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October 5, 2009
- Adopted changes to Division 1, General Administrative Rules/Fixed-site Scheduling
  - Final text
  - Text of changes
  - Explanation
  - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS Codes)
September 22, 2009
- Adopted changes to Worker Protection Standard in Agriculture, General Industry, and Forest Activities
  - Text of changes
July 14, 2009
- Adopted changes to Oregon Rules for Fire Fighters in general industry - Division 2/L
  - Text of changes
July 13, 2009
- Adopted changes to Division 2/O, compactors and balers rules in general industry
  - Text of changes
  - Preamble
July 7, 2009
- Adopted Federal Changes in Maritime Activities concerning Vertical Tandem Lifts (VTL)
  - Federal Register 12/10/08
July 7, 2009
- Adopted Federal Changes to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in General industry, Construction, and Maritime
  - Text of changes
April 13, 2009
- Adopted Changes to Division 2/F, Powered Platforms, Manlifts, and Vehicle Mounted Work Platforms
  - Text of changes
April 6, 2009
- Adopted Federal Changes to the Electrical Standard in General Industry
  - Text of changes
  - Preamble
February 2, 2009
- Adopted changes in Division 1, General Administrative Rules
  - Text of changes
  - Preamble
February 2, 2009
- Adopted changes to Agriculture Labor Housing rules in Division 4 Sub division J
  - Text of changes
December 31, 2008

Adopted changes to Portable Fire Extinguishers in Division 2, sub L
- Text of changes
- New text only

