These rules apply to any agricultural establishment where employees do hand-labor operations in the field. Hand-labor operations are activities performed by hand or with hand tools, including the following:

• Hand-cultivation, hand-weeding, hand-planting, and hand-harvesting of agricultural crops
  
• Hand packing or sorting done on the ground, on a moving machine, or in a temporary packing shed in the field
  
• Operation of vehicles or machinery in conjunction with other hand-labor operations.
  

Exemp​​tions

The rules do not apply to logging operations, the care or feeding of livestock, hand-labor operations in permanent structures such as canning facilities or packing houses, or machine operators working entirely separate from hand-labor operations.

Definiti​o​ns

Hand washing facility: a facility providing a basin, container, or outlet with an adequate supply of potable water, soap, and single-use towels.

Potable water: water that meets standards for drinking water set by OAR Chapter, 333, DIV 61, Public Water Systems.

Toilet facility: a fixed or portable facility designed for the purpose of adequate collection and containment of the products of both defecation and urination, supplied with toilet paper adequate to meet employee needs. Toilet facilities must be free of hazards, in good repair, stable, and meet the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s requirements for construction and maintenance.

To comply, employers must do the following:

• Provide one toilet facility and one hand washing facility—in close proximity to each other—for each 20 employees or fraction thereof. Provide toilet facilities for each sex, where practicable. Distinctly mark them “women” and “men” in English and in the native language of employees expected to work in the fields—or with easily understood pictures or symbols.
  
• Ensure that toilet facilities are adequately ventilated and screened, have self-closing doors that can be latched from the inside, and are constructed to ensure privacy.
  
• Ensure that hand washing facilities are refilled with potable water and restocked as necessary to ensure an adequate supply.
  
• Maintain toilets, and hand washing facilities in a clean and sanitary condition and in accordance with appropriate public health sanitation practices.
  
• Locate toilets and hand washing facilities within a ¼ mile or a five-minute walk of each hand laborer’s place of work in the field. (If it is not feasible due to the terrain, to locate facilities within the ¼ mile distance the facilities can be located at the closest vehicular access to the field.)
  
• Provide potable drinking water, as follows:
  
• Immediately available to all employees, suitably cool and in sufficient amounts to meet the needs of all employees
  
• Water must be dispensed in single-use drinking cups or by fountains. Shared drinking cups or common dippers are prohibited
  
• Containers for drinking water must be constructed of materials that maintain water quality, shall be refilled daily or more often as necessary, shall be kept covered, and shall be regularly cleaned
  
• Ensure that the disposal of waste from these facilities does not cause unsanitary conditions
  
• Notify each employee of the location of drinking water, toilets, and hand washing facilities and provide employees with reasonable opportunities to use them during the work day.
  
• Inform each employee of the importance of following good hygiene practices to minimize the hazards of heat, exposure to communicable diseases and agricultural residues, and retention of urine. Specifically, instruct employees to do the following:
  
• Use the water and facilities provided for drinking, hand washing, and elimination.
  
• Drink water frequently, especially on hot days.
  
• Wash hands both before and after using the toilet.
  
• Urinate as frequently as necessary.
  
• Wash hands before eating and smoking.
  

Field sanitat​ion notice

Employers that grow or harvest food crops for human consumption must post a notice describing the requirements of these rules and advising workers where they may file complaints regarding field sanitation matters. It must be in the language of the majority of the workers. A down-loadable form in English and Spanish is available on the Oregon OSHA website.

Web www4.cbs.state.or.us/ex/osha/film/hard​

The rules apply when any chemical product is known to be present in the workplace in a way that can expose workers under normal conditions of use or in a foreseeable emergency. Employers must inform their employees about the hazards of these materials through the following:

• A written Hazard Communication Program
  
• A system for container labeling and other forms of warning
  
• Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for each chemical
  
• ​Providing specific training to employees
  

Hazard Communication Program

Each employer must develop and implement a written, workplace-specific Hazard Communication Program that specifies how the employer will meet the requirements of the rule. The Hazard Communication Program must also include the following information:

A list of all the hazardous chemicals in the workplace, cross-referencing the chemical names on the product labels with the MSDSs

What methods the employer will use to inform employees about the hazards of non-routine tasks

What methods the employer will use to inform contractors and other employers about chemical hazards while they are in his workplace

Labels and other forms of w​arning

Chemical manufacturers, importers, and distributors have the responsibility for ensuring that each container of hazardous chemical leaving their facility is labeled, tagged, or marked with the following information:

• The identity of the hazardous chemical(s)
  
• Appropriate hazard warnings
  
• The name and address of the chemical manufacturer, importer, or other responsible party
  

The employer must ensure that the manufacturer’s labels or other forms of warning are legible, in English, and prominently displayed. Secondary containers must also be labeled unless the portable container is for the immediate use of, and will be in the exclusive possession of the employee who performs the transfer, and will be used up before the end of that employee’s workshift. Pesticides with labels required by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act need no additional labeling under the Hazard Communication Rule.

