Chapter 437-002

437-002-0373 Oregon Rules for Thiram (1) Scope and Application. (a) These rules include requirements for the control of worker exposure to thiram (Tetramethyl- thiuram disulfide). (b) These rules apply where worker exposure to thiram may occur during manufacture, storage, packagi…

437-002-0376 Delayed Effective Dates for Hazard Communication Note: The language below is taken from 29 CFR 1910.1200(j) (89 FR 44144) with revised Oregon effective dates. (1) Effective date. 29 CFR 1910.1200 as amended shall become effective July 1, 2026, in Oregon within Subdiv…

437-002-0377 Additional Oregon Rules for Hazard Communication (1) In addition to the provisions of 1910.1200(i)(11), the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division shall have the authority under ORS Chapter 654 to issue a subpoena or any protective orders. (2) Agency actions …

437-002-0378 Oregon Rules for Pipe Labeling (1) Scope and Application. This division shall apply to all piping systems containing hazardous substances or that use asbestos as a pipe insulation material in buildings, structures and workplaces. This division does not apply to burie…

437-002-0382 Oregon Rules for Air Contaminants An employee’s exposure to any substance listed in Oregon Tables Z-1, Z-2, or Z-3 of this section shall be limited in accordance with the requirements of the following paragraphs of this section. (1) Oregon Table Z-1. (a) Substances w…

437-002-0390 Oregon Effective Dates (1) The effective date for 29 CFR 1910.1450 in Oregon is August 8, 1990. (2) Start up dates in Oregon: (a) Employers shall have developed and implemented a written Chemical Hygiene Plan no later than May 8, 1991; (b) 29 CFR 1910.1450(a)(2) shal…

437-002-0391 Additional Oregon Rules for Carcinogens in Laboratories (1) Definitions. “Absolute filter” is one capable of retaining 99.97 percent of a monodisperse aerosol of 0.3 µm particles. For the purposes of OAR 437-002-0391, “carcinogen” is defined as the substances regulat…

437-002-1001 Asbestos Respiratory Protection Program The employer must implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with Division 2/I, 1910.134(b) through (d)(except (d)(1)(iii)), and (e) through (m) and (o), which covers each employee required by Division 2/Z, 1910.1…

437-002-1017 Vinyl Chloride Respiratory Protection Program The employer must implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with Division 2/I, 1910.134(b) through (d) (except (d)(1)(iii), and (d)(3)(iii)(B)(1) and (2)), and (e) through (m) and (o), which covers each emp…

437-002-1018 Inorganic Arsenic Respiratory Protection Program The employer must implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with Division 2/I, 1910.134(b) through (d) (except (d)(1)(iii)), and (e) through (m) and (o), which covers each employee required by Division 2…

437-002-1025 Lead Respiratory Protection Program The employer must implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with Division 2/I, 1910.134(b) through (d) (except (d)(1)(iii)), and (e) through (m) and (o), which covers each employee required by Division 2/Z, 1910.1025…

437-002-1027 Cadmium Respiratory Protection Program The employer must implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with Division 2/I, 1910.134(b) through (d) (except (d)(1)(iii)), and (e) through (m) and (o), which covers each employee required by Division 2/Z, 1910.1…

437-002-1028 Benzene Respiratory Protection Program The employer must implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with Division 2/I, 1910.134(b) through (d) (except (d)(1)(iii), and (d)(3)(iii)(B)(1) and (2)), and (e) through (m) and (o), which covers each employee r…

437-002-1029 Coke Oven Emissions Respiratory Protection Program The employer must implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with Division 2/I, 1910.134(b) through (d) (except (d)(1)(iii), and (d)(3)(iii)(B)(1) and (2)), and (e) through (m) and (o), which covers eac…

437-002-1030 Additional Oregon Rules for Bloodborne Pathogens Every employer with employees that use medical sharps in direct patient care must, at least annually, identify, evaluate, and select engineering and work practice controls, including safer medical devices. (1) This eva…

437-002-1035 Oregon Rule for Sharps Injury Log The requirement to establish and maintain a sharps injury log applies to any employer who is required to maintain an Exposure Control Plan. The sharps injury log must be maintained for 5 years. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 654.025(…

437-002-1043 Cotton Dust Respiratory Protection Program The employer must implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with Division 2/I, 1910.134(b) through (d) (except (d)(1)(iii), and (d)(3)(iii)(B)(1) and (2)), and (e) through (m) and (o), which covers each employ…

437-002-1044 1,2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane Respiratory Protection Program The employer must implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with Division 2/I, 1910.134(b) through (d) (except (d)(1)(iii)), and (e) through (m) and (o), which covers each employee required by …

437-002-1045 Acrylonitrile Respiratory Protection Program The employer must implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with Division 2/I, 1910.134(b) through (d) (except (d)(1)(iii), and (d)(3)(iii)(B)(1) and (2)), and (e) through (m) and (o), which covers each empl…

437-002-1047 Ethylene Oxide Respiratory Protection Program The employer must implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with Division 2/I, 1910.134(b) through (d) (except (d)(1)(iii)), and (e) through (m) and (o), which covers each employee required by Division 2/Z,…

437-002-1048 Formaldehyde Respiratory Protection Program The employer must implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with Division 2/I, 1910.134(b) through (d) (except (d)(1)(iii), and (d)(3)(iii)(B)(1) and (2)), and (e) through (m) and (o), which covers each emplo…

437-002-1050 Methylenedianiline Respiratory Protection Program The employer must implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with Division 2/I, 1910.134(b) through (d) (except (d)(1)(iii)), and (e) through (m) and (o), which covers each employee required by Division …

