Application and Declaration Forms
Complete an application form for each housing site location. If applicable, complete a declaration form for each housing site location.
Registration for January 1 to December 31, 2026
Download these files to fill them in and digitally sign them.
Application for Registration for 2026 (PDF)
Declaration Form for 2026 Application (PDF)
After agricultural labor housing and related facilities are registered with Oregon OSHA, the operator will receive a certificate that must be displayed in a location frequented by employees. The operator of the agricultural labor housing must also provide and display a translation of the certificate in the language or languages used to communicate with the employees.
2025 Changes to Registration Process
Because of amendments to
Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) 437-004-1120 in January 2025, there are changes to the application process. These changes include a requirement to provide Oregon OSHA with non-public water supply water sampling test results, and an option related to Oregon OSHA consultation services.
Non-Public Water Supply
For each housing sites with non-public water sources, the application must include these results of water testing from an accredited laboratory:
- An arsenic analysis of the water. This is only required once.
- A coliform bacteria and nitrate analysis of the water at least every 12 months. The most recent results from the last 12 months are required every year.
Post the most recent results of the water analysis in the housing in the language of the workers, or post a
pictogram that conveys the same information.
For an operator taking over a site that was previously registered under a different operator, your application is considered a New application (Not registered the previous year) so you must have an Oregon OSHA consultation; and if the housing site has non-public water sources, you must include all water sampling test results (arsenic, coliform bacteria, and nitrate) with your application.
Summary of
Policy Guidance 2025-01 issued March 31, 2025.
Consultation
Under
Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) 437-004-1120(5), a labor housing operator is usually required to have a
consultation by Oregon OSHA under two circumstances:
- The housing and related facilities were not registered in the previous year.
- Oregon OSHA will register housing and facilities not previously registered only after a pre-occupancy consultation if the housing or facility is free from all hazardous conditions.
- There were significant changes in the circumstances of the housing or facilities since the last registration, and the housing is intended to be occupied.
- Oregon OSHA may refer the employer for a pre-occupancy consultation before registering the housing and facilities.
Not Registered the Previous Year
– Subsection (5)(b)(B)
Operators of ALH that were not registered in the previous year, including those registering for the first time, must have a pre-occupancy consultation.
Significant Changes to the Housing – Subsection (5)(b)(C)
437-004-1120(5)(b)(C): If there were significant changes in the circumstances of the housing or facilities since the last registration, and the housing is intended to be occupied, the operator must report to Oregon OSHA at least 45 calendar days before operation. Oregon OSHA may, at its discretion, refer the employer for a consultation prior to re-registering the housing and facilities.
Examples of significant changes include remodels, structural changes, or a change to occupancy.
In order to accommodate the potentially large number of sites statewide that have significant changes related to the rule adopted in January 2025, Oregon OSHA is offering an ALH Registration Declaration Form that can be included with the application as an alternative to consultation. Oregon OSHA's priority is to have consultation services available for those who want help with compliance, and for sites that are required to have a pre-occupancy consultation.
- If the ALH had significant changes in order to comply with the rule requirements that are effective January 1, 2026, then the intention is for the ALH operator to submit a completed declaration form with their application instead of having an Oregon OSHA consultation.
- If the ALH had significant changes unrelated to the rule adoption, the operator must still notify Oregon OSHA at least 45 calendar days before occupancy and may be referred to consultation services.
Housing for H-2A or H-2B Occupants
If the ALH houses foreign labor workers through the H-2A or H-2B visa program, they must always have an Oregon OSHA pre-occupancy consultation visit the first time housing is registered. For each year the housing is used after that, they must have a consultation visit from Oregon Employment Department. If foreign labor ALH has had significant changes, or intends to increase capacity, they must then obtain another pre-occupancy consultation visit from Oregon OSHA.
ALH Registration Declaration Form and Consultation Services
The rule changes adopted in January 2025 are expected to result in significant changes to most ALH across the state through 2028. It is not feasible to conduct a consultation with all ALH operators statewide as they upgrade their ALH each year to meet the rule requirements. To reduce delays in processing applications, Oregon OSHA is providing an ALH Registration Declaration Form operators can include with their application instead of consultation services when the ALH was registered the previous year and had significant change related to the rule requirements that are effective January 1, 2026.
The rule includes delayed effective dates for new requirements. Oregon OSHA will update the ALH Registration Declaration Form each year to include the requirements of the rule as they become effective. The delayed effective dates in the rule requirements are:
- January 1, 2026
- January 1, 2027
- January 1, 2028
When required to register, operators with occupied labor housing that is unregistered or not in compliance with the ALH rule requirements are subject to Oregon OSHA enforcement action and may be
issued a citation that carries a
monetary penalty.