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2025 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment
Chapter 654 - Occupational Safety and Health
Section 654.413 - Required policies regarding surgical smoke.
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OR Rev Stat § 654.413 (2025)
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(1) A health care employer shall adopt policies that require the use of a smoke evacuation system during any surgical procedure that is likely to generate surgical smoke. The hospital or ambulatory surgical center may select any smoke evacuation system that accounts for surgical techniques and procedures vital to patient safety.
(2) The Occupational Safety and Health Division of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall ensure compliance with this section during any on-site inspection. [2021 c.362 §2]
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