(2) Each employer shall keep records, in the manner prescribed by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, of work-related deaths and serious injuries and illnesses, and of such other relevant occupational safety and health matters as are reasonably necessary for achieving the purposes of ORS 654.001 to 654.295, 654.412 to 654.423 and 654.750 to 654.780. Each employer shall notify the director forthwith of the work-related death of any employee of the employer, and shall make such other reports as the director may reasonably prescribe by rule or order.
(3) All information reported to or otherwise obtained by the department in connection with any matter or proceeding under ORS 654.001 to 654.295, 654.412 to 654.423 and 654.750 to 654.780 which contains or which might reveal a trade secret referred to in section 1905, title 18, United States Code, shall be considered confidential for the purposes of that section, except that such information may be disclosed to other officers or employees of the department or other agencies concerned with carrying out their duties under ORS 654.001 to 654.295, 654.412 to 654.423 and 654.750 to 654.780 or when relevant in any proceeding under ORS 654.001 to 654.295, 654.412 to 654.423 and 654.750 to 654.780 or under 654.991. In any such matter or proceeding the department, the other state agency, the Administrative Law Judge, the Workers’ Compensation Board or the court shall issue such orders as may be appropriate to protect the confidentiality of trade secrets.
(4) The director will make reports to the Secretary of Labor of the United States in such form and containing such information as the Secretary of Labor shall from time to time require pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.).
(5) Nothing contained in ORS 654.001 to 654.295, 654.412 to 654.423 and 654.750 to 654.780 shall relieve an employer from making such reports to the Secretary of Labor of the United States as may be required by federal law. [1973 c.833 §23; 1977 c.804 §40; 2017 c.238 §3]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment
Chapter 654 - Occupational Safety and Health
Section 654.005 - Definitions.
Section 654.020 - Interference with safety devices or methods prohibited; civil penalty.
Section 654.035 - Scope of rules and orders.
Section 654.056 - Variance from safety or health standards; effect of variance on citations.
Section 654.082 - Prohibiting use of equipment involved in violation; red warning notice.
Section 654.097 - Consultative services required; program standards; rules.
Section 654.101 - Voluntary safety and health consultation; refusal to disclose report.
Section 654.130 - Proceedings against unwilling witnesses.
Section 654.150 - Sanitary facilities at construction projects; standards; exemptions.
Section 654.165 - Employees not required to work bare-handed or rubber-gloved on high voltage lines.
Section 654.172 - Exemption from inspection or investigation for certain agricultural activities.
Section 654.182 - Rules for ORS 654.176; contents.
Section 654.191 - Occupational Safety and Health Grant program; rules.
Section 654.200 - Scholarship account; use; standards for eligibility.
Section 654.206 - Grounds for issuance of inspection warrants; requirements of affidavit.
Section 654.212 - Procedure for issuance of inspection warrant by magistrate.
Section 654.216 - Execution of inspection warrants.
Section 654.295 - Application of Oregon Safe Employment Act.
Section 654.330 - Fellow servant negligence as defense.
Section 654.345 - Safety standards for utility vehicle rentals.
Section 654.402 - Activities permitted under other designation, certification or license.
Section 654.412 - Definitions for ORS 654.412 to 654.423.
Section 654.413 - Required policies regarding surgical smoke.
Section 654.416 - Required records of assaults against employees; contents; summary report; rules.
Section 654.421 - Refusal to treat certain patients by home health care employee.
Section 654.423 - Use of physical force by health care employee in self-defense against assault.
Section 654.750 - Definitions for ORS 654.750 to 654.780.
Section 654.760 - Rules on hazardous chemicals, safety equipment and training.