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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 437-004-0360 - Fixed Ladders

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(1) Definitions.
			 Fixed ladder terms mean:
(a) Cage. A guard
			 sometimes referred to as a basket guard that is an enclosure fastened to the
			 side rails of a fixed ladder or to a structure to encircle the climbing space
			 of the ladder.
(b) Cleats. Ladder
			 cross-pieces of rectangular cross-section placed on edge on which a person may
			 step when climbing up or down.
(c)
			 Fastenings. A device to attach a ladder to a structure, building, or
			 equipment.
(d) Fixed ladder. A
			 ladder permanently attached to a structure, building, or equipment.
(e) Grab bars. Individual handholds adjacent
			 to or as an extension above ladders to provide access beyond the limits of the
			 ladder.
(f) Individual-rung ladder.
			 A fixed ladder with each rung individually attached to a structure, building,
			 or equipment.
(g) Ladder. A device
			 with steps, rungs or cleats between rails, for people to climb up or
			 down.
(h) Ladder safety device. Any
			 device, other than a cage or well, designed to eliminate or reduce the
			 possibility of accidental falls, that may use life belts, friction brakes, and
			 sliding attachments.
(i) Pitch. The
			 included angle between the horizontal and the ladder, measured on the opposite
			 side of the ladder from the climbing side.
(j) Rail ladder. A fixed ladder with side
			 rails joined at regular intervals by rungs or cleats and fastened in full
			 length or in sections to a building, structure, or equipment.
(k) Railings. Any one or a combination of
			 those railings made according to OAR
			 437-004-0320.
			 A standard railing is a vertical barrier along exposed edges of walking
			 surfaces to prevent people from falling.
(l) Rungs. Ladder cross-pieces of circular or
			 oval cross-section on which a person may step when climbing up or
			 down.
(m) Side-step ladder. One
			 from which a person getting off at the top must step sideways to reach the
			 landing.
(n) Steps. The flat
			 cross-pieces of a ladder on which a person may step when climbing up or
			 down.
(o) Through ladder. A ladder
			 from which a person getting off at the top must step through to reach the
			 landing.
(p) Well. A permanent
			 complete enclosure around a fixed ladder, that is attached to the walls of the
			 well. Proper clearances for a well will give the climber the same protection as
			 a cage.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 4 - AGRICULTURE › Section 437-004-0380 - Manually Propelled Mobile Ladder Stands and Scaffolds (Towers)

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Standards for the use of mobile work platforms and scaffolds
				are found in Division 2, Subdivision D, 1910.29 which applies to agricultural
				places of employment.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) & ORS 656.726(3)
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 4 - AGRICULTURE › Section 437-004-0390 - Other Working Surfaces

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(1)
			 Dockboards (bridge plates).
(a) Use bridge
			 plates over any gap of more than 4 inches between two surfaces.
(b) Portable and powered dockboards must be
			 strong enough to carry the load imposed on them.
(c) Anchor portable dockboards or use devices
			 that prevent them from slipping.
(d) Powered dockboards must comply with
			 Commercial Standard CS202-56 (1961) "Industrial Lifts and Hinged Loading Ramps"
			 published by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
(e) Portable dockboards must have handholds
			 or other ways to allow safe handling.
(f) There must be positive protection to
			 prevent railroad cars from moving while dockboards or bridge plates are in
			 position.
(g) Bridgeplates must be
			 able to carry four times the heaviest expected load.
(h) Bridgeplates must sit evenly on the
			 surface at each end. Repair or replace plates that teeter or rock.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 4 - AGRICULTURE › Section 437-004-0405 - Exits and Emergency Action Plan

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(1) Application. This does not apply to
			 agricultural labor housing, agricultural buildings or mobile workplaces, such
			 as vehicles or vessels. This applies to non-agricultural type buildings like
			 offices and warehouses where employees spend most of their work time.
(2) Definitions.
(a) Exit. The part of the exit route,
			 separate from other areas, that is a protected way out of a work
			 area.
(b) Exit route. A continuous,
			 unobstructed path from anywhere in a work area to a safe outside place. Exit
			 routes are three dimensional.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 4 - AGRICULTURE › Section 437-004-0450 - Emergency Action Plan

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(1) The
			 plan must be in writing, be kept in the work place and be available to
			 employees. Employers with fewer than 11 permanent, year-around workers may have
			 a verbal plan.
(2) An emergency
			 action plan must include:
(a) Procedures for
			 reporting a fire or other emergency;
(b) Procedures for emergency operation or
			 shut down of critical equipment;
(c) Procedures for rescue and medical duties;
			 and
(d) Names or job titles of
			 employees to contact to get more information about the duties of employees
			 under the plan.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 4 - AGRICULTURE › Section 437-004-0570 - Manlifts

