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The Safe Employment Act gives Oregon OSHA the authority to inspect Oregon workplaces for safety or health hazards. The legal term for this authority is called jurisdiction. Most Oregon employers are under Oregon OSHA's jurisdiction, which means our compliance officers have a legal right to inspect their workplaces.

Completing the three courses that make up the suite – Safety Meetings and Committees, Accident Investigation, and Hazard Identification – satisfies the basic requirements for training safety committee members.

OSHA covers most private sector employers and workers in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the other United States (U.S.) jurisdictions – either directly through OSHA or through an OSHA-approved State Plan.

In 1971, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 became part of national labor law. Two years later, Oregon passed its own occupational safety and health legislation, the Oregon Safe Employment Act.

OSHA continually reviews its standards to keep pace with developing and changing industrial technology. Therefore, employers and employees should be aware that, just as they may petition OSHA for the development of standards, they also may petition OSHA for modification or revocation of standards.

Oregon. Oregon operates an OSHA-approved State Plan covering most private sector workers and all state and local government workers.

Oregon OSHA compliance is responsible for the enforcement of occupational safety and health standards. Oregon OSHA utilizes the Field Operations Manual (FOM) to provide guidance for the enforcement program.

Oregon OSHA covers state and local government employers. Federal OSHA covers federal agencies including USPS. In addition, federal OSHA retains enforcement of the anti-retaliation provision of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Section 11(c), 29 USC 660(c), with respect to the private sector.