Public Health Information
Useful links to learn more about about the threat to public health and how the business community can help address it.
General Guidance for all Oregon Businesses
Information about health standards, unemployment, worker’s compensation, and other useful tools.
Need Personal Protective Equipment?
A list of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) vendors compiled by our partners at Business Oregon.
Connect Your Workers to Vaccines with OHA Employer Toolkit
UPDATED: April 19, 2021 The Oregon Health Authority has released a comprehensive “employer toolkit” designed to help you communicate important information about vaccines to your workers, and to give them information about locations and appointments now that all Oregonians 16 and older are eligible for the vaccine. For employers, there are a few immediate steps…
Frontline Workers Now Eligible April 5. Who Qualifies as “Frontline”?
Frontline workers, as defined by the CDC, and their families — as well as Oregonians 16+ with underlying health conditions — are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine beginning April 5. This has raised several questions among OBI members, who are left wondering if their employees count as “frontline” or not. Here is a four-point test…
All Oregonians 16 and Older Eligible for Vaccine on April 19
Gov. Kate Brown announced that, effective April 19, all Oregonians 16 and older can sign up to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Oregon OSHA Files Permanent Workplace Rules
On May 4, the Oregon Occupational Health & Safety Administration (OSHA) filed permanent workplace rules related to COVID. OSHA had previously adopted temporary rules on Nov. 6, 2020 and those rules were set to expire today.
COVID Restrictions Lifted, Oregon OSHA Issues Temporary Rules
Effective today, June 30, Oregon businesses no longer need to require customers, employees, vendors or others to wear a mask on their premises. Additionally, no physical distancing requirements or capacity limits remain in effect.