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(1) Application.
			 Manlifts covered here have platforms or brackets and handholds mounted on or
			 attached to an endless belt that runs vertically in one direction only. Its
			 support and drive are through top and bottom pulleys. Manlifts are for moving
			 people only. This does not cover moving stairways, elevators with enclosed
			 platforms ("Paternoster" elevators), gravity lifts nor conveyors used only to
			 convey material.
(2) Definitions.
(a) Closed type. A cup-shaped device, open at
			 the top in the direction of travel, and closed at the bottom.
(b) Handhold (Handgrip). A device attached to
			 the belt for the passenger to hold.
(c) Limit switch. A device to cut off the
			 power to the motor and apply the brake to stop the carrier when a loaded step
			 passes the terminal landing.
(d)
			 Manlift. A power-driven endless belt moving only in one direction and with
			 steps or platforms and handholds for the transportation of personnel from floor
			 to floor.
(e) Open type. One with a
			 fully exposed handgrip surface that can be encircled by the passenger's
			 fingers.
(f) Rated speed. The
			 designed speed of the device.
(g)
			 Split-rail switch. An electric limit switch operated mechanically by the
			 rollers on the manlift steps. It has an additional hinged or "split" rail,
			 mounted on the regular guide rail, over which the step rollers pass. It is
			 spring loaded in the "split" position. If the step supports no load, the
			 rollers will "bump" over the switch. If a loaded step passes over it, the split
			 rail will be forced straight, tripping the switch and opening the electrical
			 circuit.
(h) Step (platform). A
			 step is a passenger carrying unit.
(i) Travel. The travel is the distance
			 between the centers of the top and bottom pulleys.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 4 - AGRICULTURE › Section 437-004-0610 - Ventilation

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Agricultural employers that do abrasive blasting, grinding,
				polishing and buffing or spray finishing in any part of their operation must
				follow the standards in OAR 437-002-1910.94 and OAR
				437-002-0081 found in subdivision 2/G.
These paraphrased excerpts are from 1910.94, Ventilation, in
				the OR-OSHA General Industry Standards, Division 2/G. If the amount or duration
				of the covered work or processes you do could meet one of the criteria below,
				consult 437-002-1910.94 in Division 2/G.
Grinding, polishing and buffing.
1910.94(b)(2)
				Application. You must use a mechanical local exhaust ventilation system to keep
				the 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) exposures to substances in
				437-004-9000 or other parts of this division, within required limits when dry grinding, dry
				polishing or buffing whether or not employees use a respirator.
Spray finishing
1910.94(c)(8) Scope. This paragraph
				(c) does not apply to exterior spraying of buildings, fixed tanks or similar
				structures nor to small portable spraying apparatus not used repeatedly in the
				same location.
Open surface tanks
1910.94(d)(13)(i) Scope. This
				paragraph (d) applies to all work involving the immersion of materials in
				liquids, or in the vapors of such liquids, for cleaning or altering their
				surfaces, or adding or imparting a finish or changing the character of the
				materials. It also applies to the subsequent removal from the liquids or
				vapors, draining, and drying. Such work includes washing, pickling, quenching,
				dyeing, dipping, bleaching, degreasing, alkaline cleaning, stripping, rinsing
				and similar processes. It does not include molten materials handling or surface
				coating.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) & ORS 656.726(3)
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 4 - AGRICULTURE › Section 437-004-0630 - Noise Exposure

