OREGON
STATUTES :
(3)
OREGON REVISED STATUTES:
CHAPTER 654: OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
TITLE 36: PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
CHAPTER 431: STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION AND
ENFORCEMENT OF HEATLH LAWS
TITLE 36: PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
CHAPTER 453: HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; RADIATION
SOURCES
Terms References
Industrial Hygiene 1 Industrial Hygienist 2 Certified Industrial Hygienist - CIH 3 Certified Associate Industrial Hygienist 0 Construction Health and Safety Technician– CHST 4 Industrial Hygienist in Training - IHIT 3 AIHA Lab Accreditation Program 0 American Industrial Hygiene Association - AIHA 0 American Board of Industrial Hygiene - ABIH 5 American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists – ACGIH 1 Occupational Health and Safety Technologist – OHST 4 Associate Safety Professional – ASP 3 Certified Safety Professional – CSP 3 Board of Certified Safety Professionals – BCSP 5
OREGON
RULES AND REGULATIONS:
(8)
OREGON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES:
ORGEON HEALTH AUTHORITY, PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION
DIVISION 68: ACCREDITATION OF TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR
PROFESSIONALS ENGAGED IN LEADBASED PAINT
ACTIVITIES
DIVISION 70: PRE-RENOVATION EDUCATIONA ND
RENOVATION, REPAIR AND PAINTING ACTIVITIES
INVOLVING LEAD-BASED PAINT
DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES,
OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION
DIVISION 1: RULES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE
OREGON SAFE EMPLOYMENT ACT
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY, PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION
DIVISION 40: DECONTAMINATION OF ILLEGAL DRUG
MANUFACTURING SITES
DEPARTMENT OF OREGON STATE POLICE, OFFICE OF FIRE
MARSHAL
DIVISION 85: COMMUNITY RIGHT TO KNOW SURVEY AND
COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS
DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES,
ORGEON OCCUPATIONAL SFAETY AND HEALTH DIVISION
DIVISION 2: GENERAL OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
RULES
DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES,
ORGEON OCCUPATIONAL SFAETY AND HEALTH DIVISION
DIVISION 3: CONSTRUCTION
DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES,
ORGEON OCCUPATIONAL SFAETY AND HEALTH DIVISION
DIVISION 4: AGRICULTURE
Terms References
Industrial Hygiene 10 Industrial Hygienist 4 Certified Industrial Hygienist - CIH 2 Certified Associate Industrial Hygienist 0 Construction Health and Safety Technician – CHST 0 Industrial Hygienist in Training - IHIT 0 AIHA Lab Accreditation Program and related 0 American Industrial Hygiene Association - AIHA 0 American Board of Industrial Hygiene - ABIH 0 American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists – ACGIH 1 Occupational Health and Safety Technologist – OHST 0 Associate Safety Professional – ASP 0 Certified Safety Professional – CSP 1 Board of Certified Safety Professionals – BCSP 0
OREGON STATUTES
http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/654.htmlOREGON REVISED STATUTES
CHAPTER 654: OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
SAFETY AND HEALTH CONDITIONS IN PLACES OF EMPLOYEMENT
SAFETY AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
654.400 Use of title of industrial hygienist, occupational health and safety
technologist, construction health and safety technician or safety professional; cause of
action. (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 unless the person holds a current designation as an industrial hygienist in training from the American
Board of Industrial Hygiene.
(c) A certified occupational health and safety technologist or use the initials OHST unless the person holds a current certification as an occupational health and safety
technologist from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene or the Board of Certified Safety Professionals.
(d) A certified construction health and safety technician or use the initials CHST unless the person holds a current certification as a construction health and safety
technician from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene or the Board of Certified Safety Professionals.
(e) A certified safety professional or use the initials CSP unless the person holds a current designation as a certified safety professional from the Board of Certified
Safety Professionals.
(f) An associate safety professional or use the initials ASP unless the person holds a current designation as an associate safety professional from the Board of Certified
Safety Professionals.
