for conducting workplace safety and health inspections. People trained in hazard identification must conduct the inspections at least quarterly – and as often as necessary at mobile locations.

  • Bulletins and Penalty Summaries
    • Annual Adjustments to Penalties Bulletin 1-2024
      Oregon OSHA is required to calculate the annual adjustment based on the West Region CPI-U. Annual adjustments are based on the percent change between the West Region CPI-U in October of the preceding year and October of the current year. The civil penalties in this bulletin apply to citations assessed under ORS 654.086 for inspections opened between January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024.
      English  11/28/2023
    • Violations and penalties adjustments summary, 2023
      This publication contains the adjustment tables showing the types of violations and situations Oregon OSHA will take into considertation for adjusting a base penalty.
      English  09/20/2023
    • Violations and penalties adjustments summary, 2024
      This publication contains the adjustment tables showing the types of violations and situations Oregon OSHA will take into considertation for adjusting a base penalty.
      English  11/28/2023
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    • Rules with requirements
      We get many calls and emails from employers asking the same question. It begins: “Which of your rules have requirements for…” You can finish the sentence with words like “recordkeeping,” “employee training,” and “written documents.” To answer those questions, we’ve organized these rules requirements into a filterable, sortable, searchable table.
      English  05/10/2019

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