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(1) You must
			 have a noise monitoring program (see (3) below) when an employee's exposure
			 equals or is more than an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) of 85 decibels
			 (dB).
NOTE:
Most large or older farm machines and
				tractors, especially those without cabs, have the potential to produce more
				than 85 decibels of noise. Audiologists often say that if you have to shout or
				significantly raise your voice to talk with somebody 2 feet away, the noise is
				probably at the action level of 85 decibels.
(2) Noise classified as impulse or impact
			 noise cannot be more than 140 dB peak sound pressure level.
NOTE:
These noises are sudden and sharp and
				include such things as the firing of a weapon and sudden release of pressurized
				air.
(3) Noise Monitoring
			 Employers must use a noise sampling strategy that determines which employees
			 need to be part of a hearing conservation program. This sampling will also
			 determine their need for hearing protection or when to consider engineering
			 controls.
(a) Use a sound level meter or a
			 dosimeter to do noise level surveys over an 8-hour period to get a
			 time-weighted average. When the employees are mobile or there are significant
			 changes in the sound level or impulse noise components, you must use
			 representative personal sampling unless area samples produce equal
			 results.
(b) Repeat the noise
			 surveys when there is a change in production, process, equipment or controls
			 that increases noise levels or exposures to or above the action level. Also
			 repeat the surveys if the increase in noise may require additional noise
			 reduction from hearing protectors already in use.
(c) Notify each monitored employee of the
			 noise monitoring results if the exposure was at or above the 85 decibel
			 TWA.
(d) The employer must give
			 affected employees or their representatives the opportunity to observe the
			 noise survey process.
WARNING:
Employer responsibilities in this
				standard require special knowledge and equipment to be done successfully. In
				most cases it is advisable and in some cases mandatory to have these tests done
				by a professional. See OAR
				437-004-0630(5)(c).
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 4 - AGRICULTURE › Section 437-004-0650 - Ionizing Radiation

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NOTE:
The Oregon Department of Human Resources,
				Health Division, enforces 1910.96 Ionizing Radiation and
				437-004-0650 in Oregon, under an Interagency Agreement with the Department of Consumer and
				Business Services, OR-OSHA Division. Copies are available from OR-OSHA and the
				Health Division.
In addition to and not instead of 1910.96, the rules and
				regulations in ORS 453.0605 to 453.0745, Control of Radiation, administered by
				the Department of Human Resources, Oregon Health Division, apply to all
				employees working with or near ionizing radiation sources.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) & ORS 656.726(3)
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 4 - AGRICULTURE › Section 437-004-0710 - Compressed Gases

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(1) Employers are
			 responsible to keep compressed gas cylinders under their control in a safe
			 condition by doing visual inspections that cover these points:
(a) Corrosion or pitting which reduces the
			 wall thickness.
(b) Cuts, gouges or
			 digs.
(c) Dents, bulges or other
			 distortion or unsymmetrical condition or appearance.
(d) Distortion, looseness or failure of welds
			 in the cylinder rings.
(e) Evidence
			 of having been burned or exposed to fire, arc or torch burns.
(f) Damage to cylinder neck threads or
			 inability to obtain a gas-tight seal by reasonable methods.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 4 - AGRICULTURE › Section 437-004-0715 - Acetylene

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(1) Cylinders. The
			 transfer, handling, storage, and use of acetylene in cylinders must comply with
			 the general requirements of compressed gases.
(2) Piped systems. The piped systems for the
			 transfer and distribution of acetylene must comply with the Compressed Gas
			 Association Pamphlet G-1.3-1970.
Publications: The publication(s) referred to or incorporated
				  by reference in this rule are available from the
				  agency.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) & ORS 656.726(3)
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 4 - AGRICULTURE › Section 437-004-0717 - Hydrogen

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Agricultural employers that use hydrogen in any part of their
				operation must comply with OAR 437-002-1910.103 in subdivision 2/H.
NOTE:
For your convenience, this is the scope
				statement from that standard to help you know if your work falls under its
				jurisdiction.
(2) Scope
(i) Gaseous hydrogen systems.
(a) Paragraph (b) of this section applies to
			 the installation of gaseous hydrogen systems on consumer premises where the
			 hydrogen supply to the consumer premises originates outside the consumer
			 premises and is delivered by mobile equipment.
(b) Paragraph (b) of this section does not
			 apply to gaseous hydrogen systems having a total hydrogen content of less than
			 400 cubic feet, nor to hydrogen manufacturing plants or other establishments
			 operated by the hydrogen supplier or his agent for the purpose of storing
			 hydrogen and refilling portable containers, trailers, mobile supply trucks, or
			 tank cars.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 4 - AGRICULTURE › Section 437-004-0725 - Spray Finishing

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If you use a spray booth or a spray room or do production-level
				spray finishing, you must follow the rules in Division 2/H, OAR
				437-002-0107,
				Spray Finishing.
NOTE
: The Spray Finishing rules do not apply to
				outdoor spray applications to buildings, tanks, or other similar structures; or
				to small, portable, spray apparatus that is not used repeatedly in the same
				location.
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 4 - AGRICULTURE › Section 437-004-0770 - Explosives and Blasting Agents

