On this day, May 5, 1903, James Beard, US culinary expert, author (Delights & Prejudices), was born in Portland, Ore.
Also on this day, May 5, 1945, A Japanese balloon bomb exploded on Gearhart Mountain in Oregon, killing Mrs. Elsie Mitchell, the pregnant wife of a minister, and five children after they attempted to drag it out the woods in Lakeview, Oregon. The balloon was armed, and exploded soon after they began tampering with it. They became the 1st and only known American civilians to be killed in the continental US during World War II.
Also on this day, May 5, 1945, Bly minister Archie Mitchell, his pregnant wife Elsie, and five children from Mitchell's Sunday school class were on a Saturday morning picnic. Thirteen miles northeast of Bly, or about sixty miles northeast of Klamath Falls, Mitchell parked the car, and Elsie and the children headed to Leonard Creek. Mitchell later remembered: "As I got out of the car to bring the lunch, the others were not far away and called to me they had found something that looked like a balloon. I heard of Japanese balloons so I shouted a warning not to touch it. But just then there was a big explosion. I ran up there--and they were all dead." It was a Japanese balloon bomb. They were 70 feet tall with a 33-foot diameter paper canopy connected to the main device by shroud lines. Balloons inflated with hydrogen followed the jet stream at an altitude of 30,000 feet.
As required, Oregon OSHA will initiate rulemaking
Oregon OSHA has determined that the following changes to its COVID-19 Requirements for All Workplaces as describe in the Oregon Administrative rules
OAR 437-001-0744. As required, Oregon OSHA will initiate rulemaking to achieve these modifications. Until that rulemaking is complete, Oregon OSHA will modify its enforcement activities so that it does not enforce any provisions of the rule, other than the requirements that are outlined below.
In a
Workplace Advisory Memo issued last week, OSHA has determined that employers in general workplaces, which are defined as all workplaces other than exceptional risk workplaces, must:
1) Allow workers to voluntarily use facial coverings and provide facial coverings at no cost to workers.
2) Facilitate COVID-19 testing for workers if such testing is conducted at the employer’s direction by ensuring the employer covers the costs associated with that testing, including employee time and travel.
In addition to those requirements, employers in general workplaces should:
1) Continue to optimize the use of ventilation systems to help reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission.
2) Follow OHA, public health, or medical provider recommendations for isolation or quarantine of employees for COVID-19.
3) Provide notice to workers who have had a potential work-related exposure to COVID-19 within 24 hours.
--Staff Reports| Post Date: 2022-03-19 16:46:35 | Last Update: 2022-03-19 17:14:21 |