(2) The American Board of Industrial Hygiene, the Board of Certified Safety
Professionals or a person lawfully practicing a profession listed in subsection (1) of this
section may bring a private cause of action in the appropriate court to recover damages up to $1,000 against any person who violates subsection (1) of this section. The court may provide such equitable relief as it deems necessary or proper. The court may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party in an action under this section. [1999 c.478 §1]
OREGON STATUTES
http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/431.htmlOREGON REVISED STATUTES
TITLE 36: PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
CHAPTER 431: STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION AND
ENFORCEMENT OF HEATLH LAWS
431.250 Federal grants to be handled by Oregon Health Authority; disbursement; planning.
(1) The Oregon Health Authority hereby is designated as the state agency to apply to and receive from the federal government or any agency thereof such grants for promoting public health and the prevention of disease, including grants for cancer control and
industrial hygiene programs, as may be available to this state or any of its political
subdivisions or agencies.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section, the authority shall:
(a) Disburse or supervise the disbursement of all funds made available at any time by the federal government or this state for those purposes.
(b) Adopt, carry out and administer plans for those purposes. Plans so adopted shall be made statewide in application insofar as reasonably feasible, possible or permissible, and shall be so devised as to meet the approval of the federal government or any of its agencies, not inconsistent with the laws of the state.
OREGON STATUTES
http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/453.htmlOREGON REVISED STATUTES
TITLE 36: PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
CHAPTER 453: HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; RADIATION
SOURCES
453.307 Definitions for ORS 453.307 to 453.414. As used in ORS 453.307 to 453.414:
(1) “Community right to know regulatory program” or “local program” means any law, rule, ordinance, regulation or charter amendment established, enforced or enacted by a local government that requires an employer to collect or report information relating to the use, storage, release, possession or composition of hazardous substances and toxic substances if a primary intent of the law, rule, ordinance, regulation or charter
amendment is the public distribution of the information.
(2) “Emergency service personnel” includes those entities providing emergency services as defined in ORS 401.025.
(3) “Employer” means:
(a) Any person operating a facility that is included in one or more of the 21 standard industrial classification categories in Appendix B of the Natural Resources Defense Council v. Train Consent Decree of June 8, 1976 (8 E.R.C. 2120); or
(b) Any person operating a facility designated by the State Fire Marshal. (4) “Fire district” means any agency having responsibility for providing fire protection services.
(5) “Hazardous substance” means:
(a) Any substance designated as hazardous by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services or by the State Fire Marshal;
(b) Any substance for which a material safety data sheet is required by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services under ORS 654.035 and which appears on the list of Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents in the Work Environment by the American Conference of Governmental
Industrial Hygienists; or
(c) Radioactive waste and material as defined in ORS 469.300 and radioactive substance as defined in ORS 453.005.
(6) “Health professional” means a physician as defined in ORS 677.010, registered nurse, industrial hygienist, toxicologist, epidemiologist or emergency medical services provider.
(7) “Law enforcement agency” has the meaning given that term in ORS 181.010. (8) “Local government” means a city, town, county, regional authority or other political subdivision of this state.
(9) “Person” includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, joint
stock companies, public and municipal corporations, political subdivisions, the state and any agency thereof, and the federal government and any agency thereof.
OREGON RULES/REGULATIONS
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_300/oar_333/333_068.html
OREGON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
ORGEON HEALTH AUTHORITY, PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION
DIVISION 68: ACCREDITATION OF TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR
PROFESSIONALS ENGAGED IN LEADBASED PAINT
ACTIVITIES
333-068-0030
Minimum Personnel Requirements
(1) The training program shall be administered by a training manager having the following minimum qualifications:
(a) Two years of experience administering training programs or two years of experience teaching or training adults;
(b) Successful completion of a course that provides instruction in the planning and teaching of an adult education course, or has obtained a bachelor's or graduate level degree in adult education from an accredited college or university;
(c) A bachelor's or graduate degree in building construction technology , engineering,
industrial hygiene, safety, public health, education, business administration or program
management including: lead or asbestos abatement, painting, carpentry, renovation, remodeling, occupational safety and health, or industrial hygiene;
(d) Successful completion of at least 16 contact hours of lead-based paint training from any of the required topics listed in OAR 333-068-0040.
