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Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 4 - AGRICULTURE › Section 437-004-9850 - Pipe Labelling

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Scope
			 and application. This rule applies to all pipes and piping systems that contain
			 hazardous substances, transport substances in a hazardous state, or that use
			 asbestos as insulation material. This rule does not apply to buried pipe.
(2) Definitions:
(a) Asbestos: includes chrysoltile, amosite,
			 crocidolite, tremolite asbestos, anthophyllite asbestos, actinolite asbestos
			 and any of these minerals that have been chemically treated or altered.
(b) Hazardous substances: any
			 substance that is a physical or health hazard.
(c) Health hazard: A chemical that is
			 classified as posing one of the following hazardous effects: acute toxicity
			 (any route of exposure); skin corrosion or irritation; serious eye damage or
			 eye irritation; respiratory or skin sensitization; germ cell mutagenicity;
			 carcinogenicity; reproductive toxicity; specific target organ toxicity (single
			 or repeated exposure); or aspiration hazard. The criteria for determining
			 whether a chemical is classified as a health hazard are detailed in Appendix A
			 to 1910.1200 - Health Hazard Criteria, in Division 2/Z.
(d) Physical hazard: A chemical that is
			 classified as posing one of the following hazardous effects: explosive;
			 flammable (gases, aerosols, liquids, or solids); oxidizer (liquid, solid or
			 gas); self-reactive; pyrophoric (liquid or solid); self-heating; organic
			 peroxide; corrosive to metal; gas under pressure; or in contact with water
			 emits flammable gas. The criteria for determining whether a chemical is
			 classified as a physical hazard are detailed in Appendix B to 1910.1200 -
			 Physical Hazard Criteria, in Division 2/Z.
(e) Piping system: includes single or
			 multiple pipes of any kind in addition to valves and pipe coverings.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 4 - AGRICULTURE › Section 437-004-9860 - Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories

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Definitions: Carcinogens are chemicals that have been
				determined to cause cancer by the following sources:
(1) National Toxicology Program (NTP), Annual
			 Report on Carcinogens (latest edition);
(2) International Agency for Research on
			 Cancer (IARC) Monographs (latest edition);
(3)  29 CFR Part 1910, Subpart Z, Toxic and
			 Hazardous Substances, Occupational Safety and Health Administration:
			 or
(4) National Institute for
			 Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), The Registry of Toxic Effects of
			 Chemical Substances (latest edition.) Crop- or product-related quality control
			 or quality assurance-type laboratory work means the testing of crops or
			 agricultural products to uncover defects, with the goal of improving or
			 stabilizing production standards. Laboratory use of hazardous chemicals means
			 handling or use of such chemicals in which all of the following conditions are
			 met:
(a) Chemical manipulations are carried
			 out on a "laboratory scale;"
(b)
			 Multiple chemical procedures or chemicals are used;
(c) The procedures involved are not part of a
			 production process, nor in any way simulate a production process; and
(d) Protective laboratory practices and
			 equipment are available and in common use to minimize the potential for
			 employee exposure to hazardous chemicals.
Laboratory scale means work with substances in which the
				containers used for reactions, transfers, and other handling of substances are
				designed to be easily and safely manipulated by one person. Laboratory scale
				does not include those workplaces whose function is to produce commercial
				quantities of materials.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 5 - MARITIME ACTIVITIES › Section 437-005-0001 - Adoption by Reference

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
In addition to, and not in lieu of, any other safety and health
				codes contained in OAR chapter 437, the Department adopts by reference the
				following federal regulations printed as part of the Code of Federal
				Regulations,  29 CFR 1915, in the Federal Register:
(1) Subdivision A
(a)
									29 CFR
			 1915.1. Purpose and authority, published
			 4/20/82, Federal Register (FR) vol. 47, p. 16984.
(b)
									29 CFR
			 1915.2. Scope and application, published
			 4/20/82, FR vol. 47, p. 16984.
(c)
									29 CFR 1915.3.
			 Responsibility, published 4/20/82, FR vol. 47, p. 16984.
(d)
									29
			 CFR 1915.4. Definitions, published 7/3/02, FR
			 vol. 67, no. 128, p. 44541.
(e)
									29 CFR
			 1915.5. Incorporation by reference, published
			 5/14/19, Federal Register vol. 84, no. 93, p. 21416.
(f)
									29 CFR
			 1915.6. Commercial diving operations,
			 published 4/20/82, FR vol. 47, p. 16984.
(g)
									29 CFR 1915.7.
			 Competent person, published 7/25/94, FR vol. 59, p. 37856.
(h)
									29 CFR
			 1915.9. Compliance duties owed to each
			 employee, published 12/12/08, FR vol. 73, no. 240, pp. 75568-75589.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 5 - MARITIME ACTIVITIES › Section 437-005-0002 - Adoption by Reference