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Agricultural employers that use explosives and blasting agents
				must comply with OAR 437-002-1910.109 in subdivision 2/H.
NOTE:
For your convenience, this is the scope
				statement from that standard to help you know if your work falls under its
				jurisdiction.
NOTE:
This section applies to the manufacture,
				keeping, storage, sale, transportation, and use of explosives, blasting agents,
				and pyrotechnics. The section does not apply to the sale and use (public
				display) of pyrotechnics, commonly known as fireworks, nor the use of
				explosives in the form prescribed by the official U.S.
				Pharmacopeia.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) & ORS 656.726(3)
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 4 - AGRICULTURE › Section 437-004-0780 - Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases

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NOTE:
OAR
				437-004-0790,
				following this rule, covers the use of LPG and natural gas in fields and
				orchards. This rule (0780) does not cover those applications.
(1) Definitions.
(a) API-ASME container - A container built to
			 comply with OAR
			 437-004-0780(3)(b)(C).
(b) ASME container - A container built to
			 comply with OAR
			 437-004-0780(3)
			 (b)(A).
(c) Approved - See universal definition in
			 4/B.
(d) Container assembly - An
			 assembly of the container and fittings for all container openings, including
			 shutoff valves, excess flow valves, liquid-level gaging devices, safety relief
			 devices, and protective housing.
(e) Containers - All vessels, such as tanks,
			 cylinders, or drums, used to transport or store liquefied petroleum
			 gases.
(f) DOT - Department of
			 Transportation.
(g) DOT container -
			 A container built to comply with 49 CFR Chapter 1.
(h) DOT cylinders - cylinders meeting the
			 requirements of 49 CFR Chapter I.
(i) DOT Specifications - regulations of the
			 Department of Transportation published in 49 CFR Chapter I.
(j) Liquefied petroleum gases - "LPG" and
			 "LP-Gas" - Any material made mostly of any of the following hydrocarbons, or
			 mixtures of them; propane, propylene, butane (normal butane or iso-butane), and
			 butylenes.
(k) Listed - see
			 universal definition in 4/B.
(l)
			 Movable fuel storage tenders or farm carts - Containers not more than 1,200
			 gallons water capacity, with wheels for towing. They are not highway vehicles,
			 but may occasionally be moved on public roads or highways. They are a fuel
			 supply vehicle.
(m) P.S.I.A. -
			 pounds per square inch absolute.
(n) P.S.I.G. - pounds per square inch
			 gauge.
(o) Systems - an assembly of
			 the container or containers, major devices such as vaporizers, safety relief
			 valves, excess flow valves, regulators, and connecting piping.
(p) Vaporizer-burner - an integral
			 vaporizer-burner unit, dependent on the heat generated by the burner as the
			 source of heat to vaporize the liquid used for dehydrators or dryers.
(q) Ventilation, adequate - when specified
			 for the prevention of fire during normal operation, ventilation is adequate
			 when the concentration of the gas in a gas-air mixture does not exceed 25
			 percent of the lower flammable limit.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 4 - AGRICULTURE › Section 437-004-0790 - Use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas or Natural Gas in Fields and Orchards

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(1) Scope. This
			 applies to the storage and use of liquefied petroleum gas or natural gas, in
			 fields and orchards, to fuel or power stationary orchard heaters, fans, and
			 other such fixed equipment. It does not cover portable orchard and field
			 equipment. OAR
			 437-004-0780  covers all other uses of these gases.
(2) Definitions.
(a) Approved -- See universal definition in
			 4/B.
(b) Competent person -- See
			 universal definition in 4/B.
(c)
			 Labeled -- See universal definition in 4/B.
(d) Liquefied petroleum gases -- "LPG" and
			 "LP-Gas" -- Any material made mostly of any of the following hydrocarbons, or
			 mixtures of them; propane, propylene, butane (normal butane or iso-butane), and
			 butylenes.
(e) Listed -- See
			 universal definition in 4/B.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 4 - AGRICULTURE › Section 437-004-0800 - Storage and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia

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(1) Scope.
(a) This standard applies to the operation of
			 anhydrous ammonia systems including refrigerated ammonia storage
			 systems.
(b) This standard does not
			 apply to applications that use ammonia solely as a refrigerant.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 4 - AGRICULTURE › Section 437-004-0950 - Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER)

