Title 36, Public Health and Safety

(1) If a health professional determines that a medical emergency exists and the specific identity of a hazardous substance is necessary for emergency or first-aid treatment, the employer shall immediately, if known, disclose the specific hazardous substance identity without first…

Any fire department, emergency service personnel or law enforcement agency responding to an incident of injury to a human, wildlife, domestic animal or property resulting from a hazardous substance emergency shall make a report of the incident, in writing, to the Department of th…

(1) The State Fire Marshal shall assist with emergency response planning by appropriate agencies of government at the local, state and national levels to assure that the response to a hazardous substance fixed site or transportation accident is swift and appropriate to minimize d…

The State Fire Marshal may exempt by rule certain hazardous substances from all or part of the reporting requirements of ORS 453.317 and 453.342. Such an exemption can be made only if the State Fire Marshal finds that the location, quantity, concentration or type of hazardous sub…

(1) In addition to any other liability or penalty provided by law the State Fire Marshal may impose a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $1,000 per day against any employer who, by a complete or partial failure to report hazardous substances, does not comply with the provis…

In order to conduct the hazardous substance survey under ORS 453.317, the State Fire Marshal may obtain employers’ names and addresses from the Department of Consumer and Business Services. The Department of the State Fire Marshal shall pay for the expenses incurred by the Depart…

In accordance with applicable provisions of ORS chapter 183, the State Fire Marshal shall adopt rules necessary to carry out the provisions of ORS 453.307 to 453.414. [1985 c.726 §5]

(1) In order to maintain and ensure the effectiveness of state programs established under ORS 453.307 to 453.414, as well as to ensure the effectiveness of local efforts, a local government may establish, enforce or enact a local community right to know regulatory program provide…

ORS 453.307 to 453.414 may be cited as the Community Right to Know and Protection Act. [1985 c.726 §2]

The State Fire Marshal shall establish by rule a plan for the effective implementation of a statewide hazardous material emergency response system, which, to the extent practicable, shall be consistent with the emergency response plan adopted under ORS 466.620. The statewide haza…

(1) In order to determine the need for response to a spill or release or threatened spill or release under ORS 453.307 to 453.414, or enforcing the provisions of ORS 453.307 to 453.414, any person who prepares, manufactures, processes, packages, stores, transports, handles, uses,…

(1) In order to determine the need for response to a spill or release or threatened spill or release under ORS 453.307 to 453.414, any person who prepares, manufactures, processes, packages, stores, transports, handles, uses, applies, treats or disposes of oil or hazardous materi…

In order to protect life and property against the dangers of emergencies involving a hazardous substance as defined in ORS 453.307, the State Fire Marshal may assign and make available for use and duty in any county, city or district, under the direction and command of a person d…

(1) Whenever the State Fire Marshal or a local fire department or district dispatches a regional hazardous material response team to an emergency involving a hazardous material or hazardous substance, the State Fire Marshal or local fire department or district may bill the person…

During operations authorized under ORS 453.374 to 453.390, members of regional hazardous materials response teams shall be protected and defended from liability under ORS 30.260 to 30.300. [1989 c.833 §85]

(1) In order to accomplish the purposes of ORS 453.374 to 453.390, the State Fire Marshal may lend equipment and personnel and make grants for the purchase of equipment and for personnel costs, as funds are available, to any local government participating in the statewide hazardo…

(1) The State Fire Marshal and any local government may enter into contracts with each other concerning eligible equipment or personnel loans or equipment purchases. The contract may include any provisions agreed upon by the parties thereto, and for grants shall include the follo…

(1) When requested in writing by the State Fire Marshal, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall draw a warrant on the State Fire Marshal Fund in favor of the State Fire Marshal for use as a revolving fund. The State Treasurer shall hold the revolving fund in a spe…

(1) As part of the plan for the effective implementation of a statewide hazardous material emergency response system established by rule under ORS 453.374, the State Fire Marshal shall adopt by rule a plan for the coordinated response to oil or hazardous material spills or releas…

(1) The Oil and Hazardous Material Transportation by Rail Action Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. The Oil and Hazardous Material Transportation by Rail Action Fund shall consist of all moneys placed in the fund as provided by…

As used in ORS 453.396 to 453.414: (1) “Department” means the Department of Revenue. (2) “Facility” means all buildings, equipment, structures and other stationary items that are located on a single site or on contiguous or adjacent sites and that are owned or operated by the sam…

It is the intent of ORS 453.396 to 453.414 to impose a fee on the possession of hazardous substances at facilities in this state. These provisions are not intended to relieve any person from any other duty or responsibility imposed by law. [1989 c.833 §122]

(1) Beginning January 1, 1990, and annually thereafter, any person possessing a hazardous substance at a facility in this state in aggregate amounts at or above the threshold quantities designated by rule by the State Fire Marshal shall pay a fee for each facility in accordance w…

(1) The State Fire Marshal shall annually send a statement to each person subject to the fee imposed under ORS 453.400, indicating the amount of the fee due. The amount of the fee shall be in accordance with the fee schedules established under subsection (2) of this section. (2) …

(1) The State Fire Marshal for good cause may extend, for not to exceed one month, the time for payment of the fee due under ORS 453.396 to 453.414. The extension may be granted at any time if a written request is filed with the State Fire Marshal within or prior to the period fo…

(1) Every person who possesses a hazardous substance shall keep at its registered place of business complete and accurate records for each facility of any hazardous substance purchased by, or brought in or caused to be brought in to the facility, or stored, used or manufactured a…

