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Oregon OSHA Administrative Order 2-2021 (permanent rule), OAR 437-001-0744

Rules Addressing the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency in All Oregon Workplaces (permanent adoption)

Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business Services · Oregon (Sector regulator)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Oregon
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
ORS 654.025(2); ORS 656.726(4); permanent rulemaking under ORS 183.335
Issued
2021-05-04 May 4, 2021
Effective
2021-05-04 (ventilation certification for employers with more than ten employees by June 3, 2021) (read as 2021-05-04)
End
'Until revised or repealed'; amended June 30, 2021 (AO 5-2021), Aug. 13, 2021 (AO 10-2021), Dec. 2021 (AO 14-2021) and 2022; repealed 2023 (repeal order not read) (read as 2021-06-30)
In force
May 4, 2021 to June 30, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation
Addressees
  • every Oregon employer and place of employment
  • exceptional-risk workplaces
Functions reached
  • PF production floor (distancing, masks, sanitation to June 29, 2021; ventilation, notification, medical removal, plan and training after)
  • OP offices
  • HR infection-control plan, training, notification, medical removal
  • WF quarantine of exposed employees
  • IC health-care exceptional-risk provisions
Collection
Oregon OR

Operative words

Unless otherwise indicated, the rule's provisions take effect May 4, 2021, and remain in effect until revised or repealed. Note: Oregon OSHA's temporary rule addressing COVID-19 in the workplace expires May 4, 2021, 180 days after its adoption. Under the Oregon Administrative Procedures Act, a temporary rule cannot be renewed or extended beyond 180 days. Therefore, in order to extend protections for workers against COVID-19, which remains a significant concern, Oregon OSHA adopted this rule following the normal process for permanent rulemaking.

Enforcement

Oregon Safe Employment Act citations and civil penalties; complaint-driven inspections

Notes

Carried forward every temporary-rule duty without a gap; Appendix A sector provisions (restaurants, retail, personal services, construction, transit, sports, fitness, K-12, child care, veterinary, EMS, law enforcement, custodial) until June 30, 2021.