Division 1

General Administrative Rules

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Administrative Order 6-2021
Filed 6/30/2021, effective 6/30/2021

COVID-19-Related Rule Updates

Infectious Disease Rulemaking

Rule Addressing the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency in All Oregon Workplaces
Adopted June 30, 2021, Effective June 30, 2021

Summary of Key Issues Revision and Extension of Oregon COVID-19 Workplace Rules (May 4, 2021)
Explanation of rulemaking, summary of comments and agency decisions for the revision and extension of Oregon COVID-19 Workplace rule
Oregon OSHA has removed the facial coverings and distancing requirements from the COVID-19 for General Workplaces rules, except in transit and healthcare settings. Employer Provided Housing requirements for facial coverings and distancing have also been removed; the requirements for capacity, placement of beds, and air purifiers remain in place.
COVID-19 Hazards Poster
- English and Spanish
Model Policy for Notification of Employees when COVID-19 Exposure Occurs
- Word document or PDF
- Spanish Word document and PDF

Employers need NOT submit their exposure risk assessment, infection control plans, employee training information, etc. to the Agency in advance for review or approval.

Exposure Risk Assessment Form
- *Fill-in Word document and Print version
Infection Control Plan
- *Fill-in Word document, Spanish, and Print version
HVAC Certification
- Fillable Fill-in Word document, and PDF Print version
Training materials in English and Spanish
- Training verification form Not required by the rule, but we are providing one as a courtesy.

* The following Risk Assessments and Infectious Control Plans are provided as examples, and may not reflect every situation or all hazards in your workplace. These sample programs should only be used as reference sources and not as a replacement of conducting a Hazard Assessment or Infection Control Plan specific to your workers and workplace.

Example Risk Assessment
Sample Items to Consider for Risk Assessment
- Fill-in Word version and Spanish
Example Infection Control Plan
Sample Items to Consider for Infection Control Plan
- Fill-in word version and Spanish

Labor Housing Rulemaking

COVID-19 Workplace Requirements for Employer-Provided Labor Housing
Adopted June 30, 2021, Effective June 30, 2021

Supplemental Employer-Provided Labor Housing Inspection Checklist
July 2, 2021

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Rule number	Rule name	Page #
437-001-0001	Model rules of procedure	1-1
437-001-0002	Notice of interested persons of rulemaking	1-1
437-001-0005	Authority and applicability of rules	1-2
437-001-0010	Purpose and scope of rules	1-3
437-001-0015	Definitions	1-3
437-001-0020	Authority to administer	1-15
437-001-0025	Liberal construction	1-16
437-001-0030	Use of gender and number	1-16
437-001-0035	Occupational safety and health rules	1-16
437-001-0045	Adoption, amendment, or repeal of rules	1-17
437-001-0047	Voluntary compliance program, general	1-17
437-001-0050	Enforcement program, general	1-18

Rule number	Rule name	Page #
437-001-0053	Preserving physical evidence at the scene of an accident	1-19
437-001-0055	Priority of inspections	1-19
437-001-0057	Scheduling inspections	1-20
	Health inspections by NAICS Safety inspections by NAICS Safety inspections by tier and rank
437-001-0060	Advance notice	1-29
437-001-0065	Right of entry	1-29
437-001-0070	Inspection warrants	1-30
437-001-0075	Opening conference	1-30
437-001-0080	Inspection without employer or employer representative	1-32
437-001-0085	Employee representation on the inspection team	1-32
437-001-0090	Inspection procedures	1-33
437-001-0096	Red warning notice	1-34
437-001-0099	Closing conference	1-35