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(1) If an
			 agricultural employer requires employees to respond to an emergency release of
			 a hazardous chemical with a reasonable possibility for employee exposure to
			 safety or health hazards, that response activity must be in compliance with the
			 applicable sections of Division 2/H, 1910.120, Hazardous Waste Operations and
			 Emergency Response.
(2)
			 Agricultural employers whose activities include clean-up operations involving
			 hazardous waste, including those conducted at a treatment, storage, and
			 disposal (TSD) facility, are subject to the applicable requirements in Division
			 2/H, 1910.120, Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response.
NOTES
: There are two primary considerations for
				most agricultural employers to determine if the HAZWOPER rules apply to
				you:
(1) Do you expect your employees
			 to respond to spills of hazardous chemicals in a way that involves a reasonable
			 possibility of exposure to safety or health hazards? (If NO, the HAZWOPER rules
			 do not apply.)
(2) If YES, would
			 your employees respond only to an incidental release of a hazardous chemical;
			 or, to an emergency release of a hazardous chemical?
(a) IF you expect your employees to respond
			 only to an incidental release (defined as a situation where the spilled
			 substance can be absorbed, neutralized, or otherwise controlled at the time of
			 release by employees in the immediate area, or by maintenance personnel;) and
			 there is no potential safety or health hazard (such as fire, explosion, or
			 chemical exposure;) THEN, the HAZWOPER RULES DO NOT APPLY. However, you must
			 train and equip employees who are expected to respond to incidental releases to
			 safely handle that type of non-routine task as required by Division 4/Z,
			 437-004-9800,
			 Hazard Communication Standard for Agricultural Employers.)
(b) IF you expect your employees to respond
			 to an emergency release (defined as an occurrence that results in, or is likely
			 to result in an uncontrolled release of a hazardous substance; or, a situation
			 that requires a response effort by employees from outside the immediate release
			 area, or by other designated responders such as mutual-aid groups or local fire
			 departments;) THEN, the HAZWOPER RULES APPLY. Agricultural employers who expect
			 their employees to respond to these types of emergencies are required to follow
			 the sections in the HAZWOPER rules that apply to emergency releases "without
			 regard to the location of the hazard." (See Division 2/H, 1910.120(q) Emergency
			 responses to hazardous substance releases.) The best source of information
			 about any chemical in the workplace (including recommended personal protective
			 equipment and procedures for spill-response) is often the chemical's Safety
			 Data Sheet (SDS.)
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 4 - AGRICULTURE › Section 437-004-1005 - General Requirements for Protective Equipment

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(1) Definitions.
Contaminants - include any substance that can cause illness or
				physical harm to a person by contact with or entry into the body. Examples
				include dust in the air and pesticide residues in water.
Hazards - include chemicals, contaminants, and energy sources
				that are present in the workplace environment in a way that can cause injury
				to, or functional impairment of, any part of the body through absorption,
				inhalation or physical contact.
Personal protective equipment (PPE) - includes anything worn or
				used for protecting a person from hazards.
(2) Hazard assessment and protective
			 equipment selection.
NOTE
: This section applies to protective equipment
				not covered in OAR 437-004-1041  (Respiratory Protection) or OAR 437-004-0630 (Noise Exposure).
(a) The employer
			 must assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to
			 be present, that would make the use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
			 necessary to protect employees.
(b)
			 If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer must:
(A) Select, and ensure that each exposed
			 employee use, the types of PPE that will protect them from the hazards
			 identified in the hazard assessment;
(B) Communicate PPE selection decisions to
			 each exposed employee; and,
(C)
			 Select PPE that properly fits each exposed employee.
NOTE
: Nonmandatory Appendix A to Subdivision I
				provides a sample hazard assessment procedure.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 4 - AGRICULTURE › Section 437-004-1020 - Personal Fall Protection

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NOTE
: The general requirements for Protective
				Equipment in
				437-004-1005 apply to Personal Fall Protection.
(1)
			 Definitions. Competent person - is a person who because of training and
			 experience, can identify existing and predictable hazards in equipment,
			 material, conditions or practices and who has the knowledge and authority to
			 take corrective steps. Lanyard - A flexible line connected at one end to a body
			 belt or harness and at the other end to an anchorage. Personal fall arrest
			 system means a system used to stop an employee in a fall from a working level.
			 It consists of an anchorage, connectors, body harness and may include a
			 lanyard, deceleration device, lifeline, or suitable combinations of these.
			 Personal fall protection systems include arrest systems, restraint systems or
			 positioning device systems. Personal fall restraint system means a fall
			 protection system that prevents the user from falling any distance. The system
			 is comprised of either a body belt or body harness, along with an anchorage,
			 connectors and other necessary equipment. The other components typically
			 include a lanyard, and may also include a lifeline and other devices.
			 Positioning device system means a body belt or body harness system rigged to
			 allow an employee to be supported on an elevated vertical surface, such as a
			 wall, and work with both hands free while leaning. Qualified person - is a
			 person who has a recognized degree, certification, professional standing,
			 knowledge, training or experience; and has successfully demonstrated the
			 ability to perform the work, or solve or resolve problems relating to the work,
			 subject matter, or project.
(2)
			 Protect all employees from falls when working:
(a) On unguarded surfaces more than 10 feet
			 above a lower level; and
(b) Above
			 open pits, tanks or dangerous equipment at any height.
NOTE:
The requirements to protect employees from
				falls when working on unguarded surfaces more than 10 feet above a lower level
				does
NOT apply when the work is of limited duration and limited
				exposure, and it is equally or more hazardous to set up or use a fall
				protection system. Examples include work on haystacks, stacked silage, and
				stacked Christmas trees in open, outdoor areas.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 4 - AGRICULTURE › Section 437-004-1030 - Work Clothing