Material Safety Data Sheets

A Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) is a document, written in English, containing standardized information about the properties and the hazards of toxic substances. Manufacturers and importers of toxic chemicals must prepare, update, and furnish MSDS to their distributors and to employers who purchase these products. If an MSDS is not furnished with a chemical shipment that has been labeled hazardous, the employer must obtain an MSDS from the chemical manufacturer, importer, or distributor. Employers must have an MSDS on file for each hazardous chemical in the workplace and ensure that MSDS are readily accessible to employees when they are in their work area(s)—especially in an emergency.

Employee training​ and information

Employers must provide employees with information and training on hazardous chemicals in the work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard is introduced into their work area.

Training required by the Hazard Communication Standard is in addition to training required under the federal Worker Protection Standard. Employers are required to provide a copy of the Oregon OSHA brochure #440-1951 “Safe Practices when Working Around Hazardous Agricultural Chemicals” to each employee. For workers who perform only hand labor operations in agriculture, this publication can be used for part of the Hazard Communication training as well as for the initial Worker Protection Standard training. (For Hazard Communication, workers must also be told about what chemicals they may be exposed to, where to find additional information about these chemicals, the employer’s policies and procedures for preventing exposures, and what to do in an emergency. Additional training may also be required by the Worker Protection Standard.) Licensed pesticide applicators are covered by the Hazard Communication Standard and must receive all training required by the rules.

Note: See additional information under “Worker Protection Standard (WPS)”

Employee training must include at least the following:

• Information about any operations in their work areas where hazardous chemicals are present.
  
• The location and availability of the written Hazard Communication Program, the required list(s) of hazardous chemicals and the required MSDSs.
  
• How to observe or detect the presence or release of a hazardous chemical in the work area.
  
• The physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area.
  
• The measures employees can take to protect themselves from these hazards, including specific procedures the employer has implemented to protect employees. Examples include appropriate work practices, emergency procedures, and personal protective equipment to be used.
  
• The details of the employer’s Hazard Communication Program, including an explanation of the labeling system and the MSDS, and how employees can obtain and use the appropriate information.
  

Technical assistance

Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division
350 Winter St NE, Rm. 430
PO Box 14480
Salem, OR 97309-0405
Phone 503-378-3272 or 800-922-2689
Fax 503-947-7461
Web orosha.org​

Any employer with one or more employees.

Note: For purposes of determining the number of employees, members of the agricultural employer’s immediate family are excluded unless they are covered by workers’ compensation insurance. The immediate family includes grandparents, parents, children, stepchildren, foster children, and any blood relative living as a dependent of the core family.

The Oregon Legislature passed the Oregon Safe Employment Act (OSE Act) in 1973 to ensure the occupational safety and health of Oregon’s workforce. The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA), takes the lead in administering the various aspects of agricultural worker health and safety in Oregon.

Regulated activities

Many aspects of agricultural practices are subject to worker safety regulation including farmstead machinery and equipment, toxic and hazardous substance handling (including pesticides and fertilizers), occupational noise, storage and handling of anhydrous ammonia, protective apparel and equipment, and temporary labor housing. Division 4/Agriculture contains most of the Oregon OSHA administrative rules that apply to agricultural workplaces.

Web osha.oregon.gov/standards/div_4.html​

Required registrations, permits, and licenses

Oregon OSHA does not issue permits or licenses to individuals working in agriculture. However, most agriculture labor housing camps must be registered with Oregon OSHA (503-378-3272, or toll free 800-922-2689). Other agencies do require and issue permits or licenses for the agricultural industry. For instance, the Oregon Department of Agriculture, Pesticides Program (503-986-4635), issues licenses for the application of restricted use pesticides; and the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (503-731-4073) issues permits for employing minors and endorsements for agriculture labor housing operators.

