occupational health

New occupational safety rules on heat and smoke

Oregon OSHA announces free resources for employers in support of new heat rules (Business Tribune, 6/7/2022)

Thumbnail of page from the document Heat and wildfire smoke rules - summaryHeat and wildfire smoke rules – summary (2022) Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division

Thumbnail of page from the document Rest break schedule options for heat illness preventionRest break schedule options for heat illness prevention (2022) Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division

Thumbnail of page from the document Requisitos clave: normas permanentes de Oregon OSHA para la prevención de enfermedades relacionadas con el calorRequisitos clave : normas permanentes de Oregon OSHA para la prevención de enfermedades relacionadas con el calor (2022) Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division

Thumbnail of page from the document Key requirements: Oregon OSHA's permanent rules for heat illness preventionKey requirements : Oregon OSHA’s permanent rules for heat illness prevention (2022) Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division

 

COVID’s impact on farm workers

Many Oregon farmworkers suffered during pandemic, report finds (Central Oregon Daily, 4/6/2022)

Study says state failed farmworkers during Covid; OSHA denies findings (Oregon Capital Chronicle, 4/7/2022)

Thumbnail of cover from the document Essential voices : farmworker expertise on the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 .Essential voices : farmworker expertise on the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 (2022) Casa of Oregon

New safety rules for agricultural workers

Emergency worker protections put Oregon farms to the test (Capital Press, 8/20/21)

Thumbnail of page from the document Requisitos clave : normas temporales de emergencia de Oregon OSHA para la prevención de enfermedades causadas por el calorRequisitos clave : normas temporales de emergencia de Oregon OSHA para la prevención de enfermedades causadas por el calor (2021) Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division

Thumbnail of page from the document Key requirements : Oregon OSHA's emergency temporary rules for heat illness preventionKey requirements : Oregon OSHA’s emergency temporary rules for heat illness prevention (2021) Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division

Thumbnail of page from the document Key requirements : Oregon OSHA's temporary rules for protection from wildfire smoke during 2021Key requirements : Oregon OSHA’s temporary rules for protection from wildfire smoke during 2021 (2021) Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division

Thumbnail of page from the document Key requirements : Oregon OSHA's amendment to 437-004-1120, addressing high ambient temperatures in labor housingKey requirements : Oregon OSHA’s amendment to 437-004-1120, addressing high ambient temperatures in labor housing (2021) Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division

Impact of COVID-19 on farmworkers

Oregon’s farmworkers disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, study shows (Statesman Journal, 8/14/21)

Thumbnail of cover from the document Estimates of migrant and seasonal farmworkers in agriculture, 2018 updateEstimates of migrant and seasonal farmworkers in agriculture, 2018 update (2018) Oregon Health Authority, Health Policy and Analytics Division

Thumbnail of cover from the document Oregon COVID-19 farmworker studyOregon COVID-19 farmworker study (2021) Casa of Oregon

Farm worker safety rules

New rules offer some relief to outdoor workers, but concerns remain about pay, health impacts (Statesman Journal, 8/12/2021)

Thumbnail of cover from the document Temporary rule on heat in ag housing.Temporary rule on heat in ag housing (2021) Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division

Thumbnail of cover from the document Temporary rule on wildfire smoke.Temporary rule on wildfire smoke (2021) Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division

Heat-related illness

Oregon OSHA urges: Prevent worker illness in hot weather (KTVZ, 7/9/18)

When the temperature goes up, heat can make you sick [PDF] (2013) Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division

Heat exhaustion = Agotamiento por el calor [PDF] (2017) Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division

Working in extreme heat

Construction projects keep pounding away in the heat (Portland Tribune, 8/2/17)

When the temperature goes up, heat can make you sick [PDF] (2013) Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division

Heat safety : water. rest. shade : the work can’t get done without them [PDF] (2011) Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division

Heat stress card [DPF] (2006) Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division

Trichloroethylene and workers’ health

Chemical linked to Entek air pollution also linked to employees’ health problems (Oregonian, 4/29/17)

Evaluation of Neurological Dysfunction among Workers Exposed to Trichloroethylene [PDF] (2008) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutute for Occupational Safety and Health

(TCE) Trichloroethylene [PDF] (1991) Oregon Department of Human Services, Environmental Toxicology Section