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Rescinded program directives are listed at the bottom of the page. All program directives are in PDF format.

PD Number Issue Date Revised or Reviewed Subject
A-0  01/01/79  01/19/10  Writing Program Directives
A-3  01/01/79  07/27/01  Intrinsically Safe Equipment in Potentially Explosive Environments
A-8  01/01/79  01/14/13  Polychlorinated Bithenyls (PCBs) Exposures
A-9  02/01/79  06/06/00  Welding, Cutting, or Heating Metals Coated with Lead Based Paint
A-10  01/01/79  05/08/00  Lead: Guidance for Prophylactic Chelation
A-12  01/01/79  06/06/00  Bulk Oxygen Systems
A-13  01/01/79  01/14/13  Power Presses: Clutches
A-15  01/01/79  01/14/13  Guarding: Inclined Belts on Light and Medium Duty Sewing Machines
A-17  01/01/79  01/14/13  Flammable and Combustible Liquids: Use & Storage
A-19  01/01/79  01/14/13  Roll-Over Protective Structures (ROPS): Minimum Performance Criteria
A-21  01/01/79  05/09/00  Ladders: Fixed Ladders in Manholes
A-22  01/01/79  01/16/13  Electrical Product Approval
A-23  01/01/79  01/16/13  Tools: Powder Actuated Fastening
A-24  01/01/79  01/16/13  Pile Driving Clarification: Tying Off Loft-Workers, Top-Men, and/or Pile-Monks
A-26  01/01/79  03/09/01  Drains on Air Receivers
A-29  01/01/79  05/08/00  Acceptable Method of Determining Flashpoints
A-31  01/01/79  12/06/12  Guarding: Cut-Off Wheels and Masonry Saws
A-32  01/01/79  08/15/07  Roll-Over Protective Structures (ROPS: Agricultural Tractors)
A-33  01/01/79  04/11/00  Ladders: Manhole Metal Ladders for Telecommunications Workers
A-36  01/01/79  01/25/12  PPE: Meat Cutters in Food Stores
A-38  08/10/79  03/08/01  Guarding: Radial Arm Saws
A-44  05/01/79  04/02/01  Industrial Trucks: Class II, Division 2 Locations
A-48  08/10/79  05/08/00  Flammable and Combustible Liquids: Polyethylene Containers
A-49  08/10/79  05/25/01  Citations: Process for Splitting Citations
A-50  08/10/79  06/29/00  Metal Waste Cans
A-51  08/10/79  03/09/01  Guarding: Power Transmission Belts
A-53  08/10/79  03/09/01  Industrial Trucks: Opening or Closing Railroad Freight Car Doors
A-54  08/10/79  03/09/01  Aisles and Passageways: Appropriately Marked Aisles and Passageways
A-55  08/10/79  01/22/13  Guarding: Platen Presses
A-58  09/10/79  05/15/00  Medical Examinations: Employee Refusal to Have Required Medical Examination or Annual Audiogram
A-60  04/01/81  05/25/01  Recordkeeping Requirements for Railroad Facilities
A-62  04/01/81  02/22/01  Permit-Required Confined Spaces (PRCS)
A-63  09/10/79  01/24/11  Eyewash and Safety Showers
A-66  09/10/79  02/22/01  Lighting
A-67  09/10/79  03/09/01  Handrails and Railings in General Industry
A-69  09/10/79  03/09/01  Power Presses: Mechanical Power Presses
A-74  10/01/80  03/09/01  Electrical Equipment Used in Wetwells
A-75  04/01/80  05/04/00  Welding, Cutting and Heat Treating Operations in Tunnels and Shafts
A-77  10/01/80  03/09/01  Forging Machines
A-84  08/01/80  08/12/09  Guarding: Tongue Guards on Grinding Wheels
A-87  04/15/80  01/24/13  Guarding: Mechanical Power Presses
A-89  06/15/81  11/13/07  Vehicles: Positive Means of Support for Vehicles with Dump Bodies
A-91  08/01/80  06/29/00  Exposure and Medical Records: Storage & Retention
A-92  10/01/80  01/23/13  Guarding: Mechanical Power Presses for Diesetters
A-93  08/01/80  08/15/00  Transporting Blasting Caps with Other Explosives
A-97  09/01/80  04/17/08  Toilet Facilities: Reasonable Access
A-98  12/10/80  01/25/12  PPE: Head Protection
A-101  10/01/80  06/29/00  Medical Examinations: Rehired Employees
