Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 654.150 (2026)

Sanitary facilities at construction projects; standards; exemptions

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654.150 Sanitary facilities at construction projects; standards; exemptions. (1) At the site of every construction project estimated to cost $1 million or more the employer or owner of such place of employment shall provide toilet facilities and facilities for maintaining personal cleanliness for the use of employees on the construction project. Flush toilets shall be provided and the washing facilities shall consist of warm water, wash basins and soap. A building or a mobile, self-contained unit may be provided for such facilities. The number, types and maintenance of facilities shall conform to minimum standards set by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services.

(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to highway construction or maintenance projects or to electricity, water, sewer or gas transmission facility construction or maintenance projects.

(3) The director may, by order, exempt or partially exempt, individual or classes of construction projects from the requirements of subsection (1) of this section when conditions are such that compliance is impractical or impossible. [1975 c.751 §2; 1993 c.450 §1]

654.154 [1995 c.163 §2; renumbered 654.172 in 2005]

654.155 [Repealed by 1973 c.833 §48]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1991–1997 · leading case: Brown v. Boise Cascade Corp., 946 P.2d 324 (Or. Ct. App. 1997).

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Brown v. Boise Cascade Corp., 946 P.2d 324 (Or. Ct. App. 1997). “Similarly, ORS 654.150 and 654.160 combine to require the owner of a construction site and the employer of the construction crew to specify in the construction contract which party will supply sanitation facilities at the work site.”

Moe v. Beck, 815 P.2d 692 (Or. 1991). · cites it 2× “Similarly, ORS 654.150 and 654.160 combine to require the owner of a construction site and the employer of the construction crew to specify in the construction contract which party will supply *505 sanitation facilities at the work site.”

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