G & G Electric & Plumbing Distributors, Inc. v. Oregon Occupational Safety & Health Division

In this proceeding under the Oregon Safe Employment Act, ORS chapter 654, employer seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board affirming a citation of the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (OR-OSHA) and assessing a penalty against employer for failing fully to develop and maintain a “written hazard communication program,” as required by OAR 437-155-015(1).1

A partial overview of Oregon’s administrative rules regarding “hazard communication” is in order. The purpose of the rules, OAR chapter 437, division 155, is

“to ensure that the hazards of all chemicals produced…