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(1) General
			 requirements. Ensure that employees:
(a) Wear
			 clothing that provides adequate protection for the hazards of the
			 work.
(b) Do not wear loose sleeves
			 or other loose clothing when near enough to be caught in moving parts of
			 machinery.
Note: See Divisions 4/O and 4/P for equipment and tool guarding
				requirements.
(c) Do not
			 wear clothing soaked with flammable liquids or contaminated with other
			 hazardous substances.
Note: See Subdivision 4/P, 437-004-2230  for requirements for
				PPE while using chain saws.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 4 - AGRICULTURE › Section 437-004-1035 - Eye and Face Protection

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NOTES:
See Division 4/Q,
				437-004-2310(6)  for the protective equipment requirements
				for welders in agricultural workplaces.
See Division 4/W,
				437-004-6000,
				170.240(c)(7) for the protective eyewear requirements for pesticide
				handlers.
(1) General requirements.
			 Employers must:
(a) Provide and require the
			 use of eye or face protection that protects employees from hazards such as
			 flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic materials,
			 gases and vapors, electrical hazards, or potentially harmful light
			 radiation.
(b) If an employee wears
			 prescription lenses while doing work that involves eye or face hazards, either
			 provide protective equipment that incorporates the prescription lenses or
			 provide protective equipment that can be worn over the prescription lenses in a
			 way that does not disturb the proper position of either the prescription lenses
			 or the protective equipment.
(c)
			 Require employees to use eye or face protection with side protection when there
			 is a hazard from flying objects. Detachable side protectors on safety glasses
			 (such as, clip-on or slide-on side shields) are acceptable if they offer
			 adequate protection from the hazard.
(d) Eye and face protection equipment must be
			 clean and in good repair.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 4 - AGRICULTURE › Section 437-004-1041 - Respiratory Protection

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(1)
			 Permissible practice.
(a) To control
			 occupational diseases caused by breathing contaminated air, the best method is
			 to prevent contamination with engineering controls. To the extent feasible,
			 accepted engineering controls must be used. Examples of engineering controls
			 include enclosing the source of contamination, providing general or local
			 exhaust ventilation to remove the contaminated air from work areas, and
			 substituting less toxic materials. When this approach is not feasible, or while
			 engineering controls are being established, employers must provide appropriate
			 respirators in compliance with this standard.
(b) You must provide a respirator to each
			 employee when it is necessary to protect their health. Respirators must be
			 appropriate for the hazard. You must also establish and maintain an effective
			 respiratory protection program that includes at least the requirements outlined
			 in paragraph (3) of this standard. The program must cover each employee
			 required to use a respirator.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 4 - AGRICULTURE › Section 437-004-1050 - Head Protection

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NOTE
: See Division 4/W, 437-004-600,
				170.240(c)(10) for information about the chemical-resistant headwear
				requirements for pesticide handlers.
(1) General requirements. Require employees
			 to wear head protection helmets or hardhats when working in areas where there
			 is a potential for injury to the head such as from falling or flying objects or
			 electrical hazards.
(2) Criteria
			 for protective headwear.
(a) Head protection
			 must 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
				of these standards for public review at 350 Winter Street NE, Salem OR.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 4 - AGRICULTURE › Section 437-004-1060 - Hand, Foot, and Extremity Protection