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
In addition to, and not in lieu of, any other safety and health
				codes contained in OAR Chapter 437, the Department adopts by reference the
				following federal regulations printed as part of the Code of Federal
				Regulations,  29 CFR 1917, in the Federal Register:
(1) Subdivision A
(a)
									29 CFR
			 1917.1 Scope and applicability, published
			 2/28/06, FR vol. 71, no. 39, p. 10100.
(b)
									29
			 CFR 1917.2 Definitions, published 6/8/11,
			 Federal Register, vol. 76, no. 110, p. 33590.
(c)
									29 CFR
			 1917.3 Incorporation by reference, published
			 3/25/16, FR vol. 81, no. 58, p. 16085.
(d)
									29 CFR
			 1917.5 Compliance duties owed to each
			 employee, published 12/12/08, FR vol. 73, no. 240, pp. 75568-75589
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 5 - MARITIME ACTIVITIES › Section 437-005-0003 - Adoption by Reference

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
In addition to, and not in lieu of, any other safety and health
				codes contained in OAR Chapter 437, the Department adopts by reference the
				following federal regulations printed as part of the Code of Federal
				Regulations,  29 CFR 1918, in the Federal Register:
(1) Subdivision A
(a)
									29 CFR
			 1918.1 Scope and application, published
			 2/28/06, FR vol. 71, no. 39, p. 10100.
(b)
									29
			 CFR 1918.2 Definitions, published 6/8/11,
			 Federal Register, vol. 76, no. 110, 33590.
(c)
									29 CFR
			 1918.3 Incorporation by reference, published
			 3/25/16, FR vol. 81, no. 58, p. 16085.
(d)
									29 CFR
			 1918.5 Compliance duties owed to each
			 employee, published 12/12/08, FR vol. 73, no. 240, pp. 75568-75589.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 7 - FOREST ACTIVITIES › Subdivision A - General Requirements and Definitions › Section 437-007-0001 - Authority of Rules

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
These rules are promulgated under the Director's authority
				  contained in ORS 654.025(2) and 656.726(4).
Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) & ORS 656.726(4)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 654.001 - ORS
					 654.295
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 7 - FOREST ACTIVITIES › Subdivision A - General Requirements and Definitions › Section 437-007-0002 - Purpose of Rules

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The purpose of the rules contained in this Division is to
				  prescribe minimum safety and health requirements for all employees employed in
				  forest activities work.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) & ORS 656.726(4)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 654.001 - ORS
					 654.295
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 7 - FOREST ACTIVITIES › Subdivision A - General Requirements and Definitions › Section 437-007-0003 - Scope of Rules

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The rules in this Division apply to all public and private
				  employers who engage in forest activities as listed in OAR
				  437-007-0004.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) & ORS 656.726(4)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 654.001 - ORS
					 654.295
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 7 - FOREST ACTIVITIES › Subdivision A - General Requirements and Definitions › Section 437-007-0004 - Applicability of Rules

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(1) The rules in
				division 7 establish occupational safety and health practices for all forest
				activity operations including but not limited to:
(a) Chemical application;
(b) Chipping;
(c) Clearing and slash disposal;
(d) Forest road construction, maintenance and
				decommissioning;
(e) Log dumps,
				ponds, plantsite log yards and independent sort yards;
(f) Log hauling;
(g) Marking;
(h) Prescribed fire;
(i) Pulpwood and non-pulpwood
				logging;
(j)
				Reforestation/vegetation management;
(k) Stream restoration;
(l) Timber cutting and thinning
				operations;
(m) Timber
				cruising;
(n) Tree climbing
				activities;
(o) Wildland fire
				suppression.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 7 - FOREST ACTIVITIES › Subdivision A - General Requirements and Definitions › Section 437-007-0010 - Worker Protection Standard

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Oregon OSHA administers and enforces the Worker Protection
				  Standard (  40 CFR 170) as adopted in OAR
				  437-004-6000   in Division 4/W. All parts apply without regard to the scope of Division 4 in
				  addition to, and not instead of, any other part of Division 7, Forest
				  Activities. Should any of the parts of these two standards conflict, comply
				  with the part offering the most protection to workers.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) & 656.726(4)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 654.001 -
					 654.295
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 7 - FOREST ACTIVITIES › Subdivision B - Safety and Health Program › Section 437-007-0100 - Safety and Health Program

