ORS 654.015: Unsafe or unhealthy place of employment prohibited.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
No employer or owner shall construct or cause to be constructed or maintained any place of employment that is unsafe or detrimental to health. [Amended by 1973 c.833 §6]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 437-001-0001: Model Rules of Procedure — implements
- OAR 437-001-0002: Notice to Interested Persons of Rulemaking — implements
- OAR 437-001-0005: Authority and Applicability of Rules — implements
- OAR 437-001-0010: Purpose and Scope of Rules — implements
- OAR 437-001-0015: Definitions — implements
- OAR 437-001-0020: Authority to Administer — implements
- OAR 437-001-0025: Liberal Construction — implements
- OAR 437-001-0030: Use of Gender and Number — implements
- OAR 437-001-0035: Occupational Safety and Health Rules — implements
- OAR 437-001-0045: Adoption, Amendment, or Repeal of Rules — implements
- OAR 437-001-0047: Voluntary Compliance Program, General — implements
- OAR 437-001-0050: Enforcement Program, General — implements
- OAR 437-001-0053: Preserving Physical Evidence at the Scene of an Accident — implements
- OAR 437-001-0055: Priority of Inspections — implements
- OAR 437-001-0057: Scheduling Inspections — implements
- OAR 437-001-0060: Advance Notice — implements
- OAR 437-001-0065: Right of Entry — implements
- OAR 437-001-0070: Inspection Warrants — implements
- OAR 437-001-0075: Opening Conference — implements
- OAR 437-001-0080: Inspection Without Employer or Employer Representative — implements
- OAR 437-001-0085: Employee Representation on Inspection Team — implements
- OAR 437-001-0090: Inspection Procedures — implements
- OAR 437-001-0096: Red Warning Notice — implements
- OAR 437-001-0099: Closing Conference — implements
- OAR 437-001-0135: Evaluation of Probability to Establish Penalties — implements
- OAR 437-001-0140: Evaluation of Severity to Establish Penalties — implements
- OAR 437-001-0142: Annual Adjustment of Civil Penalties — implements
- OAR 437-001-0145: Penalty for Other than Serious, Serious, or Caused or Contributed to a Work-Related Fatality Violation — implements
- OAR 437-001-0150: Civil Penalty Adjustments — implements
- OAR 437-001-0155: Determination of Penalty — Failure to Correct — implements
- OAR 437-001-0160: Penalty Criteria — Repeat Violation — implements
- OAR 437-001-0165: Determination of Penalty — Repeat Violation — implements
- OAR 437-001-0170: Determination of Penalty — Failure to Report an Occupational Fatality, Catastrophe, or Accident — implements
- OAR 437-001-0175: Determination of Penalty — Willful or Egregious Violation — implements
- OAR 437-001-0176: Determination of Penalty — Failure to Notify Employees of Advance Notice — implements
- OAR 437-001-0180: Determination of Penalty — Relating to Red Warning Notice — implements
- OAR 437-001-0201: Determination of Penalty — Relating to Field Sanitation — implements
- OAR 437-001-0203: Determination of Penalty — Relating to Violations Which Have No Probability and Severity. — implements
- OAR 437-001-0205: Citation and Notice of Penalty — implements
- OAR 437-001-0215: Employer Response to Citation and Notice of Penalty — implements
- OAR 437-001-0220: Payment of Penalties — implements
- OAR 437-001-0225: Penalty for Falsification — implements
- OAR 437-001-0230: Correction of Violation — implements
- OAR 437-001-0231: Abatement Verification — implements
- OAR 437-001-0235: Failure to Correct Violation — implements
- OAR 437-001-0240: Extension of Correction Date — Application — implements
- OAR 437-001-0245: Extension of Correction Date — Decision — implements
- OAR 437-001-0250: Extension of Correction Date — Revocation — implements
- OAR 437-001-0251: Extension of Correction Date — Hearing on the Application — implements
- OAR 437-001-0255: Requesting an Appeal and an Informal Conference — implements
- OAR 437-001-0265: Amendment, Reissue or Withdrawal of Citation — implements
- OAR 437-001-0270: Discretion To Prevent a Manifest Injustice — implements
- OAR 437-001-0280: Posting on Selected Multi-Employer Jobsites — implements
- OAR 437-001-0285: Form and Content of a Complaint — implements
- OAR 437-001-0290: Division Action on Complaints — implements
- OAR 437-001-0295: Discrimination Complaint — implements
- OAR 437-001-0400: Application for a Variance — implements
- OAR 437-001-0405: Interim Order Relating to a Variance — implements
- OAR 437-001-0410: Administrative Action on Variance Application — implements
- OAR 437-001-0411: Hearings for Variance Applications — implements