(1) The Department of Revenue, in consultation with the State Fire Marshal, is authorized to establish those rules and procedures for the implementation and enforcement of ORS 453.396 to 453.414 that are consistent with its provisions and are considered necessary and appropriate.…

The provisions of ORS chapters 305 and 314 as to liens, delinquencies, claims for refund, issuance of refunds, conferences, appeals to the Oregon Tax Court, stay of collection pending appeal, cancellation, waiver, reduction or compromise of fees, penalties or interest, subpoenain…

All moneys received by the Department of Revenue under ORS 453.396 to 453.414 shall be deposited in the State Treasury and credited to a suspense account established under ORS 293.445. After payment of administration expenses incurred by the department in the administration of OR…

Nothing in ORS 453.396 to 453.412 shall require units of local government to pay a fee imposed under the schedules established under ORS 453.402 (2)(a) and (b) because of the use of material which would otherwise be subject to a fee under ORS 453.396 to 453.414, if the use of suc…

(1) The Governor shall designate the Department of the State Fire Marshal as the state emergency response commission as required by the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11001 et seq.). (2) The department shall: (a) Provide, in a timely manner,…

As used in ORS 453.605 to 453.800, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “By-product material” means radioactive material, other than special nuclear material, that is yielded or made radioactive by exposure to the radiation incident to the process of producing or utilizing …

It is the policy of the State of Oregon in furtherance of its responsibility to protect the public health and safety: (1) To institute and maintain a regulatory program for radiation sources so as to provide for: (a) Compatibility with the standards and regulatory programs of the…

It is the purpose of ORS 453.605 to 453.800 to effectuate the policies set forth in ORS 453.615 by providing for: (1) A program of effective regulation of radiation sources for the protection of the occupational and public health and safety; (2) A program to promote an orderly re…

(1) The Oregon Health Authority is the State Radiation Control Agency, but ORS 453.605 to 453.800 do not apply to a radiation source while it is being transported on a railroad car or in a motor vehicle subject to and in conformity with rules adopted by the Department of Transpor…

The Director of the Oregon Health Authority shall appoint a Radiation Advisory Committee to advise the Oregon Health Authority on matters relating to radiological health and radiation protection. The committee shall consist of eight persons who because of their training and exper…

When under ORS 453.605 to 453.800 a license or registration or both, as the case may be, is required for that purpose, no person shall receive, acquire, own, possess, use, manufacture, produce or transfer any radiation source without the license or registration or both, as the ca…

(1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, the Oregon Health Authority shall provide for the issuance, allowance, modification, amendment, revision, suspension and revocation of general and specific licenses that relate to by-product materials, source materials or special nuc…

(1) Each person shall obtain a vendor license from the Oregon Health Authority before engaging in the business of: (a) Selling, leasing, transferring, lending, installing, marketing, servicing, inspecting, repairing or calibrating a radiation device or equipment, including an X-r…

(1) When in the opinion of the Governor, such agreements will promote public health and safety and assist in the peaceful uses of radiation sources, the Governor on behalf of this state shall enter into agreements with the federal government providing for discontinuance of certai…

(1) The Director of the Oregon Health Authority may enter at any reasonable time upon any private or public property, with the permission of the owner or custodian, to determine whether there is compliance with ORS 453.605 to 453.800 and rules lawfully issued pursuant thereto. Wh…

(1) When the Oregon Health Authority by regulation so requires, any person who possesses or uses a radiation source shall cause to be made, in the manner prescribed by the authority, records relating to the receipt, storage, transfer and disposition of the source and to such othe…

When a radiation source is in the possession, custody or control of any person who is not equipped to observe or who fails to observe any applicable provision of or regulation pursuant to ORS 453.605 to 453.800, upon the issuance of an emergency order under ORS 453.807 the Oregon…

When the Oregon Health Authority in writing notifies the Attorney General that, in the judgment of the authority, a person has engaged or is about to engage in any act or practice that constitutes or will constitute a violation of any provision of or regulation pursuant to ORS 45…

As used in ORS 453.726 to 453.734, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Phototherapy device” means equipment that emits ultraviolet radiation used by a health care professional in the treatment of disease or illness. (2) “Tanning device” means any equipment that emits elec…

It is the purpose of ORS 453.726 to 453.734 to regulate tanning facilities to minimize the risks associated with suntanning with artificial ultraviolet light. These risks include, but may not be limited to: (1) Sunburn; (2) Premature aging of the skin; (3) Skin cancer; (4) Retina…

(1) Any tanning device used by a tanning facility shall comply with all applicable federal laws and regulations. (2) ORS 453.726 to 453.734 do not apply to a phototherapy device used by or under the direct supervision of a physician licensed under ORS chapter 677. [Formerly 431.9…

(1) The Oregon Health Authority shall adopt by rule standards and a system of registration for tanning devices. Any entity doing business in this state as a tanning facility must register with the authority, in a manner prescribed by the authority by rule, each tanning device at …

(1) A tanning facility shall give each customer a written statement warning that: (a) Not wearing the protective eye wear provided to each customer by the tanning facility may cause damage to the eyes. (b) Overexposure to the tanning process causes burns. (c) Repeated exposure to…

The Oregon Health Authority may impose a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $500 for a violation of ORS 453.726 to 453.734 or rules of the authority adopted pursuant to ORS 453.726 to 453.734. Civil penalties under this section shall be imposed in the manner provided by ORS…