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Agriculture Publications

Pre-printed versions of most Oregon OSHA publications are available to order online.

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Agricultural Labor Housing Inspection Checklist

A convenient checklist of the requirements in Subdivision 4J, 437-004-1120, Agricultural Labor Housing and Related Facilities.



Lista de chequeo para la inspección de la vivienda de trabajo

A convenient checklist of the requirements in Subdivision 4J, 437-004-1120, Agricultural Labor Housing and Related Facilities. (Spanish)



Field Sanitation Notice

English on one side, Spanish on the other. An 8 1/2 x 11-inch notice agricultural employers may use to meet OR-OSHA rules requiring them to inform workers of items employers must provide. Also reminds field workers how to minimize personal health hazards by following several basic steps. Laminated and bright orange in color.



Aviso de Sanidad del Campo

Field Sanitation Notice (Spanish)



Safe practices when working around hazardous agricultural chemicals

Covers safe practices for employees who do hand-labor work or are exposed to hazardous chemicals. Available in other languages; call the OR-OSHA Resource Center for details.



Prácticas de Seguridad Cuando se Trabaja con Químicos Agrícolas Peligrosos

Safe practices when working around hazardous agricultural chemicals (Spanish)



Cultivate a safe environment: Smart practices for agriculture workers

Includes smart practices for 39 work-related topics that can help you achieve a safer workplace. They're "smart" because they remind you and your employees about workplace hazards and ways to avoid them.



Clothes washing for pesticide handlers

This magnet can be ordered online



Agricultural seasonal worker orientation guidelines

Provides as an easy way for you to document compliance with OR-OSHA?s Safety Orientation for Seasonal Workers rule, 437-004-0240.



Heat stress card

A description of the symptoms of heat stress and heat stroke, with instructions on how to help sufferers.



Tarjeta de Estrés por el Calor

Una descripción de los síntomas de agotamiento por el calor e insolación, con instrucciones en cómo ayundar a personas que son afectadas.



Cold stress card

A description of the symptoms of frostbite and hypothermia, with instructions on how to help sufferers.



Tarjeta de Estrés por el Frío

Una descripción de los síntomas del congelación parcial y la hipotermia, con instrucciones en cómo ayundar a personas que son afectadas.



Air You Breathe: Oregon OSHA's Respiratory Protection Guide for Agricultural Employers

In this guide from Oregon OSHA you'll learn what you can do to protect your employees from agricultural respiratory hazards. You'll learn about the basic types of respirators and how to develop an effective respiratory protection program - the main requirement of Oregon OSHA's respiratory protection standard for agriculture.



EPA Quick Reference Guide to the Worker Protection Standard including all revisions through 2005

An outline of what you need to comply with the Worker Protection Standard, a federal regulation designed to protect agricultural workers and pesticide handlers.



Important information related to agricultural worker housing rules

Key facts for those who provide housing for seasonal farm workers.



Información Importante Relativa a las Normas de Vivienda de Trabajadores Agrícolas

Factores importantes para aquellos que proporcionan vivienda para trabajadores de temporada.



Fact Sheet: Field Sanitation for Agricultural Hand Labor

Describes requirements for drinking water, toilets, and hand-washing facilities that must be provided for workers who do agricultural hand labor.



Fact Sheet: All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs)

Most people use ATVs for recreation; however they're being used increasingly at work, particularly in the agricultural industry.



Fact Sheet: Chemical Storage Guidelines: Agricultural Pesticides and Chemicals

Describes where to store agricultural pesticides and chemicals, characteristics of "safe" storage facilities, safe practices for storing chemicals, and how to respond to emergencies



Fact Sheet: Respiratory Protection: Agriculture, Spanish Version
Cómo proteger la respiración en la agricultura

Describes agricultural employers' responsibilities for protecting employees who are exposed to respiratory health hazards. Also summarizes the elements of an effective respiratory protection program.



Fact Sheet: Respiratory Protection: Agriculture, Russian Version

Describes agricultural employers' responsibilities for protecting employees who are exposed to respiratory health hazards. Also summarizes the elements of an effective respiratory protection program



Fact Sheet: Respiratory Protection: Agriculture

Describes agricultural employers' responsibilities for protecting employees who are exposed to respiratory health hazards. Also summarizes the elements of an effective respiratory protection program






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