Reporting and record keeping​

Report the death of any employee or a catastrophe (three or more employees admitted to a hospital) within eight hours of the incident or within eight hours after it has been reported to you. Report the overnight hospitalization of an employee for medical treatment within 24 hours of the incident.

Call 503-378-3272 or 800-922-2689 to report overnight hospitalizations, catastrophes, or fatalities.

Employers must also keep certain records, including worker exposure to toxic materials and medical records related to work related injuries or illnesses.

Postings

Employers are required to display posters related to employee safety and health, pesticide safety, civil rights, minimum wages, equal employment opportunity laws, and the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Certificate, among others.

Oregon OSHA’s required “It’s the Law” poster and “Field Sanitation Notice” poster are available in English and Spanish from the Oregon OSHA Resource Centerl.

Phone 503-947-7453 or 800-922-2689
Web osha.oregon.gov/publications/posters.html

Also, the location of first-aid supplies, telephone numbers of local ambulance and hospital services (or 911), and names and other pertinent information about who, if anybody, on the premises is trained in CPR and first-aid, must be posted where employees can easily find them.

The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries offers a composite laminated poster that combines most of the required agricultural postings ($10.00). Call the Oregon BOLI office in Portland, OR for more information: 971‑673-0825. Posters (limited to availability on hand) may also be picked-up at the following BOLI satellite offices:

Eugene: 1400 Executive Parkway, Suite 200, Eugene, OR 97401. Phone: 541-686-7623
Salem: 3865 Wolverine St NE, Building E-1, Salem, OR 97305. Phone: 503-378-3292

Safety awareness and safety training

All agricultural employers must provide “basic safety awareness information” for seasonal workers at their orientation and when work conditions change in a way that could affect their safety or health. This information must be provided in a way that the workers can understand.

All agricultural employers with non-seasonal workers must either have a safety committee or hold monthly safety meetings. Employers with 10 or fewer workers at a location can either have a safety committee or hold safety meetings. Employers with 11 or more workers at a location must have a safety committee.

Phone 503-378-3272
Toll free 800-922-2689
Web osha.oregon.gov/pdf/rules/division_4/div4c.pdf

Employers must ensure that every worker can safely perform any process or practice in which he/she will be involved and safely use or operate any machinery, tools, or equipment. In addition, specific training is required by other Oregon OSHA rules for all workers for activities such as operating equipment, using personal protective equipment, and handling chemicals. Contact Oregon OSHA for more information on this topic.

The Public Education section of Oregon OSHA offers a variety of online and in-person classes on occupational safety and health subjects and record keeping.

Phone 503-947-7443 or 888-292-5247, Option 2
Email ed.web@state.or.us​

Inspections and enforcement

An employer may not risk an employee’s safety or health. In the event of an accident or incident, Oregon OSHA may conduct an inspection to determine occupational hazards.

Oregon OSHA conducts unannounced enforcement inspections based on injury records, complaints from an employee or non employee, and referrals from public entities or the media. During an inspection, records and written safety programs are reviewed, facilities inspected, and employee exposure to hazards documented through field notes, interviews, and photographs. The inspector checks to see that the OSHA safety poster is prominently displayed where employees can see it. Employers who correct violations before a compliance officer concludes the inspection may receive penalty reductions. First instance violation penalties range from $0 to $7,000 or more per violation, depending on the probability and severity of an accident or illness occurring. Employers have the right to appeal any citation and do not need to be represented by a lawyer in an appeal.

The most frequent citations in farm-related enterprises for 2012 include the following (in order of frequency):

1. Agricultural labor housing rules (requirements not met for living areas, facilities, or site)
   
2. Hazard Communication Standard (requirements not met for written program, safety data sheets, employee information and training)
   
3. Field Sanitation rules (requirements not met for toilets, hand-washing facilities, potable drinking water, and posting of the notice)
   
4. Safety committees/ safety meeting rules (general requirements not being met for committees or meetings)
   
5. Worker Protection Standard (requirements not being met for cleaning or maintenance of pesticide personal protective equipment, information or training)
   
6. Respiratory Protection Standard (program requirements not met)
   
7. Flammable and combustible liquids (requirements not met for tanks and containers)
   
8. Annual inspection of fire extinguishers not performed.
   
9. Inadequate control of hazardous energy (lockout/tag out rules)
   
10. Training requirements for tractor operators not met
    

Note: Although not cited as often, some of the most serious-and expensive-citations were for not meeting the general requirements for providing supervision and competency.