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Every employer must implement a written safety and health
				  program that establishes management commitment, supervisory responsibilities,
				  accident investigation, employee involvement, hazard identification, training,
				  and annual evaluation of the program.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) & ORS 656.726(4)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 654.001 - ORS
					 654.295
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 7 - FOREST ACTIVITIES › Subdivision B - Safety and Health Program › Section 437-007-0105 - Management Commitment

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The employer must:
(1) State the purpose of the safety and
				health program.
(2) Identify the
				safety and health personnel and resources that will be used to implement the
				program.
(3) Establish a labor and
				management policy that provides for ongoing evaluation of employees' safety
				performance.
(4) Establish a
				disciplinary policy to address unsafe work practices.
(5) Assign the responsibility, authority and
				accountability for worker safety and health to all employees who supervise or
				direct work activity.
(6) Authorize
				a competent person(s) for each jobsite who has the authority to:
(a) Supervise all personnel at the
				site.
(b) Enforce the company's
				safety and health program.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 7 - FOREST ACTIVITIES › Subdivision B - Safety and Health Program › Section 437-007-0110 - Supervisory Responsibilities

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The employer or their authorized representative must:
(1) Supervise all employees at the site and
				enforce the company's safety and health program.
(2) Verify that all current and new
				employees:
(a) Can safely perform assigned
				work tasks.
(b) Have received
				adequate job safety instruction and training.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 7 - FOREST ACTIVITIES › Subdivision B - Safety and Health Program › Section 437-007-0125 - Accident Investigation

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The employer or their authorized representative must:
(1) Investigate every employee fatal and
				recordable injury/illness to determine the cause(s).
(2) Discuss "near misses" with
				employees.
(3) Identify the
				measures to prevent recurrence of the "near misses," fatal and recordable
				injury/illness.
(4) Inform all
				employees of the preventive measures resulting from investigations.
(5) Take steps to prevent recurrence of
				similar "near misses," fatal and recordable injury/illness.
(6) Keep written results of the fatal and
				recordable injury/illness investigations and corrective measures for 3
				years.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) & ORS 656.726(4)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 654.001 - ORS
					 654.295
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 7 - FOREST ACTIVITIES › Subdivision B - Safety and Health Program › Section 437-007-0130 - Employee Involvement

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The employer or their authorized representative must:
(1) Encourage employees to participate in
				site planning and the pre-work safety meeting to discuss site conditions and
				known hazards.
(2) Require
				employees to report safety and health hazards.
(3) Require qualified employees to take
				corrective action and eliminate hazards.
(4) Conduct monthly safety meetings with all
				employees.
(a) Keep written minutes and
				attendance records for 3 years.
(b)
				Make written minutes and attendance records available to all employees.
NOTE 1:
Meetings may be with individuals,
				  separate crews, or larger groups.
NOTE 2:
Upon written application, OR-OSHA may
				  approve an innovative method to comply with the requirements for monthly safety
				  meetings.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 7 - FOREST ACTIVITIES › Subdivision B - Safety and Health Program › Section 437-007-0135 - Hazard Identification and Control

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The employer or their authorized representative must:
(1) Implement a procedure for monthly safety
				inspections of all worksites, vehicles, machines, equipment, and work
				practices.
(2) Identify who will
				complete monthly safety inspections.
(3) Implement procedures that will be used to
				report and correct hazardous conditions.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) & ORS 656.726(4)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 654.001 - ORS
					 654.295
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 7 - FOREST ACTIVITIES › Subdivision B - Safety and Health Program › Section 437-007-0140 - Training

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The employer or their authorized representative must:
(1) Provide job safety and health instruction
				and training to current and new employees, including supervisors, that is
				adequate for the work task. They must receive training before:
(a) Starting their initial work assignment,
				or
(b) Being assigned new work
				tasks, tools, equipment, machines, or vehicles.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 7 - FOREST ACTIVITIES › Subdivision B - Safety and Health Program › Section 437-007-0145 - Annual Program Evaluation

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
				Each employer must review and evaluate their safety and health program
				annually.
(2) The program
				evaluation must include the methods and procedures used to identify and revise
				program deficiencies.
(3) Written
				findings of the annual evaluation must be maintained for 3 years from the date
				of issue.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) & ORS 656.726(4)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 654.001 - ORS
					 654.295
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 7 - FOREST ACTIVITIES › Subdivision C - Planning, First Aid and Work Conditions › Section 437-007-0200 - Site Planning and Implementation

