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Nearly every employer, regardless of size, will be required to have a safety committee or conduct
safety meetings.
Oregon OSHA has amended Oregon Administrative Rules for Workplace Safety Committees. The rule change, effective January 1, 2009, requires nearly every public and private employer, regardless of size, to establish and administer an effective safety committee or conduct safety meetings.

Small employers with 10 or fewer employees not engaged in construction will have until September 19, 2009 to create their safety committee or develop their processes for holding safety meetings.

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