{"id":"DUT-OR-012","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Oregon","state":"OR","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business Services","authority":"OAR 437-001-0744 (Administrative Order 3-2020, Nov. 6, 2020, effective Nov. 16, 2020; Ex. OR-032); ORS 654.025(2), 656.726(4)","instrument":"Oregon OSHA, Temporary Rule Addressing the COVID-19 Workplace Risks: Questions and Answers (originally issued Nov. 23, 2020; version of Nov. 23, 2020)","title":"Temporary Rule Addressing The COVID-19 Workplace Risks: Questions and Answers","dateIssued":"2020-11-23","effective":"2020-11-23 (interpreting a rule effective Nov. 16, 2020)","end":"temporary rule expired May 4, 2021 and was replaced by the permanent rule the same day (Ex. OR-041); the Q\u0026A\u0027s positions carried into the permanent rule\u0027s own Q\u0026A","startDate":"2020-11-23","endDate":"2021-05-04","quarters":["2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["EMP","MASK","COND"],"addressees":["employers (\u0027all workplaces in Oregon subject to Oregon OSHA jurisdiction\u0027); exceptional-risk workplaces (direct patient care and the activities in rule subsection (1)(c))"],"clause":"The responses in this document represent Oregon OSHA\u0027s current position on issues involving the Temporary Rule addressing the COVID-19 Workplace Risks.... 1. To whom does the temporary rule apply? This temporary rule applies to all workplaces in Oregon subject to Oregon OSHA jurisdiction. The section on Exceptional Risk applies to those activities listed in subsection (1)(c) of the rule.","enforcement":"Citations and civil penalties under ORS 654.086 for violating OAR 437-001-0744 (Ex. OR-032; DUT-OR-014).","functions":[],"notes":"Stated the agency\u0027s enforcement positions on the all-workplace COVID-19 rule: that it \u0027applies to all workplaces in Oregon subject to Oregon OSHA jurisdiction\u0027; how the six-foot distancing requirement and its feasibility exception would be evaluated in an inspection; how face coverings, barriers, sanitation, the exposure risk assessment (\u0027must involve participation and feedback from employees\u0027), the infection control plan and training deadlines would be enforced; and that personal-service providers (massage, hair salons, estheticians) fall under the all-workplace section rather than the exceptional-risk section. Character as recorded: agency_position_statement (release, FAQ, memorandum or statement; covid_workplace_rule layer).","sourceUrl":"https://osha.oregon.gov/Documents/COVID-19-Infectious-Disease-Temp-Rule-QA.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20201211162853/https://osha.oregon.gov/Documents/COVID-19-Infectious-Disease-Temp-Rule-QA.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":160704,"grade":"primary","character":"agency_position_statement","description":"","collection":"DUT-OR","url":"/library/DUT-OR-012","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-OR-012","citation":"Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business Services, Oregon OSHA, Temporary Rule Addressing the COVID-19 Workplace Risks: Questions and Answers (originally issued Nov. 23, 2020; version of Nov. 23, 2020) (Ex. DUT-OR-012)","stateName":"Oregon","related":["OR-041","OR-032","DUT-OR-014"]}