Employer essentials

Tools of the Trade is a special website just for new employers and small business owners. With a few mouse clicks, you will learn what you need to know about Oregon OSHA and how to keep your employees safe.

• Reporting a fatality or a serious injury
• Recordkeeping and reporting
• The required safety poster and other posting requirements

Oregon OSHA consultation services are free and confidential. Our consultants in workplace safety, industrial hygiene, and ergonomics can help you reduce accidents and related costs and help you develop a comprehensive program to manage safety and health.

Oregon OSHA compliance officers inspect workplaces, provide pre-job conferences to employers, and help employers who have received citations correct hazards. If an employer receives a citation following an inspection, they have 30 calendar days to file an appeal. Informal conferences resolve about 90 percent of appealed cases.