PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Following the deadly, record-shattering heat wave at the end of June, Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration established new rules for employers and employees.

Seyfarth Synopsis: Oregon OSHA institutes program for comprehensive follow-up inspections based on an employer’s violation history, which necessitates employer care during inspections and negotiation ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — With new rules in effect to protect workers during hot temperatures, Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has received more than 60 complaints for heat-related ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The extreme heatwave at the end of June prompted dozens of workplace complaints in Oregon, KOIN 6 News has learned. Between June 24 and June 30, workers filed more than 250 ...

Oregon operates a state plan that the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has approved that applies to both public and private employers. Accordingly, Oregon employers are ...

Employers in Oregon are struggling to comply with state requirements for safety committees and safety meetings, according to new data from Oregon OSHA. In the agency’s ranking of its most cited ...

In response to the Center for Disease Control's (CDC) revised guidance for fully vaccinated individuals, Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and Oregon OSHA have revised and published their new guidance for ...

Oregon’s workplace safety agency said this week it is relaxing standards for COVID-19 safety precautions, adjusting rules to conform with new state health guidance. That means the end to formal mask ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Oregon OSHA said Friday it will delay until June 1 enforcement of a temporary rule to increase protections against the spread of coronavirus in employer-provided housing and in ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division reminded employers Tuesday that they are not allowed to retaliate against any employees who need to quarantine or isolate due to ...

Oregon OSHA fined Dollar Tree $32,000 for violations around a cluttered store. The OSHA body said in a statement that the store exposed "employees to serious physical harm." Dollar Tree did not ...

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 ...