LOCAL RULES

Oregon site safety inspection report requirements

Your Oregon site safety inspection report has 6 rules to meet. ReportDraft puts every one on your checklist and checks your draft before you sign.

  • A written, dated report signed by whoever inspected
  • Frequent and regular site inspections by a competent person
  • Unsafe equipment tagged, locked out or removed
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Oregon runs its own workplace safety program, Oregon OSHA. Its construction rules (OAR chapter 437, division 3) adopt most federal construction standards and add Oregon rules on falls and falling objects, and its division 1 rules set how construction employers hold safety meetings and record inspections. Here is each Oregon rule with a link to the official text.

Last reviewed October 12, 2026 against the official sources listed below.

Site safety inspectionOREGON / SAMPLE

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Project: Riverside Commons Building B
412 Mill Street
GC: Hartwell Builders
Date: 10/08/2026, 7:15am
Inspected by: Marco Diaz, site superintendent (competent person)
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We sorted 25 items into 11 sections and flagged 1 to fix first.

  • Fix firstFall protection and openings

    3rd floor east slab edge: guardrail missing a 12 ft section, framers working nearby.

  • Fix soonScaffolds and aerial lifts

    Scaffold north elevation: tag not signed today, one plank missing at top lift.

  • Fix soonLadders

    Stepladder with cracked side rail in the plumbing gang box, tagged Do Not Use

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Project nameRiverside Commons Building B
Site address412 Mill Street
General contractor or employerHartwell Builders
Inspection dateOct 8, 2026
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What Oregon requires

  • All places of employment are inspected by a qualified person or persons as often as the type of operation or the character of the equipment requires; defective equipment or unsafe conditions found are replaced, repaired or remedied promptly; wherever the safety code requires an inspection report, a written and dated report signed by the person or persons making the inspection is keptOAR 437-001-0760 (7) (a), (b)
  • Employers of construction workers hold safety meetings at least monthly and before the start of each job that lasts more than one week, with all available employees and an employer representative who can get issues corrected, on paid time; meetings cover safety and health issues and accident investigations; construction employers keep a written record of each meeting for three years with the hazards discussed, the date and the names of those attending; subcontractors' employees may attend the prime contractor's meetingsOAR 437-001-0765 (10) to (14), Table 3
  • Where more than half of the employees report to construction sites, the employer may have a safety committee or hold safety meetings; a safety committee's inspection procedures have mobile work locations and sites that do not lend themselves to quarterly inspections inspected by employer and employee representatives or a designated person, trained in hazard identification, as often as the committee decidesOAR 437-001-0765 (1), (7), Tables 1 and 2
  • Employees exposed to a fall of 6 feet or more to a lower level are protected by fall protection systems; employers confirm walking and working surfaces can safely hold the workers; holes, including skylights, are covered against tripping or stepping through regardless of height; wall openings with an outside bottom edge 6 feet or more above a lower level are guarded; hidden excavations 6 feet or deeper and wells, pits and shafts 6 feet or deeper get guardrails, fences, barricades or coversOAR 437-003-1501 (1) to (5)
  • Each employee working less than 6 feet above dangerous equipment is protected from falling into or onto it by guardrail systems or equipment guards, in addition to the 6-foot ruleOAR 437-003-1501 (6)
  • When employees are exposed to falling objects, each wears a hard hat and the employer puts up toeboards, screens or guardrails, a canopy, or a barricaded area that employees stay out of; employees working below holes and skylights are protected by coversOAR 437-003-2501

Inspections and safety meetings

Every workplace is inspected by a qualified person as often as the work and equipment require, and unsafe conditions are fixed promptly. Where the safety code requires an inspection report, it is written, dated and signed by whoever inspected.

Construction employers hold safety meetings at least monthly and before each job lasting more than a week, with all available employees and a manager who can get problems fixed, on paid time. Each meeting is recorded with the hazards discussed, the date and who attended, and the record is kept for three years. Subcontractors' crews may attend the prime contractor's meetings. Employers with safety committees instead have their sites inspected by people trained in hazard identification, as often as the committee decides.

Falls and falling objects

Fall protection applies from 6 feet, and holes and skylights are covered against stepping through at any height. Workers above dangerous equipment get guardrails or equipment guards at any height. Hidden excavations, wells, pits and shafts 6 feet or deeper are guarded or covered.

Anyone exposed to falling objects wears a hard hat, and the employer adds toeboards, screens, a canopy or a barricaded zone. Workers below holes and skylights are protected by covers.

Common mistakes

  • Skipping the safety meeting before a job that runs longer than a week.
  • Not keeping safety meeting records for three years.
  • Leaving a low floor hole uncovered because it is under 6 feet.
  • Working over rebar or machinery without a guard because the drop is short.
  • An inspection report with no date or signature.

Sources

Last reviewed October 12, 2026. Next review due January 12, 2027. This page explains published rules to help you write your report. It is not legal advice; the official text linked above governs.