SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Employers and workers who engage in construction activities in Oregon now have a free and flexible way to improve their understanding of fall protection, thanks to an online video ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Following adoption of the nation’s strongest requirements to protect workers from heat stress, Oregon OSHA is offering educational and training resources to help employers comply ...

A new funding opportunity supports the development of creative tools to improve safety and health training for workers in high-hazard industries, from forestry to construction. Oregon OSHA is ...

Starting November 16, 2020, all Oregon employers must comply with new OSHA regulations related to COVID-19. Among other things, these rules impose substantial requirements to conduct risk assessments, ...

Employers must provide employees with COVID-19 information and training by December 21, 2020. For most employers, the training can be provided remotely (for example, by having employees review a ...

Oregon OSHA urges employers to blend the training offered by the Safety Committee Suite with policies and practices that are specific to their workplaces, noting that doing this will increase the ...

The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health department will hold a two-day training conference in Bend to talk about safety and health training for workers in the residential, commercial, and industrial ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — State health officials reported 29 of Oregon’s 600 COVID-19-related deaths were connected to workplace outbreaks. According to the Oregon Health Authority, just under 8,000 people ...

Companies in high-hazard industries such as construction and agriculture have the opportunity to apply for grants through Oregon’s state-run OSHA. The Occupational Safety and Health Education and ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Agency (OSHA) wants to extend the COVID-19-related rules for masks, social distancing and training in workplaces until the pandemic ends.

Oregon’s occupational safety and health division, also known as Oregon OSHA, announced this week that it has adopted a permanent set of rules intended to protect workers from high heat and wildfire ...

New rules to protect workers laboring in excessive heat were enacted on Thursday, but some groups worry they won’t be enforced rigorously enough to prevent future deaths. Gov. Kate Brown directed the ...