Chapter 437-004

437-004-6001 Expiration and Implementation Dates (1) Expiration date. Division 4/W, 170.1 through 170.260 of the Worker Protection Standard shall expire on, and will no longer be effective after December 31, 2017. (2) Implementation date. Beginning January 1, 2018, the requiremen…

437-004-6401 Effective dates for worker training programs in Oregon Beginning on January 1, 2018, training programs for workers must include, at a minimum, all of the following topics: (1) The responsibility of agricultural employers to provide workers and handlers with informati…

437-004-6405 Restrictions Associated With Outdoor Production Pesticide Applications Note: Oregon OSHA has declined to adopt 40 CFR 170.405(a). In Oregon OAR 437-004-6405 applies. This rule applies in Oregon where workers or other people are adjacent to pesticides being applied in…

437-004-6406 Pesticide Spray Drift and Innovative Methods (1) In the event that drift makes contact with labor housing areas or other structures used by employees, including enclosed agricultural structures within an AEZ, the employer must ensure that it is properly cleaned up wi…

437-004-6501 Handler training programs in Oregon (1) Handlers using an exception to the training requirements for crop advisors — as described in 170.501(b)(2) of the Worker Protection Standard — must demonstrate that the program includes all the topics listed in OAR 437-004-6501…

437-004-6502 Oregon requirements for Worker Protection Standard trainers of handlers who qualify using train-the-trainer programs (1) Beginning on January 1, 2018, trainers of handlers who use the train-the-trainer (T-t-T) qualification described in 170.501(c)(4)(ii) must complet…

437-004-6508 Respiratory Protection Whenever a respirator is required by the pesticide product labeling, the handler employer must ensure that the respirator specified on the label is used and that requirements of the Respiratory Protection Standard that applies to them are met b…

437-004-6509 Emergency eye-washes and eye flushing supplies (1) Whenever a handler is mixing or loading a pesticide product whose labeling includes the signal word “Danger” or “Danger/Poison,” due to toxicity to the eye or the possibility of permanent eye damage; or, a handler is…

437-004-9000 Oregon Rules for Air Contaminants An employee’s exposure to any substance in Oregon Tables Z-1, Z-2, or Z-3 of this section must be limited in accordance with the requirements of the following paragraphs of this section. (1) Oregon Table Z-1. (a) Substances with limi…

437-004-9010 Fumigated Areas. (1) Scope: Covers pesticides which when applied, forms a gas to control pests. (2) Definitions: (a) Types of fumigants include aluminum phosphide, methyl bromide, chloropicrin, 1,3-D (Telone), dazomet, metam sodium and iodomethane. (b) Types of fumig…

437-004-9050 Asbestos Definitions: Asbestos includes chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, tremolite asbestos, anthophyllite asbestos, actinolite asbestos and any of these minerals that have been chemically treated or altered. Asbestos-containing material (ACM) means any material con…

437-004-9090 13 Carcinogens Definitions: The 13 carcinogens are: 4-Nitrobiphenyl, CAS 92-93-3; alpha-Naphthylamine, CAS 134-32-7; Methyl chloromethyl ether, CAS 107-30-2; 3,3-Dichlorobenzidine (and its salts), CAS 91-94-1; bis-Chloromethyl ether, CAS 542-88-1; beta-Naphthylamine,…

437-004-9600 Lead Definition: Lead means elemental, metallic lead (chemical formula Pb), all inorganic lead compounds, and organic lead soaps. All other organic lead compounds are excluded. (1) The employer is responsible to determine, before work begins, if any task or activity …

437-004-9620 Cadmium Definition: Cadmium means the element cadmium (Cd); and all cadmium compounds. (1) The employer is responsible to determine, before work begins, if any task or activity assigned to workers will result in a potential exposure to cadmium. (2) Work that exposes …

437-004-9626 Chromium (VI) Definitions: Chromium (VI) (hexavalent chromium or Cr(VI)) means chromium with a valence of positive six, in any form and in any compound. (1) The employer is responsible to determine, before work begins, if any task or activity assigned to workers will…

437-004-9640 Benzene Definition: Benzene (Chemical formula C6H6, CAS 71-43-2) means liquefied or gaseous benzene and includes benzene in liquid mixtures and benzene vapors released by these liquids. It does not include trace amounts of unreacted benzene in solid materials. (1) Th…

437-004-9650 Bloodborne Pathogens Definitions: Blood means human blood, human blood components and products made from human blood. Bloodborne Pathogens means pathogenic micro-organisms that are present in human blood and can cause disease in humans. These pathogens include, but a…

437-004-9710 Acrylonitrile Definitions: Acrylonitrile or “AN” (Chemical formula CH2=CHCN, CAS 107-13-1) means acrylonitrile monomer and includes Liquid AN. Liquid AN means acrylonitrile monomer in liquid form, and liquid or semi-liquid polymer intermediates, including slurries, s…

437-004-9720 Thiram (1) Scope and application. (a) These rules apply where worker exposure to thiram may occur during manufacture, storage, packaging, tree application, treated seedling handling, or use of thiram or thiram treated seedlings. (b) These rules apply to the transport…

437-004-9740 Ethylene Oxide Definition: Ethylene oxide or “EtO” means the organic compound with chemical formula C2H4O, and CAS 75-21-8. (1) The employer is responsible to determine, before work begins, if any task or activity assigned to workers will result in a potential exposu…

437-004-9760 Formaldehyde Definition: Formaldehyde means the substance with chemical formula HCHO and CAS 50 00-0. (1) The employer is responsible to determine, before work begins, if any task or activity assigned to workers will result in a potential exposure to formaldehyde. (2…

437-004-9780 Methylendianiline Definition: Methylenedianiline or “MDA” means the chemical substance 4,4’-Diaminodiphenylmethane (CAS 101-77-9), in the form of a vapor, liquid, or solid, including the salts of MDA. (1) The employer is responsible to determine, before work begins, …

437-004-9791 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…

437-004-9800 Hazard Communication Standard for Agricultural Employers Notes: The Division 4, Hazard Communication Standard for Agricultural Employers (OAR 437-004-9800), focuses on those parts of the General Industry Hazard Communication Standard (Division 2/Z, 1910.1200) that de…

437-004-9830 Retention of Department of Transportation (DOT) Markings, Placards and Labels (1) If you receive any container or vehicle containing hazardous material, marked to comply with U.S. Department of Transportation Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR Parts 171 through …

437-004-9850 Pipe Labeling (1) Scope and application. This rule applies to all pipes and piping systems that contain hazardous substances, transport substances in a hazardous state, or that use asbestos as insulation material. This rule does not apply to buried pipe. (2) Definiti…

437-004-9860 Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories Definitions: Carcinogens are chemicals that have been determined to cause cancer by the following sources: (1) National Toxicology Program (NTP), Annual Report on Carcinogens (latest edition); (2) International Agency for Research …