Rule number	Rule name	Page #
437-001-0135	Evaluation of probability to establish penalties	1-37
437-001-0140	Evaluation of severity to establish penalties	1-38
437-001-0145	Penalty for other-than-serious or serious violation	1-38
437-001-0155	Determination of penalty - failure to correct	1-41
437-001-0160	Penalty criteria - repeat violation	1-41
437-001-0165	Determination of penalty - repeat Violation	1-43
437-001-0170	Determination of penalty - failure to report an occupational fatality, catastrophe, or accident	1-44
437-001-0171	Determination of penalty - failure to register a farm labor camp/facility	1-44
437-001-0175	Determination of penalty - willful or egregious violation	1-44
437-001-0176	Determination of penalty - failure to notify employees of advance notice	1-45
437-001-0180	Determination of penalty - relating to red-warning notice	1-45
437-001-0201	Determination of penalty - relating to field sanitation	1-45
437-001-0203	Determination of penalty - relating to violations which have no probability and severity	1-46

Rule number	Rule name	Page #
437-001-0205	Citations and notice of penalty	1-47
437-001-0215	Employer response to citation and notice of penalty	1-48
437-001-0220	Payment of penalties	1-48
437-001-0225	Penalty for falsification	1-48
437-001-0230	Correction of violation	1-49
437-001-0231	Abatement verification	1-49
437-001-0235	Failure to correct a violation	1-50
437-001-0240	Extension of correction date - Application	1-50
437-001-0245	Extension of correction date - Decision	1-51
437-001-0250	Extension of correction date - Revocation	1-52
437-001-0251	Extension of correction date - Hearing on the application	1-52
437-001-0265	Amendment or withdrawal of citation	1-53

Division 1

General Administrative Rules

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Infectious Disease Rulemaking

Labor Housing Rulemaking

Table of Contents

General Information 437-001-0001 to 437-001-0050

Inspections 437-001-0053 to 437-001-0099

Violations and Penalties 437-001-0135 to 437-001-0203

Citations and Corrections 437-001-0205 to 437-001-0265 (excluding 0255)

Requesting an Appeal and an Informal Conference 437-001-0255 to 437-001-0270

Posting 437-001-0275 to 437-001-0280

Complaints 437-001-0285 to 437-001-0295

Variances 437-001-0400 to 437-001-0435

Consultative Services for Public and Private Sector Employers 437-001-0450 to 437-001-0460

Recordkeeping and Reporting

Rule Addressing COVID-19 Workplace Risks437-001-0744

Rules for All Workplaces437-001-0760

Safety Committees and Safety Meetings 437-001-0765

Occupational Safety and Health Grant Program 437-001-0800 to 437-001-0810

Administration of Loss Prevention Activities by Insurers/Self-Insured Employers, General 437-001-1005 to 437-001-1020

Insurers' Program 437-001-1025 to 437-001-1040

Self-Insured and Group Self-Insured Employers' Program 437-001-1050 to 437-001-1060

Assessment of Civil Penalties 437-001-1065

Notes

Current Adopted Rules

Current Proposed Rules

COVID-19-Related Rule Updates

General Information
437-001-0001 to 437-001-0050

Inspections
437-001-0053 to 437-001-0099

Violations and Penalties
437-001-0135 to 437-001-0203

Citations and Corrections
437-001-0205 to 437-001-0265 (excluding 0255)

Requesting an Appeal and an Informal Conference
437-001-0255 to 437-001-0270

Posting
437-001-0275 to 437-001-0280

Complaints
437-001-0285 to 437-001-0295

Variances
437-001-0400 to 437-001-0435

Consultative Services for Public and Private Sector Employers
437-001-0450 to 437-001-0460

Rule Addressing COVID-19 Workplace Risks
437-001-0744

Rules for All Workplaces
437-001-0760

Safety Committees and Safety Meetings
437-001-0765

Occupational Safety and Health Grant Program
437-001-0800 to 437-001-0810

Administration of Loss Prevention Activities by Insurers/Self-Insured Employers, General
437-001-1005 to 437-001-1020

Insurers' Program
437-001-1025 to 437-001-1040

Self-Insured and Group Self-Insured Employers' Program
437-001-1050 to 437-001-1060

Assessment of Civil Penalties
437-001-1065