Comments and Agency Decisions from Rulemaking

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Agricultural labor housing

Administrative Order Number: 3-2022
OAR 437-004-1120 - Agriculture Labor Housing (ALH), Exposure to High Ambient Temperatures
Adopted Date: May 9, 2022, Effective Date: June 15, 2022
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Administrative Order Number: 4-2008
OAR 437-004-1120 - Agriculture Labor Housing (ALH)
Adopted Date: March 24, 2008, Effective Date: May 1, 2008
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Agriculture

Administrative Order Number: 2-2018
Division 4, Worker Protection Standard, Application Exclusion Zones
Adopted Date: June 29, 2018, Effective Date: January 1, 2019
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Administrative Order Number: 3-2014
Division 4 Subdivisions B, H, L, N, and Z, Hazard Communication standard for agricultural employers, and twelve other rules
Adopted Date: August 8, 2014, Effective Date: August 8, 2014
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Administrative Order Number: 4-2012
Division 4 Sub I, Personal Protective Equipment; and Division 4 Sub Z, Chemicals and Toxins
Adopted Date: September 19, 2012, Effective Date: January 1, 2013
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Administrative Order Number: 4-2010
Division 4 Sub A, General Subjects; Division 4 Sub C, Safety Awareness; and Division 4 Sub K, Medical/First Aid
Adopted Date: July 8, 2010, Effective Date: January 1, 2011
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Air contaminants

Administrative Order Number: 4-2018
Silica Medical Evaluation Clarification and Timeline Clarification
Adopted Date: July 5, 2018, Effective Date: July 13, 2018
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Administrative Order Number: 6-2008
Proposed changes to Silica and corrections to Air contaminants in Division 2 General Industry and Division 3 Construction
Adopted Date: May 13, 2008, Effective Date: July 1, 2008
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Appeals

Administrative Order Number: 2-2012
Changes to penalties, appeals, and other rules in Division 1 General Administrative Rules
Adopted Date: May 11, 2012, Effective Date: July 1, 2012
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Beryllium

Administrative Order Number: 3-2017 and 4-2017
Beryllium in construction, general industry and maritime
Adopted Date: July 7, 2017, Effective Date: March 12, 2018
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Confined Spaces

Administrative Order Number: 5-2014
Confined Spaces, OAR 437-002-0146, in general industry and construction
Adopted: October 20, 2014
Effective: January 1, 2015, for general industry, March 1, 2015, for construction
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Administrative Order Number: 6-2012
Confined Spaces OAR 437-002-0146, in General Industry and Construction
Adopted: September 28, 2012, Effective: April 1, 2013
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Cranes and Derricks

Administrative Order Number: 3-2021
Division 2, Construction, Subdivision CC, Cranes and Derricks
Adopted Date: June 2, 2021, Effective Date: June 2, 2021
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Administrative Order Number: 1-2019
Division 3, Construction, Subdivision CC, Cranes and Derricks
Adopted Date: May 9, 2019, Effective Date: May 9, 2019
Enforcement Delayed until January 1, 2020
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Administrative Order Number: 1-2011
Division 2, Construction, Subdivision CC, Cranes and Derricks
Adopted Date: February 9, 2011, Effective Date: February 9, 2011
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Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution

Administrative Order Number: 3-2015
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution; OAR 437-002-2300 through 437-002-2324, for general industry and construction
Adopted Date: October 9, 2015, Effective Date: January 1, 2016
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Electrical

Administrative Order Number: 3-2009
Division 2 Sub S, Electrical (GFCI)
Adopted Date: April 6, 2009, Effective Date: April 17, 2009
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Fall protection

Administrative Order Number: 1-2016
Division 3 Sub E, and Sub M
Adopted Date: March 1, 2016, Effective Date: January 1, 2017
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Administrative Order Number: 2-2016
Division 3 Sub M, Fall protection, Slide guards
Adopted Date: March 1, 2016, Effective Date: October 1, 2017
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Fire protection

Administrative Order Number: 4-2015
Oregon Rules for Firefighters, OAR 437-002-0182, in Division 2 Sub L
Adopted Date: October 23, 2015, Effective Date: July 1, 2016
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Firefighters

Administrative Order Number: 4-2022
Oregon Rules for Employee Exposure to Wildfire Smoke, OAR 437-002-1081 Protection from Wildfire Smoke, OAR 437-004-9791 Protection from Wildfire Smoke
Adopted Date: May 10, 2022, Effective Date: July 1, 2022
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General

Administrative Order Number: AO 3-2019
Adoption of federal SIP-IV amendments and Oregon-initiated changes to administrative, general industry, construction, and maritime activity standards.
Adopted Date: October 29, 2019, Effective Date: October 29, 2019
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Administrative Order Number: AO 2-2009
These changes bring some rules into harmony with statutes, case law and the practices of federal OSHA. We also cleaned up some old-fashioned language in favor of clearer rule writing.
Adopted Date: January 27, 2009, Effective Date: February 3, 2009
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Infectious Disease

