Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 654.031 (2026)

Citation and order to correct unsafe or unhealthy conditions

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654.031 Citation and order to correct unsafe or unhealthy conditions. Whenever the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services has reason to believe, after an inspection or investigation, that any employment or place of employment is unsafe or detrimental to health or that the practices, means, methods, operations or processes employed or used in connection therewith are unsafe or detrimental to health, or do not afford adequate protection to the life, safety and health of the employees therein, the director shall issue such citation and order relative thereto as may be necessary to render such employment or place of employment safe and protect the life, safety and health of employees therein. The director may in the order direct that such additions, repairs, improvements or changes be made, and such devices and safeguards be furnished, provided and used, as are reasonably required to render such employment or place of employment safe and healthful, in the manner and within the time specified in the order. [Formerly 654.045]

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Cited in 4 cases, 1995–2018 · leading case: Oregon Occupational Saf. & Health Div. v. CBI Servs., Inc., 341 P.3d 701 (Or. 2014).

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Oregon Occupational Saf. & Health Div. v. CBI Servs., Inc., 341 P.3d 701 (Or. 2014). “ORS 654.031; ORS 654.086(1). The amount of the fine that the director may impose depends on whether the violation qualifies as “serious,” whether the violation was willful or repeated, and whether the employer made any false statements in connection with the enforcement of the…”

Oregon Occupational Saf. & Health Div. v. Port of Portland, 918 P.2d 448 (Or. Ct. App. 1996). “071(1) (emphasis supplied); see also ORS 654.031 (director shall issue citation when he or she “has reason to believe” that any place of employment is unsafe).”

Oregon Occupational Saf. & Health Div. v. Ostlie, 902 P.2d 580 (Or. Ct. App. 1995). “ORS 654.031 describes the director’s duty to order corrections of unsafe working conditions: “Whenever the director has reason to believe, after an inspection or investigation, that any employment or place of employment is unsafe or detrimental to health or that the practices,…”

Or. Occupational Saf. & Health Div. v. CBI Servs., Inc., 432 P.3d 321 (Or. Ct. App. 2018). “ORS 654.031 ; ORS 654.086(1). The amount of a penalty depends on, among other things, whether the violation is "serious.”

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