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