Oregon OSHA safety checklist

The following is a brief hazard checklist assembled by Oregon OSHA to help employers and employees evaluate their work place. Not all hazards are covered. A more extensive checklist is provided (at no charge) in Oregon OSHA’s publication, Cultivating a Safe Environment, available online or from the Oregon OSHA Resource Center.

Phone 800-922-2689
Web orosha.org

General safety and health

• Do your procedures ensure that quarterly inspections of the job site, materials, and equipment are conducted to identify hazards?
  

Medical requirements

• Is there an emergency medical plan to ensure prompt treatment of an injured worker?
• Are the minimum first-aid supplies available?
• Are the medical-emergency numbers posted (name and telephone numbers of ambulance service and hospital or 911)?
• Are all employees aware of the identity of the first-aid trained person, if any, or provider and the elements of the emergency medical plan?

Safety training and education

• Have all employees been trained to recognize and avoid unsafe conditions and hazards in their work environment?
  
• Has a training program been provided for all employees who use ladders?
  
• Has training been provided for all employees who use personal protective equipment (PPE)?
  
• Have all employees been given a copy and provided training on the “Safe Practices when Working around Hazardous Agricultural Chemicals” brochure?
  

Posting

• Is the Oregon OSHA Safety and Health Protection on the Job poster displayed where all employees are likely to see it?
  
• Are emergency numbers posted where they can be readily used in case of emergency?
  
• Are other applicable Oregon and federal posters or notices properly displayed, such as
  
• Field sanitation notice
• Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection poster
• EPA Worker Protection Standard for Agricultural Pesticides Safety poster.

Record keeping

• Are all occupational injuries and illnesses, except minor injuries requiring only first aid, being recorded as required on the Oregon OSHA Form 300?
  
• Are copies of Oregon OSHA Form 300 and First Report Injury Form 801, kept for five years?
  

Technical assistance

Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division
350 Winter St NE, Rm. 430
PO Box 14480
Salem, OR 97309-0405
Phone 503-378-3272 or 800-922-2689
Fax 503-947-7461
Web orosha.org​

Consultative services

Phone 503-378-3272 or 800-922-2689
Trained safety and health professionals provide consultative services to help employers and workers identify and correct occupational safety and health hazards. All consultative services are free. The training section offers a variety of workshops and training classes.

Publications and posters

Oregon OSHA Resource Center
Phone 503-947-7447 or 800-922-2689

OSU Extension
Contact your local OSU Extension Office for a composite laminated poster that includes all agricultural postings ($10.00).

The federal Worker Protection Standards (WPS) requirements apply to employers of workers on farms and forests, nurseries, and in greenhouses where pesticides with labels that include “Agricultural Use Requirements” are used. Oregon OSHA enforces the WPS within Oregon. Agricultural employers are strongly encouraged to obtain a copy of “Worker Protection Standard for Agricultural Pesticides-How to Comply: What Employers Need to Know, a manual produced by the US Environmental Protection Agency.” Contact any of the enforcement agencies listed at the end of this section for information on how to obtain the manual.

Compliance

Employers who hire or contract for workers to perform activities related to the production of agricultural plants must ensure that any pesticide is used in a manner consistent with its labeling, including requirements (such as WPS) referenced by the label. In Oregon, the WPS requirements have been adopted by administrative rule into the OSHA regulations which are more stringent. OSHA regulations for WPS include Hazard Communication, additional protections for personal protective equipment, worker training, and pesticide storage.

Exceptions and ex​emptions

For both workers and handlers, certain exemptions from the WPS apply. The WPS does not apply when any pesticide is applied or handled for use on an agricultural establishment in the following circumstances:

• For mosquito abatement, invasive species eradication, or similar wide-area public-pest-control programs sponsored by governmental entities
  
• On livestock or other animals, or in or about animal premises
  
• On plants grown for other than commercial or research purposes, which may include plants in habitations, home fruit and vegetable gardens, and home greenhouses
  
• On plants that are in ornamental gardens, parks, and public or private lawns and grounds and that are intended only for aesthetic purposes or climatic modification
  
• In a manner not directly related to the production of agricultural plants, including, but not limited to, structural pest control, control of vegetation along rights-of-way and in other non crop areas, and pasture and rangeland use
  
• For control of vertebrate pests
  
• As attractants or repellents in traps
  
• On the harvested portions of agricultural plants or harvested timber
  
• For research uses of unregistered pesticides
  

Immediate family members of farm operators are exempt from the training requirements; however, such training is prudent and recommended for owner/operators and family members. Some other elements of WPS may apply.

