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Publications

Fact sheets
- Protection From Wildfire Smoke Rules Key Requirements
  Fact sheet describing the key requirements of Oregon OSHA’s permanent rules for protection from wildfire smoke, effective July 1, 2022. In May 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency modified the calculation for AQI. The requirements based on PM2.5 concentrations in the Oregon OSHA wildfire smoke rules are not changing. For more information, please see the guidance document https://osha.oregon.gov/OSHARules/comments/comments-and-decisions-AO4-2022-wildfire-smoke.pdf
  English Guidance document 06/06/2024
- Requisitos clave: reglas para la protección contra el humo causado por los incendios forestales
  Protection From Wildfire Smoke Rules Key Requirements
  Hoja informativa que describe los requisitos clave de las reglas permanentes de la OSHA de Oregón para la protección contra el humo de los incendios forestales, vigentes a partir del 1 de julio de 2022. En mayo de 2024, la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de EE. UU. modificó el cálculo del AQI. Los requisitos basados en las concentraciones de PM2.5 en las normas sobre humo de incendios forestales de la OSHA de Oregón no cambian. Para obtener más información, consulte el documento de orientación https://osha.oregon.gov/OSHARules/comments/comments-and-decisions-AO4-2022-wildfire-smoke.pdf
  Spanish Guidance document 06/10/2024

Education and training

Online course
- Curso en línea sobre el humo por incendios forestales
  Wildfire Smoke online course
  Este curso en línea está diseñado para satisfacer 5 de los 10 requisitos de capacitación que se encuentran en las reglas de Oregon OSHA para abordar la exposición al humo causado por incendios forestales.
  Spanish Online course 06/15/2022
- Wildfire Smoke online course
  This online course is designed to satisfy 5 of the 10 training requirements found in Oregon OSHA’s rules to address exposure to wildfire smoke.
  English Online course 06/10/2022

Rules and rule-related

Advisory Committee

Wildfire Smoke Exposure

Adopted Rules
- Adopted Rules Addressing Employee Exposure to Wildfire Smoke
  Administrative Order 4-2022 Rule text
- Heat and Wildfire Smoke Rules Summary
Final Rules
- Division 2, Subdivision Z, 437-002-1081 Protection from Wildfire Smoke
  Administrative Order 4-2022 Word version
- Division 4, Subdivision Z, Chemical/Toxins
  Administrative Order 4-2022 Word version
Interpretations
- Wildfire Smoke and 2024 AQI Update
  Policy Guidance: Oregon OSHA’s rules establishing limits for workers’ exposure to wildfire smoke particulate matter became permanent in May 2022, calculated based on EPA particulate matter (PM) standards. In May 2024, the EPA modified how the AQI is calculated based on 24-hour exposure to PM2.5. While the EPA modified how it calculates AQI, neither the process for measuring PM2.5 exposure or the actual concentrations adopted by Oregon OSHA changed.
  06/13/2024
Summary of comments and decisions
- Summary of Comments and Agency Decisions regarding rulemaking for Protection from Wildfire Smoke
  Administrative Order 4-2022

Video Resources

Borrow from the Resource Center

Watch Online

English
- Wildfire smoke protection
  Videos from Wildfire Smoke online course
  Language: English Length: 5 minutes
Spanish
- Protección contra el humo por incendios forestales
  Wildfire smoke protection videos
  Videos del curso en línea Wildfire Smoke Protection de Oregon OSHA.
  Language: Spanish Length: 5 minutes

Additional Resources

Oregon Smoke Information blog

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) wildfire response

Oregon Health Authority (OHA) wildfires and smoke

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