The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Oregon
- Level
- State
- Authority
- OAR 437-001-0744 (Administrative Order 3-2020, Nov. 6, 2020, effective Nov. 16, 2020; Ex. OR-032); ORS 654.025(2), 656.726(4)
- Issued
- 2020-11-23 Nov. 23, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-11-23 (interpreting a rule effective Nov. 16, 2020) (read as 2020-11-23)
- End
- temporary rule expired May 4, 2021 and was replaced by the permanent rule the same day (Ex. OR-041); the Q&A's positions carried into the permanent rule's own Q&A (read as 2021-05-04)
- In force
- Nov. 23, 2020 to May 4, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition
- Addressees
- employers ('all workplaces in Oregon subject to Oregon OSHA jurisdiction'); exceptional-risk workplaces (direct patient care and the activities in rule subsection (1)(c))
- Character
- agency position statement
- Collection
- Standing duties: Oregon DUT-OR
Operative words
The responses in this document represent Oregon OSHA's current position on issues involving the Temporary Rule addressing the COVID-19 Workplace Risks.... 1. To whom does the temporary rule apply? This temporary rule applies to all workplaces in Oregon subject to Oregon OSHA jurisdiction. The section on Exceptional Risk applies to those activities listed in subsection (1)(c) of the rule.
Penalty
Citations and civil penalties under ORS 654.086 for violating OAR 437-001-0744 (Ex. OR-032; DUT-OR-014).
What it required
Stated the agency's enforcement positions on the all-workplace COVID-19 rule: that it 'applies to all workplaces in Oregon subject to Oregon OSHA jurisdiction'; how the six-foot distancing requirement and its feasibility exception would be evaluated in an inspection; how face coverings, barriers, sanitation, the exposure risk assessment ('must involve participation and feedback from employees'), the infection control plan and training deadlines would be enforced; and that personal-service providers (massage, hair salons, estheticians) fall under the all-workplace section rather than the exceptional-risk section. Character as recorded: agency_position_statement (release, FAQ, memorandum or statement; covid_workplace_rule layer).
Retrieval noteTwelve-page two-column Q&A (contact: Matt Kaiser, Oregon OSHA). The rule's own commands are in Ex. OR-032 ((3)(a) 'All employers must ensure' distancing; (3)(b) 'Each employer must ensure' face coverings 'in accordance with the requirements of the Oregon Health Authority's Statewide Mask, Face Covering, Face Shield Guidance'; the rule states that reliance on a face shield alone is 'strongly recommended, but not required' to be avoided, a recommendation recorded as such).