Title 51, Labor and Employment; Unlawful Discrimination

The provisions of ORS 31.600 to 31.620 apply to an action under ORS 654.305 to 654.336. [2001 c.865 §17] UTILITY VEHICLES

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Contracting agency” has the meaning given that term in ORS 279A.010. (b)(A) “Rent” means a transfer of, or the act of transferring, in return for consideration and under conditions set forth in a written agreement, the right to possess and use a …

(1) No person may purport to be: (a) A certified industrial hygienist or use the initials CIH unless the person holds a current certification as an industrial hygienist from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene. (b) An industrial hygienist in training or use the initials IHIT…

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…

As used in ORS 654.412 to 654.423: (1) “Assault” means intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causing physical injury. (2) “Energy generating device” means a tool that performs a surgical function using heat, laser, electricity or other form of energy. (3) “Health care employer” …

(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 …

(1) A health care employer, in consultation with the employer’s workplace safety committee described in ORS 654.176, shall: (a) Conduct periodic security and safety assessments to identify existing or potential threats of workplace violence; (b) Develop and implement a workplace …

(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: …

(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 …

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 heal…

(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. (2) An employee …

(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: (a) Was acting in self-defense in response to the use or imminent use of physical force; (b) Use…

(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…

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. HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS USED IN AGRICULTURE

As used in this section and ORS 654.760, 654.770 and 654.780, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Employee” means any individual, whether lawfully or unlawfully employed, who engages to furnish services for a remuneration, financial or otherwise, subject to the direction …

The Department of Consumer and Business Services shall adopt rules that require employers in agriculture to: (1) Provide adequate information to all of their employees about hazardous chemicals in use in the workplace and to which employees may reasonably be expected to be expose…

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, pr…

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 dep…

(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 contri…