Interagency Agreements

Oregon OSHA is considered a "state-plan state," which means that most authority for workplace safety regulation falls to state government. There are a few exceptions for federally managed programs, including tribal relations, maritime, and federal government operations.

In 2005 we received final determination to fully manage our own OSHA program. The key document reflecting our operation is our state plan narrative.

To further clarify jurisdiction and promote cooperative working relationships with federal OSHA and other state agencies, we have a set of interagency agreements, or Memorandums of Understandings (MOUs). The full set of MOUs is presented here in three categories: general, clarifying our jurisdictional arrangement with federal OSHA; federal, clarifying jurisdiction with other federal agencies operating in Oregon; and state, clarifying jurisdictional responsibilities with other Oregon state agencies.

General

These general agreements spell out jurisdiction in Oregon between federal OSHA and Oregon OSHA:

• G1: Operational Status Agreement (pdf)
  

  Operational Status Agreement between OSHA and Oregon OSHA

• G2: Agreement between OSHA Region 10 and Oregon OSHA (pdf)
  

  Subject: Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility

• G3: Agreement between OSHA Region 10 and Oregon OSHA (pdf)
  

  Subject: Emergency response coordination

Federal

These federal agreements flow down to Oregon OSHA and spell out jurisdiction between us and various federal agencies:

• F1: OSHA and U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration (pdf)
  
• F2: OSHA and U.S. Coast Guard (pdf)
  
• F3: OSHA and MSHA (Mine Safety and Health Administration) (pdf)
  
• F4: OSHA and U.S. NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission) (pdf)
  
• F5: OSHA and FAA (Federal Aviation Administration)

State

These state agreements clarify jurisdiction and working agreements between Oregon OSHA and other state agencies:

• S1: Oregon OSHA and BOLI, Civil Rights Division (pdf)
  

  Subject: Discrimination

• S2: Oregon OSHA and BOLI, Wage & Hour Division (pdf)
  

  Subject: Farm worker camps

• S5: Oregon OSHA and DEQ (pdf)
  

  Subject: Asbestos

• S6: Oregon OSHA and Oregon State Fire Marshal (pdf)
  

  Subject: Fire and hazardous materials

• S7: Oregon OSHA and Oregon Department of Agriculture (pdf)
  

  Subject: Pesticides

• S8: Oregon OSHA and DHS/Public Health Division/Office of Environmental Public Health (pdf)
  

  Subject: Ionizing and non-ionizing radiation

• S-9: Oregon OSHA and U.S. EPA (pdf)
  

  Subject: Worker Protection Standard

• S-10: Oregon OSHA, U.S. EPA Region 10, and others (pdf)
  

  Subject: Clean Air Act

• S-11: Oregon OSHA and Oregon Pesticide Anlalytical and Response System
  

  Subject: Pesticides