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Before the start of any forest activities
				of more than one day duration, the employer must:
(a) Conduct an onsite safety
				survey.
(b) Hold a pre-work safety
				meeting with employees to discuss:
(A) The
				emergency medical evacuation plan.
(B) Site conditions and known
				hazards.
(c) Document
				the pre-work safety meeting.
NOTE:
The pre-work safety meeting can be used to
				  meet the monthly safety meeting requirement
				  437-007-0130(d).
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 7 - FOREST ACTIVITIES › Subdivision C - Planning, First Aid and Work Conditions › Section 437-007-0205 - Hazard Identification

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The
				employer must ensure that identified hazards are marked with hazard
				identification ribbon. The hazard identification ribbon must be bright orange,
				at least 1 1/2 inches wide, and marked in black with "skull and crossbones"
				and/or the word "Danger."
(2) The
				employer must notify employees of existing marked hazards in their work
				area.
(3) The employer must
				instruct all employees in the recognition and use of hazard identification
				ribbon.
(4) Hazard Identification
				ribbon must be available for employee use and carried by all cutters.
(5) Hazard identification ribbon must not be
				used for any other purpose than identifying hazards and must be removed when
				the hazard is abated.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) & ORS 656.726(4)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 654.001 - ORS
					 654.295
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 7 - FOREST ACTIVITIES › Subdivision C - Planning, First Aid and Work Conditions › Section 437-007-0210 - Checking System

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The employer
				must implement a checking system to account for all employees at the end of
				each work shift. Employees must be knowledgeable about the checking
				system.
(2) The employer must
				implement a system to check the well-being of those workers whose jobs may be
				single employee assignments, as provided for in OAR
				437-007-0215(3).
				The system must include:
(a) The time interval
				between checks and the procedures to be followed if the employee cannot be
				contacted, including provisions for emergency medical care and
				treatment.
(b) A specific person
				must be assigned for:
(A) Contacting the lone
				employee.
(B) Verifying when
				contacts were made.
(c)
				The time intervals for checking the single employee's well-being must be
				understood and agreed to by all parties. Intervals should reflect the hazardous
				nature of the work and the methods available for checking.
(d) The system for checking an employee's
				well-being must be reviewed at least annually, or more frequently if there is a
				change in work arrangements/assignments which could adversely affect an
				employee's well-being, or a report that the system is not working
				effectively.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 7 - FOREST ACTIVITIES › Subdivision C - Planning, First Aid and Work Conditions › Section 437-007-0215 - Working Alone

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The employer
				must not assign workers to a task or location so isolated as to be without
				visual, audible, or radio contact with another person who can summon or provide
				aid in an emergency.
(2) Unless
				otherwise specified in division 7, in any operations where fire suppression,
				prescribed fire, tree climbing, power chain saw operation, yarding, loading or
				a combination of these duties is carried on, there must be a minimum crew of
				two employees who must work as a team and must be in visual or natural
				unassisted voice communication with one another.
(3) Workers are not prohibited from working
				alone when performing certain jobs which by their nature may be single employee
				assignments, such as: mechanics, watchers, the operation of motor vehicles,
				self-loading log trucks, mechanized logging machines, feller bunchers,
				forwarders, processors, harvesters or excavator-based machines, provided the
				employer complies with the requirements of
				437-007-0210(2),
				Checking System;
				437-007-0775,
				Protective Structures for Operators; and
				437-007-0220,
				Medical Services and First Aid.
(4)
				Mechanics or other employees must not be assigned to work on machines by
				themselves when there is a probability of a fall from elevated work locations
				or machines. When the work is of such nature that heavy parts require moving,
				or there is a probability that anything heavy could fall on the person, there
				must be another person in the area who can render immediate assistance or
				emergency care.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) & 656.726(4)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 654.001 -
					 654.295
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 7 - FOREST ACTIVITIES › Subdivision C - Planning, First Aid and Work Conditions › Section 437-007-0220 - Medical Services and First Aid