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NOTES
: See Division 4/P,
				437-004-2220(10)  for the protective equipment requirements
				(appropriate gloves, aprons and leg guards) for employees using sharp-edged
				cutting tools. See Division 4/P,
				437-004-2230 for requirements for PPE while using chain saws. See Division 4/W,
				437-004-6000,
				170.240(c)(5) and (6) for information about the requirements for gloves and
				chemical-resistant footwear for pesticide handlers.
(1) General requirements for hand protection.
(a) Employers must select and require
			 employees to use appropriate hand protection when the work exposes employees'
			 hands to hazards such as contact with harmful substances; severe cuts,
			 lacerations, or abrasions; punctures; chemical burns; electrical hazards;
			 harmful temperature extremes.
(b)
			 Do not allow the use of leather or other absorbent materials to protect against
			 chemical hazards.
(c) Do not allow
			 employees to wear gloves near moving parts or machines that might catch them.
NOTE
: See Divisions 4/O and 4/P for equipment and
				tool guarding requirements.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 4 - AGRICULTURE › Section 437-004-1070 - Working Underway on Water

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(1)
			 Definitions.
(a) Boat - means every
			 description of water craft used or capable of being used as a means of
			 transportation on the water, but does not include aircraft built to land on the
			 water.
Examples include rowboats, powerboats, rafts, barges, pontoons,
				and dredges.
(b) Underway -
			 means when a boat is in or on the water and on the move - not at anchor, not
			 moored, and not made fast to the shore.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 4 - AGRICULTURE › Section 437-004-1075 - Working Over or In Water

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(1)
			 Definition. Rescue device means a ring buoy and line, gaff pole, throwable
			 rescue device, or other device that serves as a means to rescue somebody from
			 the water without requiring the rescuer to enter the water.
(2) Scope and Application.
(a) These rules apply where there is a danger
			 of drowning and the water is more than 5 feet deep. These rules do not apply to
			 workers protected by general or personal fall protection.
(b) If employees are engaged in diving and
			 related support operations conducted in connection with Agricultural
			 employment, Division 2, 1910.401 through 1910.440, Commercial Diving
			 Operations, applies.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 4 - AGRICULTURE › Section 437-004-1105 - Sanitation

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(1) General.
(a) Scope. This applies to permanent
			 agricultural places of employment under conditions not covered by other
			 standards such as 4/J, OAR
			 437-004-1110,
			 Field Sanitation and 4/W, OAR 437-004-9990, Worker Protection
			 Standard.
(b) Definitions
			 applicable to this section.
(A) Non-water
			 carriage toilet facility is a toilet facility not connected to a
			 sewer.
(B) Number of employees is,
			 unless otherwise stated, the maximum number of employees present at any one
			 time on a regular shift.
(C)
			 Potable water is water meeting the bacteriological and chemical quality
			 requirements in the OAR Chapter 333, Division 61, Public Water Systems, of the
			 Oregon State Health Division.
(D)
			 Sanitary means free from agents harmful to health.
(E) Toilet facility is a fixture in a toilet
			 room for defecation, urination, or both.
(F) Toilet room is a room with toilet
			 facilities in or on any place of employment.
(G) Toxic material is a material in
			 concentration or amount that exceeds the applicable limit established by a
			 standard, or, lacking an applicable standard, is so toxic as to be a recognized
			 hazard that is causing or is likely to cause death or serious physical
			 harm.
(H) Urinal is a toilet
			 facility in a toilet room for the sole purpose of urination.
(I) Water closet is a toilet in a toilet room
			 for both defecation and urination and flushed with water.
(J) Wet process is any process or operation
			 that normally results in employee walking or working surfaces becoming
			 wet.
(c) Housekeeping.
(A) Keep all work areas as clean as the work
			 allows.
(B) Work area floors must
			 be kept as dry as conditions allow. Where there are wet processes, there must
			 be drainage or false floors, platforms, mats, or other dry standing places,
			 where practicable. Otherwise, provide waterproof shoes or boots.
(d) Waste disposal.
(A) Any container for solid or liquid waste
			 or refuse that could rot or decompose must not leak. It must be cleanable,
			 sanitary and have a solid tight-fitting cover unless it can be kept sanitary
			 without one.
(B) Remove sweepings,
			 solid or liquid wastes, refuse, and garbage to avoid creating a health hazard
			 and often enough to keep the work area sanitary.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 4 - AGRICULTURE › Section 437-004-1110 - Field Sanitation for Hand Labor Work

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(1) Scope. This applies to any agricultural
			 establishment where employees do hand-labor operations in the field.
(2) Exceptions. These rules do not apply to:
(a) Logging operations;
(b) The care or feeding of
			 livestock;
(c) Hand-labor
			 operations in permanent structures (e.g., canning facilities or packing
			 houses); or
(d) Machine operators
			 working entirely separate from hand-labor operations.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 4 - AGRICULTURE › Section 437-004-1115

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To view attachments referenced in rule text,
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				  rule
.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  654.025(2),
				  654.035  & 656.726(4)
Statutes/Other Implemented:654.001 through
				  654.295
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 4 - AGRICULTURE › Section 437-004-1120 - Agricultural Labor Housing and Related Facilities