437-002-1051 1,3-Butadiene Respiratory Protection Program The employer must implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with Division 2/I, 1910.134(b) through (d) (except (d)(1)(iii), and (d)(3)(iii)(B)(1) and (2)), and (e) through (m) and (o), which covers each empl…

437-002-1052 Methylene Chloride Respiratory Protection Program The employer must implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with Division 2/I, 1910.134(b) through (d) (except (d)(1)(iii)), and (e) through (m) and (o), which covers each employee required by Division …

437-002-1053 Scope and Application This subdivision applies to all occupational exposures to respirable crystalline silica in general industry and construction activities, except for the following: (1) Exposures that result from the processing of sorptive clays. (2) Operations wh…

437-002-1054 Definitions For the purposes of this subdivision the following definitions apply: (1) Action level means a concentration of airborne respirable crystalline silica of 25 μg/m3, calculated as an 8-hour TWA. (2) Competent person means an individual who is capable of ide…

437-002-1055 Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) Ensure that no employee is exposed to an airborne concentration of respirable crystalline silica in excess of 50 μg/m3, calculated as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA). Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 654.025(2) & 656.726(4). Statu…

437-002-1056 Exposure Assessment This rule requires an evaluation of employee exposure to silica using air monitoring or objective data as described in the performance or scheduled monitoring options. (1) Except for the specific conditions allowed for in 437-002-1057, assess the …

437-002-1057 Specified exposure control methods This rule lists specific tasks and control measures that do not require an exposure assessment and is only applicable to construction and construction like-activities. (1) Fully and properly implement the engineering controls, work …

437-002-1058 Regulated and Restricted Access Areas This rule applies to fixed site regulated areas and restricted access areas for construction activities. (1) Regulated areas at fixed sites. (a) Establishment. Establish a regulated area wherever an employee’s exposure to airborn…

437-002-1059 Methods of Compliance This rule describes the engineering and work practice controls you must use. (1) Engineering and work practice controls. Use engineering and work practice controls to reduce and maintain employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica to or b…

437-002-1060 Respiratory Protection This rule applies to all respirator use. (1) General. Where respiratory protection is required by this subdivision, provide each employee an appropriate respirator that complies with the requirements of this rule and 1910.134. Respiratory prote…

437-002-1061 Housekeeping This rule covers housekeeping requirements for all employers covered under the silica rule scope, 437-002-1053. (1) Do not allow dry sweeping or dry brushing where such activity could contribute to employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica unles…

437-002-1062 Medical Surveillance This rule describes the medical monitoring requirements of this subdivision. (1) Make medical surveillance available to each employee who: (a) Is engaged in construction (or construction-like) activity and will be required under this subdivision …

437-002-1063 Communication of Respirable Crystalline Silica Hazards to Employees (1) Include respirable crystalline silica in the program established to comply with the hazard communication standard (HCS) (OAR 437-002-1910.1200). Ensure that each employee has access to labels on …

437-002-1064 Recordkeeping (1) Air monitoring data. (a) Make and maintain an accurate record of all exposure measurements taken to assess employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica, as prescribed in 437-002-1056. (b) This record must include at least the following informa…

437-002-1065 Dates (1) Construction employers with a NAICS code of 23 must comply with Division 2/Z Silica by July 1, 2018. (2) All other employers must comply with Division 2/Z Silica by July 1, 2018, except as provided for below: (a) For all employees exposed to respirable crys…

437-002-1081 Protection from Wildfire Smoke Note: Oregon OSHA recognizes that occupational wildfire smoke exposures can occur in particularly dynamic situations. Employers must address such hazards based on the information available to them through the exercise of reasonable dili…

437-002-1139 Working Over or In Water (1) Scope and Application: This rule applies to employees not covered by division 3, Construction; division 4, Agriculture or division 6, Forest Practices. These rules apply where the danger of drowning exists and the water is more than five …

437-002-2021 Additional Oregon Definitions (1) Scope and application. These definitions apply to Subdivision 2/D. Additional terms in 1910.21(b) also apply to Subdivision 2/D. (2) Definitions. Low-slope roof means a roof that has a slope less than or equal to a ratio of 2 in 12 (…

437-002-2022 Additional Oregon Rules for Powered Platforms (1) Scope and application. This rule applies to powered platforms not regulated by 1910.66 Powered platforms for building maintenance, 1910.67 Vehicle-mounted elevating and rotating work platforms, and 1910.68 Manlifts. (…

437-002-2024 Scope and Application This subdivision applies to all occupational exposures to beryllium in all forms, compounds, and mixtures in general industry and construction activities, except for the following: (1) This subdivision does not apply to articles, as defined in t…

437-002-2025 Definitions For the purposes of this subdivision the following definitions apply: (1) Action level means a concentration of airborne beryllium of 0.1 micrograms per cubic meter of air (μg/m3), calculated as an 8-hour TWA. (2) Airborne exposure and airborne exposure t…

437-002-2026 Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) (1) Time-weighted average (TWA) PEL. The employer must ensure that no employee is exposed to an airborne concentration of beryllium in excess of 0.2 µg/m3 calculated as an 8-hour TWA. (2) Short-term exposure limit (STEL). The employer…

437-002-2027 Rope Descent & Rope Access Systems (1) Scope and application. This rule establishes safety requirements for rope descent and rope access. Rope descent and rope access systems can provide a safe way for employees to reach hard-to-reach locations, either natural or man…

437-002-2028 Regulated and Restricted Access Areas This rule applies to fixed site beryllium work areas and regulated areas, and restricted access areas for construction activities. (1) Fixed sites. (a) Beryllium work area. (A) Establish and maintain a beryllium work area in work…

437-002-2029 Methods of Compliance This rule describes the engineering and work practice controls you must use. (1) Establish and implement a written exposure control plan that contains at least the following elements: (a) A list of operations and job titles reasonably expected t…