As new Oregon workplace smoke regulations take effect this week, a federal lawsuit filed in Medford, Ore. challenges the state’s workplace heat policy.
Jul 28, 2022, 1:03 PM
The regulation comes after a series of injuries, illnesses, and even the death of an Oregon farmer facing heat and wildfire smoke in the summers, heat, and smoke. The rules require employers to provide respirator masks in smoky conditions and water and shade breaks in heat.Oregon’s new wildfire smoke policy makes employers responsible for protecting workers from smoke, notably “fine particulate matter” from wildfire smoke.
“They say the rules are too vague to be fairly enforced,” former State Attorney General Rob McKenna said on Seattle’s Morning News. “For example, the Oregon groups are saying, how do we know which particulates are coming from wildfire smoke, and which are coming from other sources?”website has a page about wildfire smoke with links to multiple tools to identify how much wildfire smoke is in the air.
Oregon’s laws require employers to provide shaded areas, at least a quart of water every hour, and a 10-minute rest break to cool off every two hours.
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