Publications

All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs)

Most people use ATVs for recreation; however they're being used increasingly at work, particularly in the agricultural industry.

Asbestos

An overview of health hazards associated with asbestos. Briefly describes work classes for asbestos removal, repair and maintenance, and custodial activities. Includes answers to frequently asked questions.

Asbestos Training

Because asbestos can be so hazardous, employees working with or around asbestos must be trained. The leve lof training depends on the type of work they preform.

Bloodborne Pathogens

An overview of what employers must do to protect workers who may come into contact with blood and other potentially infectious materials that can cause serious illness or death.

Chemical Storage Guidelines: Agricultural Pesticides and Chemicals

Describes where to store agricultural pesticides and chemicals, characteristics of "safe" storage facilities, safe practices for storing chemicals, and how to respond to emergencies

Chemical Storage Guidelines: Flammables

Describes the characteristics of flammable and cobustible liquids, gives examples of common combustible and flammable materials, and offers guidelines for storing them properly

Compressed Gas Safety

Key safety and health requirements for working with compressed gases, including safe handling and use, cylinder storage, and cylinder inspection.

Eyewash and Safety Showers

Explains requirements for eyewash stations and showers in workplaces where employees are exposed to substances that could injure their eyes, with guidance on hazard assessment and equipment selection.

Field Sanitation for Agricultural Hand Labor

Describes requirements for drinking water, toilets, and hand-washing facilities that must be provided for workers who do agricultural hand labor.

Fire Extinguishers / Emergency Action Plan / Fire Protection

Details requirements for selection and location of workplace fire extinguishers, with guidance for developing emergency-action and fire-prevention plans.

Flammable and Combustible Liquids

Describes basic storage, transfer, and transport requirements for the five classes of flammable and combustible liquids.

Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupters GFCI

Describes GFCI requirements in construction, details how GFCIs protect workers from electrocution, and addresses common errors.

Hazardous Energy Control (Lockout/Tagout)

Gives an overview of OR-OSHA standards for hazardous energy control (lockout/tagout).

Hexavalent Chromium

Describes the sources of hexavalent chromium, the risks of exposure and those likely to by affected - typically workers who handle pigments containing dry chromate and spray paints and coatings containing chromate, workers who operate chrome plating baths, and those who weld or cut metals containing chromium

Isocyanates

Intended for small business owners and their employees, this fact sheet describes what isocyanates are, why they're extreme health hazards, and how employees can protect themselves.

Lockout/Tagout for the Automotive Repair Industry

An overview of how the Control of Hazardous Engery standard applies to the automotive industry, including information about hazardous energy exposures and energy control programs and procedures.

Material safety data sheets - Quick facts

What employees need to know about material safety data sheets in English and Spanish.

Mold

Describes effects and dangers of mold in buildings, with information on evaluating buildings for mold growth, sampling, and subsequent remediation.

Motor Vehicle Safety for Employers and Employees

This fact sheet covers basic elements of vehicle safety for employers and employees

Noise Exposure and Hearing Conservation

Describes conditions under which an employer is required to have a hearing conservation program in place; discusses noise monitoring, controls, and audiometric testing; includes a brief overview of requirements.

Permit-Required Confined Spaces

Describes the difference between ordinary confined spaces and permit-required confined spaces, requirements for entry procedures, and emergency plans.

Personal Protective Equipment

Details when employers must provide personal protective equipment (PPE) for workers, with an example of a hazard assessment, and descriptions of appropriate PPE for various tasks.

Personal Protective Equipment - Quick facts

What employees need to know about personal equipment in English and Spanish.

Personal Protective Equipment - Who Pays?

This fact sheet will acquaint you with the details of Oregon's PPE rule and answer most questions about when and how PPE is paid for. With few exceptions, employers must pay for all personal protective equipment (PPE).

Recording and posting work-related incidents

Summarizes Oregon OSHA's requirements for posting and recording work-related incidents, injuries, and illnesses. It also includes Oregon record retention requirements.

Reporting Work-Related Incidents

Describes what employers need to do when employees are involved in work-related incidents that cause overnight hospitalizations, catastrophes, or fatalities.

Respiratory Protection

Describes general industry respiratory protection requirements and answers provides some questions with answers

Respiratory Protection: Agriculture

Describes agricultural employers' responsibilities for protecting employees who are exposed to respiratory health hazards. Also summarizes the elements of an effective respiratory protection program

Respiratory Protection: Agriculture, Russian Version

Describes agricultural employers' responsibilities for protecting employees who are exposed to respiratory health hazards. Also summarizes the elements of an effective respiratory protection program

Respiratory Protection: Agriculture, Spanish Version
Cómo proteger la respiración en la agricultura

Describes agricultural employers' responsibilities for protecting employees who are exposed to respiratory health hazards. Also summarizes the elements of an effective respiratory protection program.

Respiratory Protection: Voluntary

Describes employer responsibilities when workers choose to wear respirators not required by employers of OR-OSHA; includes a summary of requirements for different types of respirators.

Safety and Health Hazards in Nail Salons

There are more than 14,000 nail care technicians working in Oregon This rapidly growing profession provides services such as manicures, applying artificial nails, and pedicures. Many technicians may not know that prolonged exposure to chemicals in nail polish, polish removers, and nail hardeners can harm them if they don't use them properly. Oregon OSHA addresses the problem with this fact sheet for salon owners and educators.

Safety and Health Management

Describes the concept of safety and health management and its basic principles: management commitment, training, accountability, employee involvement, hazard identification and control, accident investigation, and evaluation

Safety and Health Management, Spanish Version
¿Que es la administración de seguridad y salud?

Describes the concept of safety and health management and its basic principles: management commitment, training, accountability, employee involvement, hazard identification and control, accident investigation, and evaluation

Safety Committees and Safety Meetings

The new safety committee rule is not just about safety committees. We recently changed our rule for workplace safety committees and added an option for holding less-formal safety meetings. This fact sheet summarizes the key changes.

Ship's Ladders and Alternating Tread Stairs

This fact sheet gives recommendations to make ship's ladders and alternating tread stairs safe, although they don't comply with Oregon OSHA's existing standards on ladders and stairs. Oregon OSHA will consider it a minimal violation if they meet the criteria in this fact sheet and were installed because regular stairs are not feasible.

Using Warning Lines: Construction Industry Best Practices

This fact sheet explains construction-industry best practices for using a warning line to alert workers they are approaching an unprotected edge of a roof, floor, or other work surface.

Using Warning Lines: Construction Industry Best Practices, Spanish Version
Como usar líneas de advertencia: Buenas prácticas en la industria de la construcción

This fact sheet explains construction-industry best practices for using a warning line to alert workers they are approaching an unprotected edge of a roof, floor, or other work surface.

Walking-Working Surfaces, Standard Railings

Details requirements for guardrails to prevent falls from open-sided floors, platforms, stairway floor openings, and walking or working surfaces that are more than 4 feet above the ground; describes the use of standard railings, stair railings, and toeboards.

What is a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)?

Describes employers responsibility for providing Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) when employees use chemicals. MSDSs are detailed information bulletins that describe the chemical's hazards and precaution for safe handling and use.

Wood Dust

Describes health and safety hazards of wood dust