During the 2023 legislative session, the Oregon Legislative Assembly passed Senate Bill 592, which amended the Oregon Safe Employment Act (ORS 654.067 and 654.086) by creating a new type of violation, instituting a new type of inspection type, generally aligning penalties with federal OSHA, and establishing a legislative reporting requirement. Specifically, the revision to ORS 654.086(8) requires the director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services to submit a report at least annually to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to business and labor that summarizes the following Oregon OSHA activities:
"a) The total number and total amount of penalties assessed by the department;
b) The total number of appeals of citations, violations and penalty assessments filed with the department; and
c) The total number of inspections completed by the department, along with the scope of the inspections and the circumstances that led to the inspections."
Reports by year
2024