Personal protective equipment ​(PPE)

Employers must ensure that pesticide handlers (including family members) use PPE as required on the pesticide label. The employer must make sure the PPE is inspected before each day of use, worn and used correctly for the entire handling task, and that proper cleaning and storage procedures are followed. PPE requirements in the pertinent Oregon OSHA regulations (Division 4/Agriculture, Division 7/Forest Activities, or Division 2/General Industries) that are more stringent than those in the WPS or on the product label, apply in Oregon. Goggles, not glasses, must be worn when handling hazardous liquids.

Entry ​restrictions for workers

During application of any pesticide, the agricultural employer must not allow any person other than appropriately trained and equipped handlers to enter or remain in treated areas. Entry into a treated area is not allowed before expiration of the restricted-entry interval (REI) specified on the pesticide labeling. The REI varies depending on the toxicity of the pesticide, but generally falls within the range of four to 72 hours. Entry into a treated area before expiration of the REI is permitted only for specified workers, under specified conditions, with specified PPE (call Oregon OSHA or ODA for details).

Notice to wo​rkers

The employer must notify workers of any applications of pesticides either by oral notification or postings of signs, or both, if required by the pesticide labeling. Notice is not required if workers will not enter, work in, remain in, or pass through treated areas, or within ¼ mile of a treated area.

• If notice is required by posting signs, specific criteria for the signs must be met including a background color that contrasts with red, and the words “DANGER” and “PELIGRO,” plus “PESTICIDES” and “PESTICIDAS,” and “KEEP OUT” and “NO ENTRE.”
  
• The posted warning signs must be visible from all usual points of entry to the treated areas and must be posted 24 hours before the scheduled application and remain posted throughout the REI. Signs must be removed within three days following the expiration of the REI or prior to employees entering after the REI. Sign specifications are in the WPS, but special signs may be used in greenhouses and nurseries in Oregon. Contact the Oregon Association of Nurseries or Oregon OSHA for details.
  

Central posting of application information​

When workers are at an agricultural establishment where a pesticide application has been made within 30 days after the expiration of the REI, the agricultural employer must display specific information about the pesticide. The information must include the following:

• The location and description of the treated area
  
• The product name, EPA registration number, and active ingredient(s) of the pesticide
  
• The time and date the pesticide was applied
  
• The restricted-entry interval for the pesticide
  
• This information shall be posted at a central location accessible to employees.
  

Poster​s

An EPA/WPS or equivalent safety poster must be displayed to convey the basic pesticide safety concepts of the EPA poster. (See the “Oregon OSHA Safety Checklist” section of this handbook for information on ordering posters). The information is to be displayed in a central location on the farm or in the nursery or greenhouse where it can be readily seen and read by workers. The name, address, and telephone number of the nearest emergency medical care facility must be on the safety poster or displayed close to the safety poster. Oregon-OSHA has available a WPS safety poster specifically for forest operations.

Safety train​ing

All workers entering a treated area during the REI must be trained prior to entry, see 40 CFR 170.112 (c) (5). All other workers entering a treated area within 30 days of a pesticide application must be given basic training at the time of hire and complete training by the fifth day of employment.

Additional Oregon OSHA requirements include the following:

• Workers must be given the Safe Practices When Working Around Hazardous Agricultural Chemicals brochure.
  
• Workers must be notified who to contact with concerns about materials that may have been sprayed in the field.
  

An employee certified and licensed as an applicator of restricted-use pesticides need not be trained further. General pesticide safety information must be presented to workers either orally, in written material, or audio-visually. The information must be presented in a manner that the workers can understand (such as through a translator) using nontechnical terms. The presenter must be able to respond to workers’ questions.

