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Oregon received the highest number of employee complaints this year related to smoke and wildfire since it established rules in 2022 protecting employees working in smoky and hot conditions. Oregon Department of Transportation maintenance specialist Del Sabrowski closes part of a highway in response to the 2020 Labor Day wildfires. (Photo by Oregon Department of Transportation) Complaints to Oregon’s workplace safety and health agency have reached an all-time high since it introduced rules protecting employees from extreme heat and wildfire smoke four years ago. The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division, or Oregon OSHA, received at least 44 complaints from employees across different industries between June 1 to Aug. 18, according to documents the Capital Chronicle obtained through a records request. That’s about 10 more than in 2023, when the agency received its second highest number of wildfire and smoke complaints.
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This complaint was closed with no further action needed .” Multnomah County received a similar complaint alleging employees weren’t being offered respirators despite poor air quality in the office.
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