Oregon Field Sanitation Notice

Attention Workers! Field Sanitation.	
Your employer must provide:	
Safe drinking water  
• Immediately available and enough for everyone.
• Cool and kept in sanitary containers.
• Dispensed from a water fountain or into personal containers or 
disposable cups.	
Toilets and handwashing facilities 
• Your employer must allow you to use the toilet when you need it.
• Facilities must be located together and within a five-minute walk.
• A toilet must be:	
 −	Clean, private, and have toilet paper.
 −	Provided for every 20 workers.	
• Handwashing facilities 
must include:	
 −	Clean water and soap.
 −	Single-use towels and 
a trash container.	
Employers	: You must provide and maintain basic sanitation facilities and supplies for agricultural workers 	who prepare, prune, plant, harvest, pack, or do other types of hand labor with crops in the field. You must display this notice if those crops are for human consumption. For more information, see OAR 437-004-1110.
You have the right to file a complaint with Oregon OSHA if you do not have these things.
PHONE	 English: 800-922-2689    	PHONE	 Spanish: 800-843-8086	
Information
Your employer must tell you:
• The location of the drinking water, toilet, and handwashing. 
• About the importance of:	
 −	Handwashing before and after using the toilet.
 −	Avoiding heat stress and infectious diseases. 
 −	Reducing exposure to pesticide residues.	
440-1890 (02/23/COM)	
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FIELD SANITATION NOTICE	
Employers must provide basic sanitation facilities and supplies for agricultural workers who are 
preparing, pruning, planting, harvesting, packaging, or doing other hand labor with crops in the field.
Your employer must provide:	
 	Z	Safe drinking water and a proper way to dispense it
 	Z	Clean toilet facilities and adequate supplies 
 	Z	Adequate hand-washing facilities, including potable water, 
soap, and single-use towels	
You have the right to file a complaint with the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division 
(Oregon OSHA) if your employer is not providing the items above. To file a complaint, contact:
Portland
16760 SW Upper Boones Ferry Road, 
Suite 200
Durham, Oregon 97224-7696	 	
503-229-5910	 	
Consultation:	 5 03 -2 2 9 - 6193	
Medford
1840 Barnett Road, Suite D	 	
Medford, OR 97504-8250	 	
5 41-7 76 - 6 03 0	 	
Consultation: 	541-776 - 6 016	
Eugene
1500 Valley River Drive, Suite 150
Eugene, OR 97401-4643	 	
5 41- 6 8 6 -75 62  	 	
Consultation:	 5 41- 6 8 6 -7 913	
Pendleton
200 SE Hailey Ave.	 	
Pendleton, OR 97801-3056	 	
5 41-2 76 - 9175	 	
Consultation:	 5 41-276 -2353	
Bend
Red Oaks Square	 	
1230 NE Third St., Suite A-115	 	
Bend, OR 97701-4374	 	
541-388-6066	 	
Consultation:	 541-388-6068	
Salem
1340 Tandem Ave. NE, Suite 160	 	
Salem, OR 97301	 	
503-378-3274	 	
Consultation:	 503-373-7819	
For more information about the field sanitation rules, contact:
Salem Central
350 Winter St. NE, Rm. 430	 	
Salem, OR 97301-3882	 	
503-378-3272 or 800-922-2689	 	
en Español: 1-800-843-8086	
To minimize hazards posed by:
• 	heat	
• 	communicable diseases	
• 	urine retention	
• 	and agri-chemical residues	
Remember to use the facilities provided and:
• 	drink water often, especially on hot days	
• 	use facilities as often as needed	
• 	 wash your hands before and after using 
toilets and before eating or smoking	
AN IMPORTANT REMINDER	
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