In addition to WPS training, Oregon OSHA’s hazard communication training requirements must also be met. At the time of initial assignment, the employer must provide effective training and information to employees exposed to hazardous chemicals in their work area, for example handlers and mechanics. Employers must provide training whenever a new hazard (e.g., chemical) is introduced. Training must include, but is not limited to the following:

• Physical and health hazards of the chemicals
  
• Protective measures to be taken when using the chemicals
  
• Proper work practices, personal protective equipment, and emergency procedure
  
• The employer’s Hazard Communication Program
  

Material Safety Data Sh​eets (MSDS)

Employers must ensure that Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) are readily available for employees during all work shifts. Employees are to be informed about the location of MSDSs for the hazardous materials in their work areas and the employer’s procedures for accessing them.

Crop adv​isors

Certified or licensed crop advisors and those under the direct supervision of crop advisors are exempt from WPS provisions except those for pesticide safety training. Crop advisors overseeing pesticide applications must convey the following information to employees: pesticide(s) applied, method and time of application, REI, tasks to undertake, and how to contact the crop advisor.

Decontamin​ation

The agricultural employer must provide a decontamination site for washing off pesticide residues. If any worker on an agricultural establishment performs any activity in an area where, within the past 30 days, a pesticide has been applied or a restricted-entry interval has been in effect, and if the worker contacts anything that has been treated with a pesticide, including, but not limited to, soil, water, or surfaces of plants, the agricultural employer must provide workers with enough water for routine washing and emergency eye flushing and sufficient quantities of soap and single use towels. The employer must ensure that water is of a quality and temperature that will not cause illness or injury when it contacts the skin or eyes or if it is swallowed.

For emergency eye flushing, there must be at least one pint of water immediately available to each worker who is performing early-entry activities and for which the pesticide labeling requires protective eye wear. The eye flush water must be carried by the early-entry worker, or be on the vehicle the early-entry worker is using, or be otherwise immediately accessible.

The decontamination site must be reasonably accessible and not more than ¼ mile from where workers are working. For worker activities performed more than ¼ mile from the nearest place of vehicular access, the following are permissible:

• The soap, single-use towels, and water may be at the nearest place of vehicular access.
  
• The agricultural employer may permit workers to use clean water from springs, streams, lakes, or other sources for decontamination at the remote work site, if such water is more accessible than the water at the decontamination site located at the nearest place of vehicular access. The decontamination site cannot be in an area being treated with pesticides.
  

For handlers, the decontamination site must be at the mixing/loading site, as well as not more than ¼ mile from each handling activity, and have in addition to soap, water, paper towels, a clean set of coveralls.

Oregon OSHA requires an emergency eyewash capable of a 15 minute water supply for handlers when mixing or loading any product with “Danger. Poison.” or “Danger. May cause irreversible eye damage.” appearing on the label.

• Subdivision K, Medical/First Aid, OAR 437-004-1305(5) Emergency eyewash and shower facilities, require eyewashes to be used where the pesticide label specifies an emergency eyewash be provided when handling the pesticide concentrate, as in mixing and loading activities.
  
• Subdivision W, Worker Protection Standard, §170.250 Decontamination, note states: OAR 437-004-1305(5) applies for all mixing or loading work for pesticide product whose key alert word on the product label is “danger” or “danger poison.”
• Common WPS violations cited by Oregon OSHA:
• 170.122(a) Pesticide application record not posted for workers with the pesticide safety poster
• 170.122(c) Pesticide application record did not contain items (1-4)
• 170.130(d)(1) WPS pesticide safety training for workers was not given
• 170.122(c)(2) Pesticide application record did not include EPA# and active ingredient
• 170.240(f)(1) PPE not cleaned according to manufacturer’s specifications
• 170.135(a) Pesticide safety poster not displayed for workers
• 170.222(a) Pesticide application record not displayed for handlers
• 170.230(c)(1) WPS pesticide safety training not provided to handlers
• 170.240(a) Handlers did not have/wear PPE according to the label
• 170.240(f)(7)(iii) Respirator cartridges not changed at the end of the work shift

Technical assis​tance

Worker protection standards and hazard communication

Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division
350 Winter St NE, Rm. 430
PO Box 14480
Salem, OR 97309-0405
Phone 503-378-3272 or 800-922-2689
Fax 503-947-7461
Web orosha.org

Pesticide regulatory questions

Oregon Department of Agriculture
Pesticides Program
635 Capitol St NE
Salem, OR 97301-2532
Phone 503-986-4635
Oregon Department of Agriculture enforces compliance with label directions, including application, REI and PPE.

General WPS questions

US Environmental Protection Agency
Pesticide Section, Region 10
Seattle, WA
Phone 503-553-4768 or 800-424-4372