A-104  04/01/81  05/01/08  Guarding: Open-sided Metal Pouring Platforms and Runways
A-107  04/01/81  03/13/01  Guarding: Woodworking Machinery
A-108  11/01/80  06/09/05  Flammable and Combustible Liquids: Storage
A-110  09/11/80  03/09/01  Guarding: Scissor Lift
A-113  12/10/80  01/25/12  PPE: Foundries
A-114  05/18/81  03/21/01  Jurisdiction: Mine Safety and Health Administration
A-115  05/18/81  05/08/00  Flammable and Combustible Liquids: Aboveground Tanks
A-120  06/30/81  03/09/01  Guarding: Portable Abrasive Grinders When Used for Internal Grinding
A-127  05/01/82  05/04/11  Cranes and Derricks: Normal Operating Conditions
A-130  06/01/82  03/09/01  Stairs: Alternating Tread Type Stairs
A-137  03/15/83  06/29/00  PPE: Laundering Fire-Resistive Coats (Turnouts)
A-139  03/10/83  06/26/01  Guarding: Alternative Methods for the Oil and Gas Drilllling Industry
A-142  08/05/83  07/18/00  Ladders: Fixed Ladders in Emergency Situations
A-146  07/15/84  06/26/00  Chemical Storage: Reactive and Incompatible Materials
A-150  02/10/86  09/12/01  Hazard Communication
A-151  12/01/86  05/25/01  Oil-Well: Transporting Select Fire Perforating Guns
A-152  12/15/87  10/11/12  Construction Safety and Health Program Review
A-154  06/01/88  05/15/13  Bloodborne Pathogens
A-156  02/15/91  08/10/11  Control of Hazardous Energy "Lockout/Tagout"
A-158  03/15/91  06/27/12  Citations: Egregious Violations
A-159  05/01/91  09/09/05  Enforcement Procedures for Occupational Exposure to Formaldehyde (A-159)
A-160  04/15/91  10/10/12  Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response: Post-Emergency Response Operations
A-161  05/01/79  02/28/05  Asbestos Update
A-162  08/15/91  06/26/01  Lift-Slab Construction Operations
A-163  12/01/91  03/19/01  Inspection Criteria: State-Wide Settlement Agreements
A-164  01/01/92  10/21/93  Electrical Safety
A-166  07/17/79  09/14/00  Respiratory Protection: Possible Defects on Scott Air Pak Il/IIA and Presur-Pak Il/IIA Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)
A-167  04/30/86  06/29/00  Respiratory Protection: Bureau of Mines Approved Gas Mask Canisters
A-170  10/01/92  10/21/93  Memorandum of Understanding Between Federal OSHA and Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division, OSHA Instruction CPL 2.92
A-172  11/01/81  03/08/13  Guarding: Iron Workers and Mechanical Power Presses
A-173  11/01/81  06/04/01  Guardrail Height in General Industry
A-174  01/02/93  08/11/11  Local Emphasis Program (LEP): Field Sanitation
A-176  09/01/90  06/29/01  Excavation Standards
A-177  04/05/93  04/27/12  National Emphasis Program (NEP): Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals
A-178  04/01/93  03/27/01  Ladders: Fixed Ladders used on Outdoor Advertising Structures and Billboards
A-180  04/15/80  05/12/00  Arsenic Exposures in Battery Manufacturing and Reclaiming Plants
A-181  09/01/80  08/15/00  Meat Tenderizing Technology in the Meat Packing Industry
A-183  02/01/87  05/12/00  Tar-Asphalt Kettles
A-184  04/01/81  06/29/09  Medical Surveillance Programs that Require Genetic information
A-185  04/01/81  08/15/00  Arsenic
A-186  05/30/81  03/27/01  Compressed Gas: Securing Compressed Gas Cylinders
A-187  09/01/81  09/14/00  Cotton Dust
A-188  09/01/81  06/06/01  Maritime: Cargo Gear Regulations and Requirements for Gear Certification
A-189  09/01/81  04/25/11  Grain Handling Facilities
A-190  01/01/79  08/08/08  Industrial Trucks: Chocking Tractor Trailers
A-192  11/01/81  03/27/01  Guarding: Portable Belt Sanding Machines
A-193  11/01/81  02/12/07  Guarding: Awareness Barriers Metal Cutting Shears
A-194  11/01/81  04/11/00  Proof Testing: Alloy Steel Chain Slings
