OAR 437-003-0045
Additional Definitions

The following definitions are in addition to those found in 1926.751:

(1)

Certification required by this section means “in writing.”
NOTE: In Oregon, a competent person is considered to be someone with equivalent skills as a qualified person in identifying existing and potential hazards in the workplace, while also being authorized by the employer or employer’s representative to take immediate corrective action to control or eliminate hazards.

(2)

Dangerous equipment — Equipment such as pickling or galvanizing tanks, degreasing units, machinery, electrical equipment, and other units which, as a result of form or function, may be hazardous to employees who fall onto or into such equipment.

(3)

Lower levels — Those areas or surfaces to which an employee can fall. Such areas or surfaces include, but are not limited to, ground levels, floors, platforms, ramps, runways, excavations, pits, tanks, material, water, equipment, structures.
NOTE: Oregon OSHA did not adopt the federal OSHA definition of “Opening.” In Oregon, OAR 437-003-0045 (Additional Definitions)(4) applies.

(4)

Opening means a gap or void 12 inches (30.5 cm) or more in any dimension in a floor, roof or other walking/working surface. For the purposes of this subpart, skylight and smoke domes that do not meet the strength requirements of 1926.754(e)(3) shall be regarded as openings.

(5)

Walking/working surface means any surface, whether horizontal or vertical on which an employee walks or works, including, but not limited to, floors, roofs, ramps, bridges, runways, formwork, beams, columns, trusses and concrete reinforcing steel but not ladders, vehicles, or trailers, on which employees must be located in order to perform their job duties.
[Publications: Publications referenced are available from the agency.]

Source: Rule 437-003-0045 — Additional Definitions, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=437-003-0045.

437‑003‑0001
Adoption by Reference 437‑003‑0003
Purpose 437‑003‑0005
Additional Applicability 437‑003‑0006
General Oregon Definitions 437‑003‑0007
Additional Rules of Practice for Administrative Adjudications 437‑003‑0011
Additional Definitions 437‑003‑0015
Drinking Water 437‑003‑0017
Additional Definitions to Concrete and Masonry Construction 437‑003‑0020
Toilets 437‑003‑0027
Applicable Rules 437‑003‑0037
Acceptable Equipment 437‑003‑0045
Additional Definitions 437‑003‑0047
Working Near Overhead High Voltage Lines and Equipment 437‑003‑0062
Lead Respiratory Protection Program 437‑003‑0065
Extension Ladders 437‑003‑0071
Manually Propelled Elevating Aerial Platforms 437‑003‑0073
Boom Supported Elevating Work Platforms 437‑003‑0074
Scissor Lifts — Self-Propelled Elevating Work Platforms 437‑003‑0080
Wind Velocity Device 437‑003‑0085
General Requirement 437‑003‑0090
Pinchpoints 437‑003‑0094
Personnel Platforms 437‑003‑0096
Underground Installations 437‑003‑0134
Personal Protective Equipment 437‑003‑0404
Branch Circuits 437‑003‑0420
Traffic Control 437‑003‑0502
Personal Fall Restraint 437‑003‑0503
Training Requirements 437‑003‑0706
Protection of Employees On or Near Masonry Walls 437‑003‑0752
Site-Specific Erection Plan 437‑003‑0753
Tag Lines 437‑003‑0761
Additional Training Requirements 437‑003‑0905
Flooring 437‑003‑0910
Temporary Floors 437‑003‑0915
Shoring, Bracing or Guying of Structures 437‑003‑0920
Project Plans 437‑003‑0925
Powder-Actuated Tools 437‑003‑1000
Oregon Rules for Air Contaminants 437‑003‑1101
Asbestos Respiratory Protection Program 437‑003‑1127
Cadmium Respiratory Protection Program 437‑003‑1423
Fall Protection 437‑003‑1500
Additional Definitions 437‑003‑1501
Fall Protection 437‑003‑1502
Warning Line Systems for Roofing Work 437‑003‑1752
Written Notifications 437‑003‑1754
Roof and floor holes and openings 437‑003‑2501
Protection From Falling Objects 437‑003‑2502
Safety Monitoring Systems 437‑003‑3060
Methylenedianiline Respiratory Protection Program 437‑003‑3224
Vehicle Drivers and Riders 437‑003‑3225
Vehicles for Highway and Road Operation Characteristics and Maintenance 437‑003‑3226
Vehicles for Use on Property Other Than Public Roads and Highways Operation, Characteristics and Maintenance 437‑003‑3600
Equipment
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

Rule 437-003-0045’s source at or​.us