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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Oregon Administrative Rules AO 1-2019 Division 3 - (iv) Records of the audits of the employer's program are maintained by the auditor for 3 years and are made available by the auditor to the Secretary of Labor or the Secretary's designated representative upon request. - (6) Audited-program certificates. A certification under this paragraph is: - (i) Not portable: Such a certification meets the requirements of paragraph (c) of this section only where the operator is employed by (and operating the equipment for) the employer that issued the certification. - (ii) Valid for 5 years. ## (f) Evaluation. - (1) Through an evaluation, the employer must ensure that each operator is qualified by a demonstration of: - (i) The skills and knowledge, as well as the ability to recognize and avert risk, necessary to operate the equipment safely, including those specific to the safety devices, operational aids, software, and the size and configuration of the equipment. Size and configuration includes, but is not limited to, lifting capacity, boom length, attachments, luffing jib, and counterweight set-up. - (ii) The ability to perform the hoisting activities required for assigned work, including, if applicable, blind lifts, personnel hoisting, and multi-crane lifts. - (2) For operators employed prior to December 10, 2018, the employer may rely on its previous assessments of the operator in lieu of conducting a new evaluation of that operator's existing knowledge and skills. - (3) The definition of ''qualified'' in 1926.32 does not apply to paragraph (f)(1) of this section: Possession of a certificate or degree cannot, by itself, cause a person to be qualified for purposes of paragraph (f)(1). - (4) The evaluation required under paragraph (f)(1) of this section must be conducted by an individual who has the knowledge, training, and experience necessary to assess equipment operators. - (5) The evaluator must be an employee or agent o…

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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Division 2 - (45) Voltage of a circuit not effectively grounded. The voltage between any two conductors. If one circuit is directly connected to and supplied from another circuit of higher voltage (as in the case of an autotransformer), both are considered as of the higher voltage, unless the circuit of lower voltage is effectively grounded, in which case its voltage is not determined by the circuit of higher voltage. Direct connection implies electric connection as distinguished from connection merely through electromagnetic or electrostatic induction. [40 FR [redacted postal code], Mar. 26, 1975, as amended at 43 FR [redacted postal code], Oct. 24, 1978; 47 FR [redacted postal code], Apr. 6, 1982; 52 FR [redacted postal code], Sept. 28, 1987; 54 FR [redacted postal code], June 7, 1989; 61 FR 9242, Mar. 7, 1996; 63 FR [redacted postal code], June 18, 1998; 67 FR [redacted postal code], Nov. 7, 2002; 69 FR [redacted postal code], June 8, 2004; 70 FR 1141, Jan. 5, 2005; 81 FR [redacted postal code], Nov. 18, 2016.] Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) and 656.726(4) Stats. Implemented: ORS 654.001 through 654.295. Hist: OR-OSHA Admin. Order 11-1993, f. 8/4/93, ef. 10/1/93. OR-OSHA Admin. Order 4-1997, f. 4/2/97, ef. 4/2/97. OR-OSHA Admin. Order 3-1999, f. 4/30/99, ef. 4/30/99. OR-OSHA Admin. Order 4-1999, f. 4/30/99, ef. 4/30/99. OR-OSHA Admin. Order 4-2004, f. 9/15/04, ef. 9/15/04. OR-OSHA Admin. Order 1-2012, f. 4/10/12, ef. 4/10/12. OR-OSHA Admin. Order 2-2017, f. 5/16/17, ef. 11/1/17. OR-OSHA Admin. Order 6-2017, f. 9/5/17, ef. 11/1/17. ## [redacted phone] (11) Additional definitions in Oregon ## Clearance - - (a) For working on, means the certification by the property authority that a specified line or piece of equipment is deenergized; that the proper precautionary measures have been taken and that the line or equipment is being turned over to the workers. - (b) From hazard, means adequate separation or protection …

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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Division 2 - (28) Manhole platform. A platform consisting of separate planks which are laid across steel platform supports. The ends of the supports are engaged in the manhole cable racks. - (29) Microwave transmission. The act of communicating or signaling utilizing a frequency between 1 GHz (gigahertz) and 300 GHz inclusively. - (30) Nominal voltage. The nominal voltage of a system or circuit is the value assigned to a system or circuit of a given voltage class for the purpose of convenient designation. The actual voltage may vary above or below this value. - (31) Pole balcony or seat. A balcony or seat used as a support for workmen at pole-mounted equipment or terminal boxes. A typical device consists of a bolted assembly of steel details and a wooden platform. Steel braces run from the pole to the underside of the balcony. A guardrail (approximately 30 inches high) may be provided. - (32) Pole platform. A platform intended for use by a workman in splicing and maintenance operations in an elevated position adjacent to a pole. It consists of a platform equipped at one end with a hinged chain binder for securing the platform to a pole. A brace from the pole to the underside of the platform is also provided. - (33) Qualified employee. Any worker who by reason of his training and experience has demonstrated his ability to safely perform his duties. - (34) Qualified line-clearance tree trimmer. A tree worker who through related training and on-the-job experience is familiar with the special techniques and hazards involved in line clearance. - (35) Qualified line-clearance tree-trimmer trainee. Any worker regularly assigned to a line-clearance tree-trimming crew and undergoing on-thejob training who, in the course of such training, has demonstrated his ability to perform his duties safely at his level of training. - (36) System operator/owner. The person or organization that operates or controls the electrical conductors…

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hazardous machines or equipment. [Eff 7/12/82; am 9/27/84; am 11/2/12; am and comp 10/27/18] (Auth: HRS §396-4) (Imp: HRS §396-4) §12-110-4 Employee responsibilities. The employee shall not knowingly perform work in an unsafe manner or in an unsafe environment without the safeguards prescribed by the standards in part 3 of this subtitle. The employee shall not tamper with or render ineffective any safety device or safeguard and shall use the safety devices provided for personal protection. [Eff 7/12/82; am 9/27/84; am and comp 10/27/18] (Auth: HRS §396-4) (Imp: HRS §396-4) §12-110-5 Removal of safety devices. No person shall remove, displace, damage, destroy, or carry off any safety device, safeguard, notice, or warning furnished for use in any employment or place of employment. [Eff 7/12/82; am 9/27/84; comp 10/27/18] (Auth: HRS §396-4) (Imp: HRS §396-4) §12-110-6 Use of intoxicants or drugs. No person shall be permitted to work under the influence of intoxicants or drugs and shall be removed from the work premises if found under the influence of intoxicants or drugs. [Eff 7/12/82; am 9/27/84; comp 10/27/18] (Auth: HRS §396-4) (Imp: HRS §396-4) §12-110-7 Requirements of competence. When work is to be performed by or under the supervision of a designated person, that person shall have the degree of competence necessary to perform or direct the work in a safe manner. [Eff 7/12/82; comp 10/27/18] (Auth: HRS §396-4) (Imp: HRS §396-4)