(2) Each training program shall be taught by a principal instructor who shall be responsible for the organization of the course, teaching of all course material, may deliver course content and has the following minimum qualifications:
(a) Has completed a course that provides instruction in the planning and teaching of any adult education course, or has obtained a degree in adult education from an accredited college or university, or has at least two years of classroom experience in teaching workers or adults;
(b) Successful completion of at least 16 contact hours lead-based paint training from any of the required topics listed in OAR 333-068-0040;
(c) Demonstrated one year of experience, education, or training in lead or asbestos abatement, painting, carpentry, renovation, remodeling, occupational safety and health, or
industrial hygiene. Except, that instructors of hands-on training must have two years of
such experience; and
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_300/oar_333/333_069.html
333-069-0030 Eligibility
(1) Inspector. To qualify, an individual shall complete all elements on the application form and meet the following eligibility requirements:
(a) Successfully complete and receive a course completion certificate from an Authority accredited training program as an inspector;
(b) Pass the certification examination administered by the Authority for an inspector. (2) Risk assessor. To qualify, an individual shall complete all elements on the application form and meet the following minimum eligibility requirements:
(a) Successfully complete and receive a course completion certificate from an Authority accredited training program as a risk assessor and inspector;
(b) Pass the certification exam administered by the Authority for a risk assessor; (c) Have completed one of the following education and applicable experience criteria: (A) Certification as an industrial hygienist, an engineer, a registered architect,
certified safety professional, registered sanitarian, or registered environmental health
specialist;
OREGON RULES/REGULATIONS
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_300/oar_333/333_070.html
OREGON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
ORGEON HEALTH AUTHORITY, PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION
DIVISION 70: PRE-RENOVATION EDUCATIONA ND
RENOVATION, REPAIR AND PAINTING ACTIVITIES
INVOLVING LEAD-BASED PAINT
333-070-0130
Minimum Personnel Requirements for Training Program Accreditation
For a training program to obtain accreditation from the Authority to offer renovator courses or dust sampling technician courses, the program shall:
(1) Employ a training manager who has:
(a) At least two years of experience, education, or training in teaching workers or adults; or
(b) A bachelor's or graduate degree in building construction technology, engineering,
industrial hygiene, safety, public health, education, business administration or program
management or a related field; or
(c) Two years of experience in managing a training program specializing in environmental hazards; and
(d) Demonstrated experience, education, or training in the construction industry including: lead or asbestos abatement, painting, carpentry, renovation, remodeling, occupational safety and health, or industrial hygiene.
(2) Designate a qualified principal instructor for each course who has:
(a) Demonstrated experience, education, or training in teaching workers or adults;
(b) Successfully completed at least 16 hours of any EPA-accredited or EPA-authorized Lead-Based Paint Activities or Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting training program; and
(c) Demonstrated experience, education, or training in lead or asbestos abatement, painting, carpentry, renovation, remodeling, occupational safety and health, or industrial
hygiene.
OREGON RULES/REGULATIONS
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_400/oar_437/437_001.html
OREGON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES,
OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION
DIVISION 1: RULES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE
OREGON SAFE EMPLOYMENT ACT
437-001-1035
Loss Prevention Services
(1) Each insurer shall make occupational health and safety loss prevention services available to all its insured employers and shall provide certain other services as required by this rule.
(2) At a minimum, loss prevention services and personnel providing the services must meet the needs of the particular place of employment, special industry, or process, and shall include at least the following:
(e) Assistance with industrial hygiene and safety evaluations to detect physical and chemical hazards of the workplace, and implementation of engineering or administrative controls;
437-001-1060
Self-Insured and Group Self-Insured Employer Loss Prevention Effort
Each self-insured employer and each member of a group self-insured program shall implement a loss prevention effort for each of it locations, which identifies and controls all reasonably discoverable occupational safety and health hazards and items not in compliance with the federal or the division's occupational safety and health laws, rules and standards. The self-insured group shall assist each member of the group in developing and implementing the loss prevention effort. This loss prevention effort shall include at least the following:
(7) On-site routine industrial hygiene and safety evaluations to detect physical and chemical hazards of the workplace, and the implementation of engineering or administrative controls;
OREGON RULES/REGULATIONS
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_300/oar_333/333_040.html
OREGON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY, PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION
DIVISION 40: DECONTAMINATION OF ILLEGAL DRUG
MANUFACTURING SITES
333-040-0135
Qualifications and Training of Sampling Personnel
Persons collecting site samples shall have the following minimum qualifications:
(1) Have completed hazardous materials training, as set forth in OAR 333-040-0110(5); and
(2) Be a certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH); or
(3) Have a Bachelor of Science Degree in Health and Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Sciences, or Basic Sciences, and six months experience working with or for a professional environmental or industrial hygiene firm, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), or for an environmental laboratory certified under a state, federal, or professional program; or
(4) Have an Associate Degree in Hazardous Materials Management or Environmental Evaluations/Chemistry, and one year experience working under the direct supervision of personnel identified in section (2) or (3) of this rule. Persons who have been collecting samples at drug lab sites consistently since prior to January 1, 2000, are exempt from the requirements in sections (2), (3), and (4) of this rule.