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The employer must develop and implement
				an emergency medical plan to ensure emergency medical service to employees with
				major illnesses and injuries.
(2)
				All employees must be knowledgeable concerning the emergency care and emergency
				medical treatment plan.
(3) All
				personnel employed in forest activities must be trained in first aid and CPR as
				follows:
(a) In a language they
				understand.
(b) At least every 2
				years or as required by a nationally recognized first aid training
				provider.
(c) All supervisors and
				all cutters must be first aid and CPR trained prior to their initial
				assignment.
(d) All new employees,
				other than supervisors and cutters, that are not first aid and CPR trained
				prior to their initial assignment must receive a first aid and CPR
				briefing.
(e) All new employees
				must receive first aid and CPR training within 6 months of being
				hired.
(f) For the initial start-up
				of a side or operation where new employees are assigned, at least one out of
				every five crew members must be first aid and CPR trained before work starts.
NOTE 1:
Log truck drivers and watchers are not
				  required to receive first aid and CPR training if they are not involved with
				  falling, yarding or processing logs.
NOTE 2:
See the Oregon OSHA Division 2,
				  Subdivision 2/Z, Toxic and Hazardous Substances, ¦1910.1030, Bloodborne
				  Pathogens, if an employee comes into contact with blood or other potentially
				  infectious material as the result of providing first aid.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 7 - FOREST ACTIVITIES › Subdivision C - Planning, First Aid and Work Conditions › Section 437-007-0225 - Working Near Unstable Objects and Danger Trees

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Each day in the course of forest
				activities, a general inspection must be conducted of the areas to be worked
				that day to identify trees, logs, rootwads, rocks, chunks or other objects that
				may roll, slide or fall towards personnel. If any object is likely to move
				during work activity, it must be removed, stabilized, or the work activities
				modified so that the unstable objects are no longer a hazard.
NOTE:
Consideration must be given to rain, snow,
				  other weather conditions, or working below felled and bucked timber that may
				  increase the likelihood that objects may roll, slide or fall.
(2) On a daily basis, a competent person must
				evaluate any danger tree(s) or snag(s) within reach of a work area to determine
				if it poses a hazard to personnel. If the tree(s) or snag(s) poses a hazard it
				must be fell or the work arranged to minimize danger to workers.
(3) Personnel must be alert at all time for
				logs, trees, rootwads, rocks or other objects that could roll or slide towards
				them or others as a result of any work activity.
(4) Trees must not be fell or bucked within a
				unit of standing timber prior to any cutting operation if such falling or
				bucking creates a hazardous condition for subsequent cutters or cutting
				operations.
(5) During road
				building and maintenance operations, right-of-way log decks, rootwads, slash
				and rocks must be placed on stable locations so that personnel are not exposed
				to the hazards of working near unstable objects.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) & ORS 656.726(4)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 654.001 - ORS
					 654.295
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 7 - FOREST ACTIVITIES › Subdivision C - Planning, First Aid and Work Conditions › Section 437-007-0230 - Power Line Safeguards

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
				Forest activities operations near overhead electric lines must be done in
				accordance with the requirements of OAR 437, Division 2/S, Electrical,
				¦1910.333(c)(3), Selection and Use of Work Practices.
(2) When any machinery is being moved or
				operated in the vicinity of an overhead power line, a minimum clearance of 15
				feet must be maintained between the overhead power lines and all elements of
				the machine, including logs, trees, or other material being handled by the
				machine.
NOTE:
Any overhead power line must be considered
				  to be an energized line until the person owning the line or the electrical
				  utility authorities indicate that it is not energized.
(3) While falling trees, the minimum distance
				required by this section applies when a tree could fall within 15 feet of an
				overhead power line.
(4) The
				minimum distance required when cable yarding must not be reduced by line whip
				or breakage.
(5) A person must be
				designated to observe clearance and give timely warning for all operations
				where it is difficult for the operator to maintain the required distance by
				visual means.
(6) If work
				activities could encroach upon the minimum clearance required by this section,
				the employer or person responsible for the work to be done must promptly notify
				the power company in accordance with ORS 757.805, Oregon's Overhead Line Safety
				Act. The responsible party and the power company must complete mutually
				satisfactory safety measures as required before proceeding with any work which
				would impair the aforesaid clearance.
(7) If contact is made with a power line by a
				tree, rigging, machinery, or the structure supporting the overhead powerline is
				damaged by forest activities, the power company must be notified immediately
				and all employees must remain clear of the area until power company personnel
				advise that conditions are safe.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) & 656.726(4)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 654.001 -
					 654.295
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 7 - FOREST ACTIVITIES › Subdivision C - Planning, First Aid and Work Conditions › Section 437-007-0235 - Working Conditions

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Working Conditions. A competent person must determine if work
				  activities can be safely conducted during inclement weather conditions or
				  darkness. When weather conditions or darkness pose a hazard to workers, the
				  activity must be discontinued until the work is arranged to mitigate the
				  hazard.
NOTE:
This rule does not prohibit logging or
				  wildland fire suppression activities at night, but it requires an assessment of
				  conditions so work can be done safely.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) & 656.726(4)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 654.001 -
					 654.295
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 7 - FOREST ACTIVITIES › Subdivision C - Planning, First Aid and Work Conditions › Section 437-007-0240 - Night Logging