September 22, 2008
- Adopted changes to Safety Committees/Safety Meetings in Division 1, General Administrative Rules
July 17, 2008
- Division 1 adoption of current Attorney General's Model Rules, and corrections of ORS references
  - Text of changes
June 6, 2008
- Adopted rule changes to General Industry rules to remove Consensus standards references
  - Text of changes
  - Federal Register 12/14/07
May 14, 2008
- Adopted rule changes to Silica and Corrections in Air Contaminants in General Industry and Construction
  - Text of changes
  - Preamble
May 1, 2008
- Adopted changes to the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) standard
  - Text of changes
  - Federal Register 11/15/07
March 24, 2008
- Adopted rules in Agricultural Labor Housing (ALH)
March 11, 2008
- Adopted changes to Division 7 Administrative Rules, Forest Activities/Climbing
  - Text of changes
March 11, 2008
- Adopted changes to Division 7, Sub H Administrative Rules, Forest Activities/Machine Protective Structures
  - Text of changes
February 29, 2008
- Adopted changes to Division 1, Definition for Successor Employer. Result of HB 2223
  - Text of changes
  - House Bill 2223
December 21, 2007
- Adopted changes to Division 1 with HB 2022, Recordkeeping for Health Care Assaults
December 21, 2007
- Adopted changes to Division 1 with Senate Bill 556 - Appeals/Civil Penalty Recording/Extension of Correction Action
  - Text of changes
  - Senate Bill 556
December 21, 2007
- Adopted changes to Dipping and Coating rules in Division 2 General Industry Administrative Rules
  - Text of changes
December 21, 2007
- Adopted changes to Division 1 with HB 2259 - Retaliation Complaint
  - Text of changes
  - House Bill 2259
November 8, 2007
- Adopted Changes to Portable Fire Extinguishers in General Industry Rules
  - Text of changes
September 26, 2007
- Adopted changes to vehicle rules in general industry and construction.
  - AO 6-2007 final changes shown
  - AO 6-2007 final text only
September 5, 2007
- Adopted Temporary Rules in Division 1, Definitions - Successor Employer, Effective September 5, 2007
  - Text of changes
  - House Bill 2223
August 16, 2007
- Adopted corrections/reference changes to the Respiratory Protection standard in Agriculture
  - Note and Text of changes
August 15, 2007
- Adopted changes in the Electrical standard in General Industry. Oregon-initiated and federal amendments included.
  - Text of changes
  - Federal Register 2/14/07
June 15, 2007
- Adopted changes for Working Near Overhead High Voltage Lines and Equipment in Construction
  - Text of changes
January 18, 2007
- Adopted Changes for Consensus Standards In Maritime/Shipyard Employment Rules
  - Federal Register October 17, 2006
Nov. 30, 2006
- Adopted Changes to Respiratory Protection Rules in General Industry, Construction, Agriculture, and Maritime
  - Federal Register August 24, 2006
October 5, 2006
- Adopted Changes for Agriculture
  - Text of adopted changes
October 5, 2006
- Adopted Changes for Occupational Exposure to Hexavalent Chromium
  - Federal Register 2/28/06
October 4, 2006
- Adopted changes in Division 1, General Administrative Rules Repeal of rules no longer administered by OR-OSHA
  - Text of adopted changes
October 4, 2006
- Adopted changes in Construction Roll-Over Protective Structures (ROPS)
October 4, 2006
- Adopted changes to Division 1, General Administrative Rules
October 4, 2006
- Technical Amendments and Corrections Adopted in General Industry, Construction, and Maritime
  - Federal Register text of changes
June 13, 2006
- Adopted changes to Agriculture (Division 4) Respiratory Protection Standard (subdivision I)
  - Text of adopted changes
May 18, 2006
- Adopted changes to Construction Rules (Division 3) Steel Erection (subdivision R)
  - Text of adopted changes
  - Federal Register text of changes
February 17, 2006
- Adopted changes to General Administrative Rules (Division 1) Model Rules of Procedure
January 9, 2006
- Adopted changes to General Industry (Division 2) rules, regarding several consensus and industry standards
  - Text of adopted changes
June 14, 2005
- Adopted Changes to General Occupational Safety & Health Rules (Division 2) subdivision L (Rules for Fire Fighters)
  - Text of adopted changes
June 7, 2005
- Adopted Changes to Forest Activities (Division 7) subdivision N (Wildland Fire Suppression and Prescribed Fire) also adopted were changes to subdivisions A, B, C, G, J, L, and appendix 7-C
  - Text of adopted changes
April 20, 2005
- Adopted Changes to General Industry (Division 2), Construction (Division 3), and Maritime (Division 5)
January 13, 2005
- Adopted Changes to Division 5 - Maritime, Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment
January 13, 2005
- Adopted Changes to Division 4 - Agriculture, section W - Worker Protection Standard
January 13, 2005
- Adopted Changes to Division 1 - General Administrative Rules & Model Rules of Procedure
November 22, 2004
- Adopted Changes to Division 2 - General Industry, section I - Respiratory Protection Standard
  - Federal Register
September 20, 2004
- Adopted Changes to Division 2 General Industry, sections H, O, and R
  - Federal Register
June 9, 2004
- Adopted Changes to Division 7 Forest Activities
  - Summary of changes
May 26, 2004
- Adopted Changes to Division 2/T General Industry/Commercial Diving Operations
  - Summary of changes
  - Federal Register
March 29, 2004
- Adopted Changes to Division 2/I General Industry/Respiratory Protection for TB
December, 31 2003
- Adopted Changes to Division 3/R, Construction/Steel Erection
  - Summary of Changes
December, 5 2003
- Adopted Changes to Powered Industrial Trucks In General Industry and Construction
  - Summary of Changes
November 28, 2003
- Adopted Changes to Division 1, Recordkeeping and Reporting
  - Text with changes shown
  - Text whole final rule
June 10, 2003
- Adopted: Division 7- Forest Activities
  - Text of Standards
May 8, 2003
- Adopted Changes to Division 5 Maritime
April 22, 2003
- Adopted Changes to Divsion 2/G Ventilation and 2/H - Spray Finishing
  - Summary of Changes
February 3, 2003
- Adopted Changes to Division 3 - Division 3/Q, Construction/Concrete & Masonry Construction - Masonry Wall Bracing
  - Summary of Changes
February 3, 2003
- Adopted Changes to Division 3 & 2 - Traffic Control Rules in Division 3/G, Construction and Division 2/N, General Industry
  - Summary of Changes

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