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Administrative Order 2-2020; OAR 437-001-0749

Temporary rule addressing the COVID-19 emergency in employer-provided housing, labor-intensive agricultural operations, and agricultural transportation

Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business Services · Oregon (State)

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Jurisdiction
Oregon
Level
State
Authority
ORS 654.025(2), 654.035, 656.726(4); ORS 183.335(5) (temporary rule)
Issued
2020-04-28 Apr. 28, 2020
Effective
2020-05-11 (housing provisions phased; enforcement from June 1, 2020 per bundle) (read as 2020-05-11)
End
2020-10-24 ('will remain effect until repealed, but not later than October 24, 2020') (read as 2020-10-24)
In force
May 11, 2020 to Oct. 24, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4
Limitation types
Gathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation
Addressees
  • labor-intensive agricultural operations; temporary worker housing and labor camps; employer-provided agricultural transportation
Functions reached
  • FP hand-labor operations
  • LB housing and transport
  • WF
  • HR
Collection
Agriculture and Food Processing SEC-20

Operative words

(5) Social distancing officer. Affected agricultural employers must identify one or more individuals who will be responsible for identifying appropriate social distancing and sanitation measures and ensuring that such measures are implemented. (6) General social distancing requirement. Affected agricultural employers must plan and implement work activities so that workers will not need to be within 6 feet of each other as they perform their duties, during breaks, or during meal periods.

Enforcement

Oregon Safe Employment Act citations and penalties (ORS 654.086)

Notes

Excludes 'hand-labor operations in permanent structures (e.g., canning facilities or packing houses),' which Oregon later reached through OAR 437-001-0744 (Nov. 16, 2020).

Retrieval note

The bundle cited OAR 437-004-1120; the rule's own number is 437-001-0749 (correction).