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(1) Where work
				is conducted during the hours of darkness, the work area must be provided with
				illumination which will allow employees to safely perform their duties. The
				sources of illumination must be located and directed so as to create a minimum
				of shadows and glare.
(2) Where it
				is not practical to provide illumination for the work area, other means, such
				as local sources of illumination or headlamps, must be used by all
				personnel.
(3) If using a portable
				tailhold, lights must be directed on the equipment to permit the employee to
				visually ascertain that the tailhold equipment remains stabilized.
(4) Personnel working at night must wear
				reflective stripes at least 1-inch wide visible from all directions on upper
				body cover or hard hats.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) & ORS 656.726(4)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 654.001 - ORS
					 654.295
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 7 - FOREST ACTIVITIES › Subdivision C - Planning, First Aid and Work Conditions › Section 437-007-0245 - Field Sanitation For Reforestation Activities

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(1) Toilet and hand washing facilities must
				be provided by the employer when it is feasible for employees to use
				them.
(2) Where it is not feasible
				to use toilet and hand washing facilities, the employer must provide, at no
				cost to employees, suitable substitutes such as sanitary kits.
NOTE:
Sanitary kits would include moist
				  towelettes and hand towels for hand washing.
(3) The employer must provide, at no cost to
				employees, potable water and the means to carry it.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) & ORS 656.726(4)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 654.001 - ORS
					 654.295
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 7 - FOREST ACTIVITIES › Subdivision D - Personal Protective Equipment and Programs › Section 437-007-0300 - General Requirements

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(1)
				Personal protective equipment, including any personal protective equipment
				provided by an employee, must be maintained in a safe and effective condition,
				or removed from service or use.
(2)
				Personal protective equipment must be inspected before initial use during each
				workshift.
(3) Defective or damaged
				personal protective equipment must be repaired or replaced before it is put
				into service.
(4) When the employer
				is required to provide personal protective equipment, it must be at no cost to
				the employee, unless a specific exception is noted.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) & 656.726(4)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 654.001 -
					 654.295
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 7 - FOREST ACTIVITIES › Subdivision D - Personal Protective Equipment and Programs › Section 437-007-0305 - Head Protection

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(1) Where
				there is potential for head injury from falling or flying objects, the employer
				must provide and require the use of head protection (hard hats) that comply
				with any of the following consensus standards:
(a) ANSI Z89.1-2003, "American National
				Standard for Industrial Head Protection;"
(b) ANSI Z89.1-1997, "American National
				Standard for Industrial Head Protection;" or
(c) ANSI Z89.1-1986, "American National
				Standard for Personnel Protection -- Protective Headwear for Industrial Workers
				-- Requirements."
NOTE
: The Oregon OSHA Resource Center has copies
				  for public review at 350 Winter Street NE, Salem OR 97309-0405.
EXCEPTION
: Employees working in or under a
				  vehicle cab or canopy are excluded from wearing a hard hat while in, or under,
				  a vehicle.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 7 - FOREST ACTIVITIES › Subdivision D - Personal Protective Equipment and Programs › Section 437-007-0310 - High-Visibility Color

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All employees exposed to the potential hazard of moving
				  lines, falling timber, logs, vehicles, machines and other moving equipment or
				  materials must wear upper body cover and/or hard hats of a high-visibility
				  color, that contrasts with the background color(s).
Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) & ORS 656.726(4)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 654.001 - ORS
					 654.295
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 7 - FOREST ACTIVITIES › Subdivision D - Personal Protective Equipment and Programs › Section 437-007-0315 - Eye and Face Protection

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Where chips, sawdust or flying particles present a hazard,
				  the employer must provide and require personnel to wear eye and face protection
				  meeting the requirement of Division 2/I.
NOTE:
Logger-type mesh screen may be used for
				  chain saw operators.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) & ORS 656.726(4)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 654.001 - ORS
					 654.295
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 7 - FOREST ACTIVITIES › Subdivision D - Personal Protective Equipment and Programs › Section 437-007-0320 - Hand Protection

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The employer must provide and require employees to use hand
				  protection:
(1) Such as cotton gloves
				or other suitable hand protection whenever employees handle lines, rough
				material or when the nature of the work requires protection for the
				hands.
(2) When the employees'
				hands are exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful
				substances, chemical and thermal burns.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) & ORS 656.726(4)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 654.001 - ORS
					 654.295
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 7 - FOREST ACTIVITIES › Subdivision D - Personal Protective Equipment and Programs › Section 437-007-0325 - Leg Protection