- OAR 437-001-0415: Criteria for Variance Approval — implements
- OAR 437-001-0420: Decision on Variance Request — implements
- OAR 437-001-0425: Employer’s Duty to Meet Variance Terms — implements
- OAR 437-001-0430: Modification or Revocation of a Variance — implements
- OAR 437-001-0435: Effect of a Variance Granted by the U.S. Secretary of Labor — implements
- OAR 437-001-0450: Voluntary Compliance Consultative Services — implements
- OAR 437-001-0455: Application for Consultative Services — implements
- OAR 437-001-0460: Consultation — implements
- OAR 437-001-0700: Recording Workplace Injuries and Illnesses — implements
- OAR 437-001-0704: Reporting Fatalities, Catastrophes, Injuries and Illnesses to Oregon OSHA — implements
- OAR 437-001-0740: Falsification or Failure to Keep and Post Records or Make Reports — implements
- OAR 437-001-0760: Rules for All Workplaces — implements
- OAR 437-001-0765: Safety Committees and Safety Meetings. — implements
- OAR 437-001-0800: Application Procedures — implements
- OAR 437-001-0805: Application Review — implements
- OAR 437-001-0810: Grant Awards — implements
- OAR 437-001-1005: Authority and Applicability of Rules — implements
- OAR 437-001-1010: Purpose and Scope — implements
- OAR 437-001-1015: Definitions — implements
- OAR 437-001-1020: General Requirements — implements
- OAR 437-001-1025: Notification of Services — implements
- OAR 437-001-1030: Requests for Services — implements
- OAR 437-001-1035: Loss Prevention Services — implements
- OAR 437-001-1040: Required Loss Prevention Services — implements
- OAR 437-001-1050: Self-Insured and Group Self-Insured Employer Loss Prevention Assistance — implements
- OAR 437-001-1055: Self-Insured and Group Self-Insured Employer Loss Prevention Programs — implements
- OAR 437-001-1060: Self-Insured and Group Self-Insured Employer Loss Prevention Effort — implements
- OAR 437-001-1065: Penalty Provisions for Insurers — implements
- OAR 437-002-0005: Adoption by Reference — implements
- OAR 437-002-0006: General Oregon Definitions — implements
- OAR 437-002-0007: Testing and Certification — implements
- OAR 437-002-0010: Adoption by Reference — implements
- OAR 437-002-0015: Adoption by Reference — implements
- OAR 437-002-0020: Adoption by Reference — implements
- OAR 437-002-0022: Additional Oregon General Requirements — implements
- OAR 437-002-0026: Portable Ladders — implements
- OAR 437-002-0032: Ramps and Runways — implements
- OAR 437-002-0033: Piers and Wharves — implements
- OAR 437-002-0040: Adoption by Reference — implements
- OAR 437-002-0041: Exits and Exit Routes — implements
- OAR 437-002-0042: Emergency Action Plan — implements
- OAR 437-002-0043: Fire Prevention Plan — implements
- OAR 437-002-0047: Working Near Overhead High Voltage Lines and Equipment — implements
- OAR 437-002-0060: Adoption by Reference — implements
- OAR 437-002-0080: Adoption by Reference — implements
- OAR 437-002-0081: Oregon Ventilation Regulations — implements
- OAR 437-002-0095: Audiometric Testing in Oregon — implements
- OAR 437-002-0098: Additional Applicability — implements
- OAR 437-002-0100: Adoption by Reference — implements
- OAR 437-002-0101: Oregon Start-Up Dates — implements
- OAR 437-002-0107: Spray Finishing — implements
- OAR 437-002-0109: Explosives and Blasting Agents — implements
- OAR 437-002-0118: Oregon Rules for Reinforced Plastics Manufacturing — implements
- OAR 437-002-0119: Oregon Effective Dates — implements
- OAR 437-002-0120: Adoption by Reference — implements
- OAR 437-002-0122: Dipping and Coating — implements
- OAR 437-002-0134: Personal Protective Equipment — implements
- OAR 437-002-0139: Working Underway on Water. — implements
- OAR 437-002-0140: Adoption by Reference — implements
- OAR 437-002-0141: Additional Oregon Sanitation Requirements — implements
- OAR 437-002-0144: Additional Oregon Rules for General Environmental Controls — implements
- OAR 437-002-0145: Additional Oregon Rules for Accident Prevention and Tags — implements
- OAR 437-002-0146: Confined Spaces — implements
- OAR 437-002-0154: Individual Locks — implements
- OAR 437-002-0156: Heat Illness Prevention — implements
- OAR 437-002-0161: Medical Services and First Aid — implements
- OAR 437-002-0170: Worker Protection Standard — implements
- OAR 437-002-0180: Adoption by Reference — implements
- OAR 437-002-0182: Oregon Rules for Fire Fighters — implements
- OAR 437-002-0187: Portable Fire Extinguishers — implements
- OAR 437-002-0200: Adoption by Reference — implements
- OAR 437-002-0210: Additional Oregon Rules for Compressed Air and Compressed Gas Equipment — implements