A-195  05/01/82  04/12/12  Memorandum of Understanding Between the Occupational Safety & Health Administration, Oregon OSHA, and the United States Coast Guard
A-196  03/10/83  03/27/01  Maritime: OAR 437-03-1926.605(a)(1) as Applied to Marine Construction
A-197  05/15/84  03/12/13  Fall Protection: General Industry
A-198  09/05/85  08/28/12  Maritime: Settlement Agreement Between the National Grain and Feed Association, Inc., and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
A-201  07/15/90  01/18/08  Radiation: Inspecting NRC - Licensed Nuclear Facilities
A-203  05/30/80  09/14/00  Wood Preservatives Containing Chlorinated Phenols
A-204  06/15/81  01/29/10  Hydrofluoric Acid and Hydrogen Fluoride (HF)
A-205  11/01/81  06/29/00  Anesthetic Gases
A-206  04/15/94  03/01/08  Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response: Responding to Hazardous Substance Releases
A-208  06/15/94  06/07/05  Lead: Exposures in Construction
A-209  08/15/94  06/04/01  Guarding: Three-Roller Printing Ink Mills
A-211  01/02/96  11/27/12  PPE: General Industry
A-212  01/02/96  12/16/11  Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution Facilities
A-213  03/14/96    Asbestos
A-214  01/10/97  08/18/11  Inspection Criteria: Inspection Exemption for Agricultural Small Employers
A-215  01/22/97  06/30/09  Tuberculosis
A-216  07/01/97  09/20/12  Citations: Paperwork and Written Program Violations
A-217  08/30/97  05/14/13  Guarding: Power Press Brakes
A-218  08/30/97  03/02/12  Scaffolds in Construction
A-219  11/01/97  09/22/09  Inspection Criteria: Complaint Policies and Procedures
A-220  03/23/98  05/03/07  1,3-Butadiene
A-221  06/29/98  02/07/02  Methylene Chloride
A-222  06/22/98  05/15/13  Guidelines for Scheduling and Conducting Inspections of Agriculture Labor Housing
A-228  11/08/96    Jurisdiction: OSHA and U.S. Coast Guard Authority Over Vessels
A-229  11/11/89    Power Presses: Presence Sensing Device Initiation
A-230  07/01/97  01/30/01  Lead: Brass and Bronze Ingot Manufacturing Industry Compliance Requirements
A-231  12/29/98  02/03/11  Jurisdiction: Independent Contractors, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships and Corporate Officers.
A-232  03/17/99  10/15/02  Fall Protection: Communication Tower Construction Activities
A-233  09/25/98  03/25/13  Respiratory Protection: General Guidelines
A-235  03/30/00  06/09/11  Local Emphasis Program (LEP): Pesticides
A-236  04/04/00    Guarding: Metal Lathe Chucks (Engine Lathes)
A-237  04/10/00  08/15/11  Water Quality Evaluation
A-239  07/19/00  01/29/03  Local Emphasis Program (LEP): Falls In Construction
A-241  08/07/00  02/06/12  Voluntary Protection Program
A-242  09/11/00  02/28/07  Fall Protection: Aerial Lifts Used in Construction
A-243  09/21/00  12/01/04  Spray Finishing: Assessing Fire Safety and Industrial Hygiene Issues for Diisocyanates
A-244  10/01/00  05/10/12  Inspection Criteria: Scheduling Lists for Safety and Health Inspections
A-245  07/01/03  10/01/06  Local Emphasis Program (LEP): Struck-by Hazards in the Logging Industry
A-246  02/28/01  05/15/13  Inspection Criteria: Temporary Employment and Leasing Agencies
A-247  03/06/01  10/19/09  Inspection Criteria: Construction and Forest Activities Safety Inspections
A-248  05/23/01  11/17/09  Inspection Criteria: Random Construction Inspections
A-249  03/13/02  10/10/12  Recordkeeping Policies and Procedures Manual (300 Log)
A-250  02/14/02    Recreational Boat Building Industry
A-251  06/26/02  05/05/11  Steel Erection Standards for Construction