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The employer must provide and require each employee who
				  operates a chain saw to wear flexible ballistic nylon pads, chaps or other
				  equivalent protection in a manner that protects their legs from the top of the
				  thigh to the top of the boot from contact with the moving saw chain.
EXCEPTION:
This does not apply to an employee
				  working aloft in trees when supported by climbing spurs and climbing
				  belt.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) & ORS 656.726(4)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 654.001 - ORS
					 654.295
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 7 - FOREST ACTIVITIES › Subdivision D - Personal Protective Equipment and Programs › Section 437-007-0330 - Foot Protection

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(1) All
				personnel must wear foot protection, such as heavy-duty boots, that:
(a) Are waterproof or water-repellant where
				wet conditions exist.
(b) Cover and
				support the ankle.
NOTE:
The employer is not required to provide
				  logging boots for employees. The cost of logging boots may be borne by
				  employees. The employer must assure, however, that logging boots, as well as
				  all PPE provided by the employer, are worn by employees and are in serviceable
				  condition and meet the requirements of Subdivision 7/D.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 7 - FOREST ACTIVITIES › Subdivision D - Personal Protective Equipment and Programs › Section 437-007-0335 - Hearing Protection

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(1)
				Personnel must be protected from the effects of noise exposures in accordance
				with OAR chapter 437, division 2/G, Occupational Health and Environmental
				Control.
(2) Personnel must wear
				hearing protection unless monitored under typical work conditions and found to
				be exposed to a noise level of less than an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA)
				of 85 db when:
(a) Operating chain saws,
				other noise producing equipment, or machines.
(b) Working on landings.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 7 - FOREST ACTIVITIES › Subdivision D - Personal Protective Equipment and Programs › Section 437-007-0340 - Personal Floatation Devices

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When working on or over water, personnel must be provided
				  with and must wear approved buoyant protective equipment as required by
				  Division 2/I, OAR
				  437-002-0139.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) & ORS 656.726(4)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 654.001 - ORS
					 654.295
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 7 - FOREST ACTIVITIES › Subdivision D - Personal Protective Equipment and Programs › Section 437-007-0345 - Respiratory Protection

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) When
				employees are exposed to air contaminants that exceed applicable permissible
				exposure limits (PEL) as required by Division 2/Z, OAR
				437-002-0382,
				Oregon Rules for Air Contaminants, the employer must provide and enforce the
				use of respiratory protective equipment as required in Division 2/I, §
				1910.134.
(2) Employees must be
				provided protection from dust when exposed to total dust levels of 10
				milligrams per cubic meter of air per 8-hour time-weighted average
				(TWA).
(3) If respirators are used
				for protection from dust, created by the operation of machines, the employer
				must follow the requirements of Division 2/I, § 1910.134, or the
				requirements of
				437-007-0350.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) & ORS 656.726(4)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 654.001 - ORS
					 654.295
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 7 - FOREST ACTIVITIES › Subdivision D - Personal Protective Equipment and Programs › Section 437-007-0350 - Respiratory Protection When Machines Are Operated

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(1) When the operation of machines expose any
				employee to dusty conditions and an air-purifying respirator or filtering
				facepiece is used for personal protection, the respirator must have a N-95
				filter rating unless employees are monitored under typical work conditions and
				found to be exposed to total dust levels less than 10 milligrams per cubic
				meter of air per 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA).
(2) When the use of a respirator is required
				by the standard, the employer must provide respirators, medical evaluations and
				training, at no cost to the employee.
(3) Before any employee is permitted to use
				an air-purifying respirator, they must complete a medical evaluation performed
				by a physician or other licensed health care professional.
NOTE 1:
This evaluation can be performed by
				  using:
(a) A medical questionnaire,
				or
(b) An initial medical
				examination that obtains the same information as the medical
				questionnaire.
(c) A medical
				evaluation is not required if the employee is voluntarily using an approved
				respirator.
NOTE 2:
Use Appendix 7-G, Respiratory Medical
				  Evaluation Questionnaire (Mandatory).
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 7 - FOREST ACTIVITIES › Subdivision E - Tools, Fire Extinguishers and Explosives › Section 437-007-0400 - Hand and Portable Power-Driven Tools

