Administration of the oregon safe employment act, to provide oregon workers safer places of employment

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) awarded $7.872 million to Oregon's Department of Consumer & Business Services, Central Services Division, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, under the Occupational Safety and Health State Program (CFDA 17.503). This Block Grant provides federal funding to support Oregon's state-administered occupational safety and health program, which operates under a federally approved State Plan. The funding enables the state agency to deliver comprehensive workplace safety services including enforcement activities, workplace inspections, hazard identification and correction, occupational health consultations to employers, safety training, and compliance assistance activities.

The grant supports Oregon's mission to ensure safer working conditions for workers across multiple industries by conducting safety assessments, collecting and analyzing workplace injury and illness statistics, and providing technical assistance to businesses. As one of 29 approved State Plans nationwide, Oregon's program operates under OSHA's matching grant structure, whereby the federal government provides up to 50 percent of total program costs. The state demonstrates its commitment to occupational safety through co-investment and maintains ongoing compliance with federal effectiveness requirements to qualify for continued annual grant renewals.