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Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION
Division 2 - GENERAL OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH RULES
Section 437-002-0141 - Additional Oregon Sanitation Requirements

Or. Admin. R. 437-002-0141

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Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 6, June 1, 2024
Section 437-002-0141 - Additional Oregon Sanitation Requirements
(1) Definitions:
(a) "Potable Water" means water meeting the bacteriological and chemical quality requirements prescribed in OAR chapter 333, division 61, Public Water Systems, of the Oregon State Health Division;
(b) "Sanitary" means free from agents injurious to health.
(2) Expectoration. Expectorating upon the walls, floors, workplaces, or stairs of any establishment is prohibited.
(3) Disposal of Waste Materials.
(a) Scrap, waste material, or debris shall not be permitted to accumulate in work areas in a manner that will constitute a hazard or contribute to a hazar?dous condition in a place of employment. It shall be removed as required for the safety of workers.
(b) Flammable waste, such as oily rags, shall be removed to a safe place, or be placed in containers designed or suitable for such use.
(c) Where the operation of machines or equip?ment creates waste materials hazardous to workers, such machines or equipment shall be equipped with suitable collecting or removal systems, except that where the refuse is too heavy, bulky, or otherwise unsuitable to be handled by such means, provision for the temporary safe storage and regular removal of the refuse shall be made.

NOTE: Water supply systems design and construction standards are contained in the Oregon Health Division rules, OAR chapter 333, division 61, Public Water Systems.

(4) Toilet Facilities. Toilet facilities at perma?nent worksites must be reasonably accessible.
(5) Washing Facilities. Handwashing facilities shall be provided in work areas where the employees are exposed to hazardous materials which will have a deleterious effect on or be absorbed through the skin if the contamination is not removed.

NOTE: OR-OSHA did not adopt 1910.141(d)(3)(ii). In Oregon, OAR 437-002-0141(6) applies:

(6) Shower Facilities. One shower shall be provided for each five employees of each sex, or numerical fraction thereof, who are required to shower during the same shift.
(7) Ventilation/Smoking.
(a) Exhaust or natural ventilation in eating facili?ties shall be sufficient to prevent the excessive build-up of cigarette smoke, or other atmospheric contaminants.
(b) Where employees work in an enclosed space, exhaust or natural ventilation shall be sufficient to prevent the build-up of cigarette smoke or other atmospheric contaminants.

Or. Admin. R. 437-002-0141

OSHA 13-1992, f. 12-7-92, cert. ef. 2-1-93; OSHA 6-1994, f. & cert. ef. 9-30-94 NOTE: In lieu of 1910.142, Temporary Labor Camps, the following Oregon-initiated rules have been adopted. OAR 437, division 147, Labor Camps, was redesignated as part of Division 2/J, and renumbered as OAR 437-002-0142.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) & 656.726(3)

Stats. Implemented: ORS 654.001 - 654.295