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(1) Application.
(a) These rules apply to any place, or area
			 of land, where there are living areas, manufactured or prefabricated homes or
			 dwellings or other housing provided by a farmer, farm labor contractor,
			 agricultural employer or other person in connection with the recruitment of
			 workers on an agricultural establishment.
(b) These rules apply to any type of labor
			 housing and related facilities together with the tract of land, established, or
			 to be established, operated or maintained for housing workers with or without
			 families whether or not rent is paid or collected.
(c) Manufactured dwellings and homes must
			 comply with specifications for construction of sleeping places, unless they
			 comply with ORS 446.155 to
			 446.185 and OAR
			 918-500-0020(2)
 
			 that have the requirements and specifications for sanitation and safety design
			 for manufactured dwellings.
(d)
			 These rules apply to housing given to, rented, leased to or otherwise provided
			 to employees for use while employed and provided or allowed either by the
			 employer, a representative of the employer or a housing operator.
(e) These rules, unless otherwise stated,
			 apply to all occupants of the labor housing and facilities.
(f) These rules apply to all labor housing
			 sites owned, operated, or allowed to operate on property under the jurisdiction
			 of any state or municipal authority.
(g) Violations relating to the occupants'
			 personal housekeeping practices in facilities that are not common use will not
			 result in citations to the employer.
(h) For the purposes of OAR
			 437-004-1120, labor contractors
			 as defined in ORS 658.405 are employers.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 4 - AGRICULTURE › Section 437-004-1131 - Heat Illness Prevention

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(1)
			 Scope and application. This standard applies whenever an employee performs work
			 activities, whether in indoor or outdoor environments, where the heat index
			 (apparent temperature) equals or exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
Note: When another applicable standard addresses other hazards
				that may be present, employers must comply with the requirements of that
				standard and this standard. Where the requirements of one standard are more
				protective than another for the same hazard, employers must follow the
				requirements that provide the higher level of employee protection.
(a) The following workplaces and operations
			 are exempt from the requirements of this standard.
(A) Incidental heat exposures where an
			 employee is not required to perform work activities for more than 15 minutes in
			 any sixty-minute period.
(B)
			 Exposures to heat generated from the work process - such as occurs in bakeries
			 - is not subject to this standard. In such cases, employers must follow the
			 requirements of OAR 437-002-0144(2).
(C) All emergency operations that are
			 directly involved in the protection of life or property, or the restoration of
			 essential services, such as evacuation, rescue, medical, structural
			 firefighting, law enforcement, utilities, and communications, when employees
			 are engaged in those operations.
(D) Buildings and structures that have a
			 mechanical ventilation system that keeps the heat index below 80 degrees
			 Fahrenheit.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 4 - AGRICULTURE › Section 437-004-1140 - Lighting

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General lighting.
(1)
			 Provide adequate general and local lighting in rooms, buildings and work
			 areas.
(2) Methods for determining
			 the adequacy and effectiveness of lighting include:
(a) Measure the quantity of light against
			 requirements in the American National Standard ANSI A11.1-1965, "American
			 Standard Practice for Industrial Lighting."
(b) The quality of light as to freedom from
			 glare and correct direction, diffusion and distribution.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 4 - AGRICULTURE › Section 437-004-1150 - Safety Colors for Marking Physical Hazards

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Color identification.
(1) Red. Use red as the basic color to
			 identify:
(a) Danger. Safety cans or other
			 portable containers of flammable liquids must be red with highly contrasting
			 markings. Provide red lights at barricades and at temporary obstructions. The
			 main or background color of danger signs must be red.
(b) Stop. Emergency stop bars on hazardous
			 machines must be red. Use red for emergency stop buttons or emergency
			 electrical switches with contrasting letters or other markings.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 4 - AGRICULTURE › Section 437-004-1180 - Accident Prevention Signs

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(1)
			 Scope. This section applies to the design, application and use of signs or
			 symbols (as included in paragraphs (3) through (5) below) to warn of specific
			 hazards. This does not apply to bulletin boards or safety posters.
(2) Definitions. Sign - A surface marked to
			 warn people of hazards, or to give safety instructions. Excluded are news
			 releases, safety posters and bulletins.
(3) Classification of signs by use.
(a) Danger signs.
(A) Use signs of uniform design to warn of
			 specific dangers and radiation hazards.
(B) Instruct all employees that danger signs
			 warn of immediate danger and that special precautions are necessary.