- OAR 437-002-0220: Adoption by Reference — implements
- OAR 437-002-0221: Additional Oregon Rules for Handling Materials — implements
- OAR 437-002-0223: Oregon Rules for Commercial and Industrial Vehicles — implements
- OAR 437-002-0227: Additional Oregon Rules for Powered Industrial Trucks — implements
- OAR 437-002-0228: Oregon General Requirements for Cranes — implements
- OAR 437-002-0229: Additional Oregon Rules for Overhead and Gantry Cranes — implements
- OAR 437-002-0230: Additional Oregon Rule for Crawler, Locomotive and Truck Cranes — implements
- OAR 437-002-0232: Additional Oregon Rule for Derricks — implements
- OAR 437-002-0233: Oregon Rules for Hammerhead Cranes — implements
- OAR 437-002-0235: Additional Oregon Rule for Slings — implements
- OAR 437-002-0240: Adoption by Reference — implements
- OAR 437-002-0242: Oregon Rules for Machinery and Machine Guarding — implements
- OAR 437-002-0256: Stationary Compactors, Self-Contained Compactors, and Balers — implements
- OAR 437-002-0260: Adoption by Reference — implements
- OAR 437-002-0262: Additional Definitions in Oregon — implements
- OAR 437-002-0264: Additional General Requirements for Hand Tools — implements
- OAR 437-002-0266: Additional Oregon Rules for Guarding Portable Powered Tools — implements
- OAR 437-002-0268: Oregon Rules for Hand-Powered Equipment — implements
- OAR 437-002-0279: Additional Oregon Confined Space Requirements — implements
- OAR 437-002-0280: Adoption by Reference — implements
- OAR 437-002-0281: Manganese — implements
- OAR 437-002-0282: Job Planning and Layout — implements
- OAR 437-002-0283: Additional Protective Clothing Requirements During Hot Work Activities — implements
- OAR 437-002-0284: Additional Specifications for Eye and Face Protection — implements
- OAR 437-002-0285: Additional Special Precautions — implements
- OAR 437-002-0286: Flammable Preservative Coatings — implements
- OAR 437-002-0287: Toxic Preservative Coatings — implements
- OAR 437-002-0288: Additional General Health Protection — implements
- OAR 437-002-0297: Oregon Requirements for Welding or Cutting Containers — implements
- OAR 437-002-0298: Supplied Air Respiratory Equipment — implements
- OAR 437-002-0299: Definitions — implements
- OAR 437-002-0300: Adoption by Reference — implements
- OAR 437-002-0301: Scope and Application — implements
- OAR 437-002-0302: Definitions — implements
- OAR 437-002-0303: Training and Work Planning — implements
- OAR 437-002-0304: First Aid Requirements — implements
- OAR 437-002-0305: Traffic Control — implements
- OAR 437-002-0306: Electrical Hazards — implements
- OAR 437-002-0307: Personal Protective Equipment — implements
- OAR 437-002-0308: Portable Power Tools — implements
- OAR 437-002-0309: Hand Tools — implements
- OAR 437-002-0310: Work Procedures — implements
- OAR 437-002-0311: Mobile Equipment — implements
- OAR 437-002-0312: Oregon Rules for Pulp, Paper and Paperboard Mills — implements
- OAR 437-002-0313: Additional Oregon Rules for Sawmills — implements
- OAR 437-002-0314: Veneer and Plywood Machinery — implements
- OAR 437-002-0315: Shake and Shingle Machinery — implements
- OAR 437-002-0316: Oregon Rules for Telecommunications — implements
- OAR 437-002-0320: Adoption by Reference. — implements
- OAR 437-002-0340: Adoption by Reference — implements
- OAR 437-002-0342: Additional Oregon Definition — implements
- OAR 437-002-0345: Inland Emergency Aid — implements
- OAR 437-002-0355: Air Supply Systems (Compressed Gases and Air) — implements
- OAR 437-002-0360: Adoption by Reference — implements
- OAR 437-002-0363: Oregon Amendment — implements
- OAR 437-002-0364: Oregon Rules for MOCA (4,4'-Methylene Bis (2-chloroaniline)) — implements
- OAR 437-002-0368: Deterioration — implements
- OAR 437-002-0371: Scope and Application — implements
- OAR 437-002-0373: Oregon Rules for Thiram — implements
- OAR 437-002-0376: Delayed Effective Dates for Hazard Communication — implements
- OAR 437-002-0377: Additional Oregon Rules for Hazard Communication — implements
- OAR 437-002-0378: Oregon Rules for Pipe Labeling — implements
- OAR 437-002-0382: Oregon Rules for Air Contaminants — implements
- OAR 437-002-0390: Oregon Effective Dates — implements
- OAR 437-002-0391: Additional Oregon Rules for Carcinogens in Laboratories — implements
- OAR 437-002-1001: Asbestos Respiratory Protection Program — implements
- OAR 437-002-1017: Vinyl Chloride Respiratory Protection Program — implements
- OAR 437-002-1018: Inorganic Arsenic Respiratory Protection Program — implements
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