(1) The rules in division 7 establish occupational safety and health practices for all forest activity operations including but not limited to:
- (a) Chemical application;
- (b) Chipping;
- (c) Clearing and slash disposal;
- (d) Forest road construction, maintenance and decommissioning;
- (e) Log dumps, ponds, plantsite log yards and independent sort yards;
- (f) Log hauling;
- (g) Marking;
- (h) Prescribed fire;
- (i) Pulpwood and non-pulpwood logging;
- (j) Reforestation/vegetation management;
- (k) Stream restoration;
- (l) Timber cutting and thinning operations;
- (m) Timber cruising;
- (n) Tree climbing activities;
- (o) Wildland fire suppression.
- (2) Any situation or condition not specifically addressed will be subject to other applicable provisions of the OARs, chapter 437, Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Standards.
Statutory/Other Authority
ORS 654.025(2) & 656.726(4)
Statutes/Other Implemented
ORS 654.001 - 654.295
History
OSHA 2-2005, f. 5-27-05, cert. ef. 6-1-05
OSHA 5-2003, f. 6-2-03, cert. ef. 12-1-03