A-252  09/18/02    Indoor Air Quality (IAQ): OR-OSHA Procedures for Assessing and Responding to Complaints and Employer Requests for Assistance
A-253  01/13/03  10/17/08  National Emphasis Program (NEP): Silicosis
A-254  05/24/04    First Aid And CPR Training For Forest Activities Workers
A-256  05/01/06  09/27/07  Local Emphasis Program (LEP): Diisocyanates
A-257  12/15/06    Multi-employer Workplace Citation Guidelines
A-259  10/31/06    Alliance Policy
A-261  02/28/07    Commercial Diving Operations
A-263  01/09/08    Slide-lock use to control hazardous energy on machinery
A-264  01/01/08  07/29/11  Focused Inspections In Construction
A-265  02/21/08    National Emphasis Program (NEP): Trenching and Excavation
A-266  03/28/08  02/11/09  Medical records access by Oregon OSHA
A-267  04/15/08  05/19/08  Safety of Health Care Employees
A-268  07/16/08  11/05/12  National Emphasis Program (NEP): Combustible Dust
A-270  07/24/08    Chromium (VI) Inspection Procedures
A-272  01/01/09    Local Emphasis Program (LEP): Inspection of Assigned Risk Pool Employers
A-273  02/14/09  03/22/10  National Emphasis Program (NEP): Lead in general industry and construction
A-275  03/23/10  10/18/12  National Emphasis Program (NEP): Diacetyl (Flavoring Chemicals)
A-277  12/09/10  10/16/12  National Emphasis Program (NEP): Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP)
A-278  08/18/10    National Emphasis Program (NEP): Hexavalent Chromium
A-279  10/05/10    Local Emphasis Program (LEP): Formaldehyde Exposures in Hair Salons
A-280  02/04/11    National Emphasis Program (NEP) on Amputations
A-281  02/08/11    Maritime Guidelines for Enforcing Personal Protective Equipment Requirements
A-282  08/24/11  04/04/13  National Emphasis Program (NEP): Primary Metal Industries
A-283  12/01/11    Workplace Violence Incidents-Enforcement Procedures for Investigating or Inspecting
A-284  12/15/11  09/20/12  National Emphasis Program (NEP): Nursing and residential care facilities
A-285  01/09/12    Laser Inspection Guidelines
A-286  03/27/12    Explosive Materials and Pyrotechnics: Compliance Policy for Manufacture, Storage, Sale, Handling, Use and Display
A-287  10/09/12    Victim's Family Communication: Oregon OSHA Fatality Inspection Procedures
A-288  03/12/13    Whistleblower 11(c) Appeals Process
A-289  02/28/13    Maritime Guidelines for Confined and Enclosed Spaces and Other Dangerous Atmospheres in Shipyards
A-290  04/04/13    Inspection and Citation Guidance for Roadway and Highway Work Zones

 

Rescinded program directives

PD Number Issue Date Rescinded Subject
A-11  01/01/79  04/09/01  1910.27(d)(5) Citing of Fixed Ladders, and Safety Devices; under ANSI A14.2-1974 (RESCINDED)
A-14  01/01/79  11/19/97  Scaffold Planking (RESCINDED)
A-20  01/01/79  08/12/09  Abrasive Wheel Machinery - Work Rests (RESCINDED)
A-34  01/01/79  10/15/93  Material Storage--As related to Interim Storage of Temporary Flooring Used in Steel Erection (RESCINDED)
A-37  01/01/79  05/04/00  Spray Finishing: Sprinkler Requirements (RESCINDED)
A-43  05/01/79  04/09/01  Respirator Protection: Isocyanates (RESCINDED)
A-47  05/01/79  05/25/01  Respiratory Protection Program Enforcement (RESCINDED)
A-71  04/15/80  06/17/01  Vehicle-Mounted Elevating and Rotating Work Platforms as Related to Telecommunications Industry (RESCINDED)
A-86  05/30/80  12/09/08  High Visibility Garments (RESCINDED)
A-96  09/01/81  02/19/13  Benzidine-Based Dyes: Direct Black 38, Direct Brown 95, and Direct Blue 6 Dyes (RESCINDED)
A-105  11/01/80  10/08/93  Scaffolding, Guardrail Equiv Mats (RESCINDED)
A-106  11/01/80  10/21/93  Safety Lines on Multistage Suspension Scaffolds (RESCINDED)