Administrative Order Number: 2-2021
OAR 437-001-0744 Rule Addressing COVID-19 Workplace Risks
Adopted Date: May 4, 2021, Effective Date: May 4, 2021
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Inspection scheduling

Administrative Order Number: 10-2009
OAR 437-0001-0057 Scheduling inspections (predominantly fixed places of employment). Other rule changes include 437-001-0015 Definitions; 437-001-0055 Priority of Inspections; and 437-001-0420 Decision on Variance Request.
Adopted Date: October 5, 2009, Effective Date: October 5, 2009
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Machine guarding

Administrative Order Number: 7-2009
Stationary Compactors, Self-Contained Compactors, and Balers Preamble
Adopted Date: July 7, 2009, Effective Date: July 21, 2009
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Oxygen-fuel Gas Welding and Cutting

Administrative Order Number: 6-2015
Oxygen-fuel gas welding, compressed gases, and acetylene in Division 2 General industry, and Division 3 Construction
Adopted Date: October 28, 2014, Effective Date: May 1, 2015
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Penalties

Administrative Order Number 3-2023
Division 1 Civil Penalty and Work Refusal Changes From SB 592 and SB 907
Adopted Date: November 22, 2023, Effective Date: January 1, 2024
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Administrative Order Number: 8-2017
Increase of certain minimum and maximum penalties
Adopted Date: December 22, 2017, Effective Date: January 1, 2018
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Administrative Order Number: 2-2012
Changes to penalties, appeals, and other rules in Division 1 General Administrative Rules
Adopted Date: May 11, 2012, Effective Date: July 1, 2012
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Personal Protective Equipment

Administrative Order Number: 1-2016
Division 3 Sub E, and Sub M
Adopted Date: March 1, 2016, Effective Date: January 1, 2017
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Administrative Order Number: 4-2011 and 5-2011
Federal OSHA’s Standard Improvement Project Phase III (SIP-III), with an emphasis on Oregon-initiated Rules
Adopted Date: December 8, 2011, Effective Date: December 8, 2001, and July 1, 2012
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Pesticides

Administrative Order Number: 2-2018
Division 4, Worker Protection Standard, Application Exclusion Zones
Adopted Date: June 29, 2018, Effective Date: January 1, 2019
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Recordkeeping and Reporting

Administrative Order: 4-2023
Division 1
Adopted Date: December 21, 2023, Effective Date: January 1, 2024
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Administrative Order Number: 5-2017
Division 1
Adopted Date: August 1, 2017, Effective Date: January 1, 2018
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Respiratory Protection

Administrative Order Number: 1-2020
Oregon OSHA’s Adoption of Additional Federal OSHA Quantitative Fit Testing Protocols for Respirators
Adopted Date: February 13, 2020, Effective Date: February 13, 2020
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Safety Committees

Administrative Order Number: 4-2010
Division 4 Sub A, General Subjects; Division 4 Sub C, Safety Awareness; and Division 4 Sub K, Medical/First Aid
Adopted Date: July 8, 2010, Effective Date: January 1, 2011
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Administrative Order Number: 9-2008
Changes to safety committees and safety meetings in the Division 1 General Administrative Rules
Adopted Date: September 19, 2008, Effective Date: January 1, 2009, and September 19, 2009
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Silica

Administrative Order Number: 4-2018
Silica Medical Evaluation Clarification and Timeline Clarification
Adopted Date: July 5, 2018, Effective Date: July 13, 2018
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Administrative Order Number: 5-2016
Changes to silica administrative rules in Division 2, sub Z.
Adopted Date: September 23, 2016, Effective Date: July 1, 2018
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Administrative Order Number: 6-2008
Proposed changes to Silica and corrections to Air contaminants in Division 2 General Industry and Division 3 Construction
Adopted Date: May 13, 2008, Effective Date: July 1, 2008
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Substance-specific Rules

Administrative Order Number: AO 3-2019
Adoption of federal SIP-IV amendments and Oregon-initiated changes to administrative, general industry, construction, and maritime activity standards.
Adopted Date: October 29, 2019, Effective Date: October 29, 2019

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Administrative Order Number: 4-2011 and 5-2011
Federal OSHA’s Standard Improvement Project Phase III (SIP-III), with an emphasis on Oregon-initiated Rules
Adopted Date: December 8, 2011, Effective Date: December 8, 2001, and July 1, 2012
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Administrative Order Number: 3-2017 and 4-2017
Beryllium in construction, general industry and maritime
Adopted Date: July 7, 2017, Effective Date: March 12, 2018
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Wildfires

Administrative Order Number: 4-2022
Oregon Rules for Employee Exposure to Wildfire Smoke, OAR 437-002-1081 Protection from Wildfire Smoke, OAR 437-004-9791 Protection from Wildfire Smoke
Adopted Date: May 10, 2022, Effective Date: July 1, 2022
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Worker Protection Standard

Administrative Order Number: 2-2018
Division 4, Worker Protection Standard, Application Exclusion Zones
Adopted Date: June 29, 2018, Effective Date: January 1, 2019
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