Chapter 654 — Chapter 654

ORS 654.402 Activities permitted under other designation, certification or license. ORS 654.400 does not prevent a person legally regulated in this state under any other licensing provisions, rules or regulations from engaging in the activities permitted under that designation, certification or license provided that the person does not use the titles or initials specified in ORS 654.400. [1999 c.478 §2]

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ORS 654.405 [Repealed by 1973 c.833 §48]

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ORS 654.410 [Repealed by 1973 c.833 §48]

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ORS 654.412 Definitions for ORS 654.412 to 654.423. As used in ORS 654.412 to 654.423

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ORS 654.413 Required policies regarding surgical smoke. (1) A health care employer shall adopt policies that require the use of a smoke evacuation system during any surgical procedure that is likely to generate surgical smoke. The hospital or ambulatory surgical center may select any smoke evacuation system that accounts for surgical techniques and procedures vital to patient safety

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ORS 654.414 Duties of health care employer; security and safety assessment; workplace violence prevention and protection program; requirements. (1) A health care employer, in consultation with the employer’s workplace safety committee described in ORS 654.176, shall

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ORS 654.415 [Repealed by 1973 c.833 §48]

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ORS 654.416 Required records of assaults against employees; contents; summary report; rules. (1) A health care employer shall maintain a record of assaults committed against employees that occur on the premises of the health care employer or in the home of a patient receiving home health care services. The record shall include, but need not be limited to, the following

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ORS 654.417 Duty of Department of Consumer and Business Services to submit consolidated report of assault records and incidents of workplace violence occurring on premises of health care provider; requirements. (1) Not later than December 31 of each year, the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall prepare and submit a consolidated report that includes the assault records that are made available under ORS 654.416 and the following information regarding incidents of workplace violence occurring on the premises of a health care employer

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ORS 654.418 Protection of employee of health care employer after assault by patient. If a health care employer directs an employee who has been assaulted by a patient on the premises of the health care employer to provide further treatment to the patient, the employee may request that a second employee accompany the employee when treating the patient. If the health care employer declines the employee’s request, the health care employer may not require the employee to treat the patient. [2007 c.397 §5]

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ORS 654.420 [Repealed by 1973 c.833 §48]

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ORS 654.421 Refusal to treat certain patients by home health care employee. (1) An employee who provides home health care services may refuse to treat a patient unless accompanied by a second employee if, based on the patient’s past behavior or physical or mental condition, the employee believes that the patient may assault the employee

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ORS 654.423 Use of physical force by health care employee in self-defense against assault. (1) A health care employer may not impose sanctions against an employee who used physical force in self-defense against an assault if the health care employer finds that the employee

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ORS 654.425 [Repealed by 1973 c.833 §48]

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ORS 654.430 [Repealed by 1973 c.833 §48]

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ORS 654.505 [Repealed by 1961 c.485 §29]

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ORS 654.510 [Amended by 1953 c.514 §5; 1957 c.201 §1; 1959 c.515 §1; repealed by 1961 c.485 §29]

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ORS 654.515 [Repealed by 1961 c.485 §29]

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ORS 654.520 [Amended by 1953 c.514 §5; repealed by 1961 c.485 §29]

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ORS 654.525 [Amended by 1959 c.657 §1; repealed by 1961 c.485 §29]

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ORS 654.530 [Amended by 1953 c.514 §5; 1957 c.201 §2; repealed by 1961 c.485 §29]

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ORS 654.532 [1953 c.514 §5; 1957 c.201 §3; repealed by 1961 c.485 §29]

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ORS 654.535 [Amended by 1953 c.514 §5; 1957 c.201 §4; repealed by 1961 c.485 §29]

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ORS 654.540 [Amended by 1957 c.465 §11; repealed by 1961 c.485 §29]

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ORS 654.545 [Amended by 1953 c.514 §5; repealed by 1961 c.485 §29]

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ORS 654.550 [Amended by 1953 c.514 §5; 1957 c.201 §5; repealed by 1961 c.485 §29]

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ORS 654.605 [Repealed by 1973 c.833 §48]

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ORS 654.610 [Repealed by 1973 c.833 §48]

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ORS 654.705 [Repealed by 1967 c.150 §2]

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ORS 654.710 [Repealed by 1967 c.150 §2]

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ORS 654.715 Report of accidents to Public Utility Commission; investigation; supplemental reports; rules. (1) Every public utility and telecommunications utility shall give immediate notice by telegraph, telephone or personally, to the Public Utility Commission whenever any accident occurs within this state upon its premises, or directly or indirectly arises from or is connected with its maintenance or operation, if the accident is attended by loss of human life or limb or serious injury to person or property

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ORS 654.720 Public inspection or use of reports as evidence prohibited. No report, or any part thereof, required by ORS 654.715, shall be open to public inspection or be used as evidence in any action for damages in any suit or action arising out of any matter mentioned in the report

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ORS 654.750 Definitions for ORS 654.750 to 654.780. As used in this section and ORS 654.760, 654.770 and 654.780, unless the context requires otherwise

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ORS 654.760 Rules on hazardous chemicals, safety equipment and training. The Department of Consumer and Business Services shall adopt rules that require employers in agriculture to

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ORS 654.770 Basic information available to agricultural employers for employees; content; language. The Department of Consumer and Business Services shall develop and make available basic information for agriculture employers to use in informing and training employees pursuant to ORS 654.780. The information shall include, but need not be limited to, proper personal hygiene, protective safety equipment, general safety rules, proper work clothing, employee rights with respect to this chapter and common symptoms of hazardous chemical exposure. The basic information shall be made available in English, Spanish and any other language determined necessary by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services after consideration of any input received from stakeholders. [1987 c.832 §4; 2005 c.22 §460; 2011 c.352 §1]

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ORS 654.780 Providing basic information to employees. Agriculture employers shall give all employees a copy of the basic information developed by the Department of Consumer and Business Services for the purpose of informing employees pursuant to ORS 654.770. The information shall be provided in the employee’s own language if the department has produced it in that language. The information shall be provided to persons at the time of hire. [1987 c.832 §5; 2005 c.22 §461]

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ORS 654.990 [Amended by 1959 c.516 §5; 1961 c.485 §28; 1967 c.150 §1; repealed by 1973 c.833 §37 (654.991 enacted in lieu

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ORS 654.991 Penalties. (1) Subject to ORS 153.022, any employer who willfully violates any provision of, or any regulation, rule, standard or order promulgated pursuant to, ORS 654.001 to 654.295, 654.412 to 654.423 and 654.750 to 654.780, and that violation is found to have caused or materially contributed to the death of any employee, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both; except that if the conviction is for a violation committed after a first conviction of such person, punishment shall be by a fine of not more than $20,000 or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both. For the purposes of this subsection, a violation is willful if it is committed knowingly by an employer or supervisory employee who, having a free will or choice, intentionally or knowingly disobeys or recklessly disregards the requirements of a regulation, rule, standard or order. ORS 161.085 shall apply to terms used in this section

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