SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon OSHA announced Monday it is proposing significant improvements to its safety and health rules for housing that employers provide to workers, most often in agricultural ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Oregon farm workers may be looking forward to better living conditions, but it’ll come at a cost that some farmers say they’re not prepared to pay. The Oregon Occupational ...

Enterprise Fire Chief Paul Karvoski uses the words “totally insane” to describe proposed federal regulations for fire departments, search and rescue units and other emergency responders. Wes Morgan’s ...

Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health Division, or Oregon OSHA, is updating farmworker housing rules that some advocates have said are “alarmingly outdated.” The requirements come after years of ...

Also in April, a coalition of labor unions, racial justice and farmworker advocacy groups sent a letter to Gov. Tina Kotek and the Oregon OSHA administrator expressing their disappointment in what ...

In 2023, Oregon lawmakers approved spending $5 million to improve on-farm housing with grants. The Oregon Department of Agriculture awarded 108 grants to 66 different farm operations around the state ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Last week the Biden Administration directed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, to rules protecting workers from heat illness. Oregon and Washington are ...