OAR 437-007-1310: Personnel Assignments

(1) The employer and/or their authorized representative must take into account the physical capability of each employee to safely perform assigned tasks: (a) Prior to job assignment; and (b) While the employee performs those tasks. (2) Personnel performing wildland fire suppression or prescribed fire activities except as provided for in OAR 437-007-1315(1) and (2), must: (a) Work in teams of two or more; and (b) Be positioned so they are close enough to render assistance to one another in case of an emergency. NOTE: This rule does not prohibit the ignition and monitoring of burn piles and landings by one employee when a competent person has determined that conditions are such that the fire(s) will not spread beyond the fuels intended to be burned.