Duty to comply with safety and health orders, decisions and rules
Source:
Section 654.022 — Duty to comply with safety and health orders, decisions and rules, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors654.html.
Notes of Decisions
Welder’s refusal to comply with safety regulation by trimming beard to make respirator mask fit snugly constituted misconduct connected with work. Rascoe v. Employment Division, 34 Or App 339, 578 P2d 3 (1978)
Where vehicle fits within definition of “place of employment” because it is place where activity related to employer’s business is carried on and defendant holds record title to the vehicle and would retain ownership of it after lease expired, defendant was “owner” under Oregon Safe Employment Act. Moe v. Beck, 100 Or App 177, 785 P2d 781 (1990), aff’d 311 Or 499, 815 P2d 692 (1991)
Workplace owner is negligent per se for regulation violation that caused injury only if violated regulation explicitly or by nature imposes obligations on owner. Brown v. Boise-Cascade Corp., 150 Or App 391, 946 P2d 324 (1997), Sup Ct review denied
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