AR 6800: Occupational Safety

Mt. Hood Community College is committed to providing a safe campus for all who occupy and work at our locations and those remote while engaging in college-sponsored activities and events. To accomplish this, the college has integrated an occupational health and safety management system to increase institutional effectiveness and engagement in safety-related needs and events. This system is accessible through and maintained by the college’s environmental health and safety department.

The Occupation Health and Safety management system is designed to:

• Satisfy compliance with legal and other requirements
• Facilitate communication and expectations on hazard identification and controls
• Support safe, equitable, and sustainable environmental and work practices
• Provide a framework for evaluation and monitoring of the system
• Allow ease of integration and use amongst institutional departments
• Align the programmatic objectives with the hazards, risks, and opportunities within the institution.
• Establish commitment from all levels to participate in and advance the associated program and activities related to occupational safety and environmental health.

• Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act of 1970
• 29 Code of Federal Regulations Parts 1910 et seq.
• Oregon Safe Employment Act (ORS 654)