OREGON RULES/REGULATIONS
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_800/oar_837/837_085.html
OREGON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
DEPARTMENT OF OREGON STATE POLICE, OFFICE OF FIRE
MARSHAL
DIVISION 85: COMMUNITY RIGHT TO KNOW SURVEY AND
COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS
837-085-0040
Definitions
(31) "Hazardous Substance" means:
(a) Any substance designated as hazardous by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services or by the Office of State Fire Marshal; or
(b) Any substance required to have a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) pursuant to Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division's OAR 437, division 2 (29 CFR 1910.1200), subdivision Z, and which appears on the list of Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents in the Work Environment by the American
Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienist (ACGIH); or
(c) Any substance required to have an MSDS pursuant to Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division's OAR 437, division 2 (29 CFR 1910.1200), subdivision Z, except: (33) "Health Professional" means a physician as defined in ORS 677.010, registered nurse, industrial hygienist, toxicologist, epidemiologist or emergency medical technician.
OREGON RULES/REGULATIONS
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_400/oar_437/437_002_0312-2226.html
OREGON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES,
ORGEON OCCUPATIONAL SFAETY AND HEALTH DIVISION
DIVISION 2: GENERAL OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
RULES
437-002-0382
Oregon Rules for Air Contaminants
An employee’s exposure to any substance listed in Oregon Tables Z-1, Z-2, or Z-3 of this section shall be limited in accordance with the requirements of the following paragraphs of this section.
(4) To achieve compliance with paragraphs (1) through (4) of this section, administrative or engineering controls must first be determined and implemented whenever feasible. When such controls are not feasible to achieve full compliance, protective equipment or any other protective measures shall be used to keep the exposure of employees to air contaminants within the limits prescribed in this section. Any equipment and/or technical measures used for this purpose must be approved for each particular use by a competent
industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person. Whenever respirators are used,
their use shall comply with 1910.134.
OREGON RULES/REGULATIONS
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_400/oar_437/437_003.html
OREGON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES,
ORGEON OCCUPATIONAL SFAETY AND HEALTH DIVISION
DIVISION 3: CONSTRUCTION
437-003-1000
Oregon Rules for Air Contaminants
An employee's exposure to any substance listed in Oregon Tables Z-1, Z-2, or Z-3 of this section shall be limited in accordance with the requirements of the following paragraphs of this section.
(5) To achieve compliance with paragraphs (1) through (4) of this section, administrative or engineering controls must first be determined and implemented whenever feasible. When such controls are not feasible to achieve full compliance, protective equipment or any other protective measures shall be used to keep the exposure of employees to air contaminants within the limits prescribed in this section. Any equipment and/or technical measures used for this purpose must be approved for each particular use by a competent
industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person. Whenever respirators are used,
their use shall comply with 1910.134.
OREGON RULES/REGULATIONS
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_400/oar_437/437_004.html
OREGON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES,
ORGEON OCCUPATIONAL SFAETY AND HEALTH DIVISION
DIVISION 4: AGRICULTURE
Chemical/Toxins
437-004-9000
Oregon Rules for Air Contaminants
(5) Engineering or administrative controls. To achieve compliance with the exposure limits in paragraphs (1) through (4) of this section, first determine and implement, when feasible, engineering or administrative controls. When such controls are not feasible, mandate the use of protective equipment or any other protective measures to keep exposure within the limits in this section. Any equipment or technical measures used for this purpose must be approved for each particular use by a competent Industrial
Hygienist or other technically qualified person. Whenever using respirators, comply with
Division 4/I, OAR 437-004-1040, Respiratory Protection. Tables Z-1, Z-2, Z-3, and notes.