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(1) The employer is responsible for the safe
				condition of hand and portable power tools used in forest activities regardless
				of tool ownership.
(2) All safety
				devices and controls must be in place and function properly.
(3) The employer must require personnel to:
(a) Inspect each tool before use to assure
				its safe condition.
(b) Report any
				unsafe tool condition to the employer.
(c) Remove or repair tools if the condition
				affects the safe operation.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 7 - FOREST ACTIVITIES › Subdivision E - Tools, Fire Extinguishers and Explosives › Section 437-007-0405 - Chain Saws

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Chain saws must
				be inspected before use.
(2) Chain
				saws must not be used if they have cracked or loose handle bars or defective
				vital parts.
(3) Chain saws must be
				operated and adjusted in accordance with the manufacturer's
				instructions.
(4) Chain saws must
				not be fueled with the engine running.
(5) Chain saws must be fueled at least 10
				feet (3 m) from open flames or other source of ignition.
(6) Chain saws must not be started within 10
				feet (3 m) of the fueling area.
(7)
				Chain saws must have an operable chain brake, if originally designed and
				equipped with a chain brake.
(8)
				Chain brakes and other manufacturer's safety features must be operational at
				all times.
(9) Chain saws must be
				equipped with an automatic throttle control which will return the engine to
				idling speed upon release of the throttle.
NOTE:
"Idling" is when the chain is not moving
				  while the engine is running.
(10) Each chain saw must meet all applicable
				requirements of American National Standard, ANSI B175.1-1991, Safety
				Requirements for Gasoline-Powered Chain Saws, except where exempt by these
				rules.
(11) Chain saws must be
				started on the ground if they are not otherwise firmly supported.
NOTE:
This does not apply to personnel working
				  aloft in trees when supported by climbing spurs and climbing belt.
(12) Chain brakes must be engaged
				when feasible, while chain saws are being started, unless the manufacturer
				recommends otherwise.
(13) Chain
				saw operators must be certain of footing before starting to cut.
(14) Chain saws must be held with the thumbs
				and fingers of both hands encircling the handles during operation unless the
				employer demonstrates that a greater hazard is posed by keeping both hands on
				the chain saw in that particular situation.
(15) Personnel must not use a chain saw:
(a) To cut directly overhead in a manner that
				would cause limbs, chunks of bark or pieces of wood to fall on the operator.
(b) At a distance that would
				require them to relinquish a safe grip on the saw.
(c) In a position or at a distance that could
				cause them to:
(A) Become off balance,
				or
(B) Have insecure
				footing.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 7 - FOREST ACTIVITIES › Subdivision E - Tools, Fire Extinguishers and Explosives › Section 437-007-0410 - Fire Extinguishers

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(1)
				Portable fire extinguisher use, training and maintenance must be in accordance
				with OAR chapter 437, division 2, subdivision L, Fire Protection.
(2) Fire extinguishers or protection systems
				must be of a type approved by a nationally recognized testing laboratory (NRTL)
				(see OAR 437, division 2/A, § 1910.7, for definition of NRTL).
(3) There must be an approved fire
				extinguisher with a minimum rating of 1A:10BC (or equivalent) on each vehicle
				and machine, or the area where the vehicles and machines are
				operated.
(4) After July 1, 2007,
				fire extinguishers provided on each vehicle and machine must be 2A:10BC or
				provide equivalent protection.
(5)
				Fire extinguishers must be fully charged and maintained in operable
				condition.
(6) Portable
				extinguishers must be visually inspected monthly.
(7) Portable extinguishers must have an
				annual maintenance check.
NOTE:
Stored pressure extinguishers do not
				  require an internal examination.
(8) The annual maintenance check date must be
				recorded and this record must be retained for one year.
(9) Each motor vehicle used for transporting
				explosive materials must be equipped with fire extinguishers as follows:
(a) Vehicle less than 14,000 pounds must have
				at least two extinguishers having a combined capacity of 4A:20BC.
(b) Vehicle 14,000 pounds or greater and
				tractor/semi-trailer units must have at least two extinguishers having a
				combined capacity of 4A:70BC.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 7 - FOREST ACTIVITIES › Subdivision E - Tools, Fire Extinguishers and Explosives › Section 437-007-0415 - Explosives and Blasting Agents

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
				The storage, transportation, handling, and use of explosives and blasting
				agents must be in accordance with OAR chapter 437, division 3, subdivision U,
				Blasting and The Use of Explosives.
(2) Explosives and blasting agents must be
				handled only by qualified, designated personnel.
(3) Explosives and blasting agents must not
				be transported in:
(a) The driver's
				compartment.
(b) Any
				passenger-occupied area of a machine or vehicle.