A-119  06/30/81  10/21/93  Severity Classification for Failure to Provide Seat Belts (RESCINDED)
A-131  06/25/82  05/12/00  Exposure and Medical Records: Employee Access (RESCINDED)
A-132  11/01/82  06/01/00  Molles and Hindus Used With Young or Similar-type Slack Pulling Carriages (RESCINDED)
A-138  03/10/83  06/28/01  Division 3 as Applied to Welding Required on Float or Ship Scaffolds (RESCINDED)
A-140  04/01/83  07/17/01  Complaints Concerning the Procedures, Inspections, and Staff of the State Occupational Safety and Health Program (RESCINDED)
A-141  06/30/83  05/12/00  Respiratory Protection: Lead (RESCINDED)
A-149  05/01/86  02/08/13  Overexposure Symptoms: Advising Employees (RESCINDED)
A-153  03/01/88  04/04/02  Inspection Procedures for Division 3, Construction; and Division 2/Z, Asbestos (incorporated into A-213) (RESCINDED)
A-155  08/15/88  10/07/94  Hazardous Waste Sites (RESCINDED)
A-165  01/01/92  12/17/08  Inspection Criteria: OR-OSHA Response to Significant Events of Potentially Catastrophic Consequence (RESCINDED)
A-168  04/17/92  10/21/93  Federal OSHA Instruction CPL 2-2.50 - Information Dissemination System for Chemical Industry Inspections and Consultation Visits Resulting in Significant Benefits (RESCINDED)
A-171  11/01/81  11/10/94  Abrasive Operations Using Cutoff Wheels (RESCINDED)
A-175  09/01/81  05/12/00  Bottom Drains (RESCINDED)
A-182  07/01/81  06/26/01  Providing Consultations at the Workplace (formerly C-19) (RESCINDED)
A-199  05/01/86  10/11/00  Federal OSHA Instruction PUB 8-1.2A, Providing Information and Guidelines for Controlling Exposure to Methylene Chloride (RESCINDED)
A-200  08/10/89  02/12/09  Medical Records: Procedures for Reviewing Specific Medical Records (RESCINDED)
A-207  04/05/94  08/13/10  Inspection Criteria: Video and Audio Tapes Case File Documentation Guidelines (RESCINDED)
A-210  08/03/95  06/17/09  Citations: Citing Corporate Officers (RESCINDED)
A-223  08/07/98  08/07/98  Enforcement Guidelines Regarding Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WRMDs) (RESCINDED)
A-224  08/20/98  12/29/98  Guidelines on OR-OSHA Jurisdiction of Independent Contractors, LLCs, Partnerships and Corporate Officers (replaced by A-231) (RESCINDED)
A-225  03/11/96  02/14/09  Lead: Inspections on Construction Sites (RESCINDED)
A-226  03/28/97  02/08/11  Maritime: Guidelines for Enforcing Personal Protective Equipment Requirements (RESCINDED)
A-227  03/26/96  04/09/01  Sputum Cytology and Chest X-ray Requirements for Arsenic and Coke Oven Emission Standards (RESCINDED)
A-234  11/24/99  08/26/02  Fall Protection Rule Guidelines and Procedures (RESCINDED)
A-238  08/07/00  05/17/02  Multiple Lifts During Steel Erection (RESCINDED)
A-240  07/26/00  10/15/02  Local Emphasis Program (LEP): Occupational Noise and Hearing Conservation (RESCINDED)
A-255  01/01/06  07/06/09  Local Emphasis Program (LEP): for Industries with Highest Percentage of Accepted Disabling Claims (A-255) (RESCINDED)
A-258  06/13/07  06/24/08  Portland Cement Inspection Procedures for Chromium (VI) (RESCINDED)
A-260  10/10/06  02/20/13  Local Emphasis Program (LEP): Silviculture/ Forest Activities Contractors (RESCINDED)
A-262  08/25/07  10/12/09  Motor Vehicle Safety (RESCINDED)
A-269  05/16/08  11/01/10  Local Emphasis Program (LEP): Methylene Chloride (MC) (RESCINDED)
A-271  08/13/08  05/05/09  Local Emphasis Program (LEP): Tower Cranes (RESCINDED)
A-274  02/01/10  10/01/10  National Emphasis Program: Injury and Illness Recordkeeping (RESCINDED)
A-276  05/03/10  11/01/10  H1N1 Enforcement Policy (RESCINDED)