Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 419 - OFFICE OF TRAINING, INVESTIGATIONS AND SAFETY
Division 460 - OUTDOOR YOUTH PROGRAMS
Section 419-460-0040 - Outdoor Youth Programs: Participant Clothing, Equipment, and Supplies

Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 419-460-0040

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024

An outdoor youth program must comply with all of the following requirements:

(1) Participant requirements. Each program participant must have appropriate clothing, equipment, and supplies for each type of outdoor youth program activity and for the weather conditions likely to be encountered.

(2) Clothing, equipment, and supply requirements. Clothing, equipment, and supplies must include at a minimum the applicable items in each of the following subsections:

(a) Sunscreen if appropriate for the environmental conditions generally expected for the area and season.

(b) Insect repellent if appropriate for the environmental conditions generally expected for the area and season.

(c) A commercial backpack or the materials to construct a safe backpack or bedroll.

(d) Personal hygiene items necessary for cleansing.

(e) Appropriate feminine hygiene supplies.

(f) When the average nighttime temperature is expected to be 40 degrees Fahrenheit or higher:
(A) Wool blankets or an appropriate sleeping bag; and

(B) A tarp or poncho.

(g) Shelter from precipitation, appropriate sleeping bag, and ground pad when the average nighttime temperature is expected to be 39 degrees Fahrenheit or lower.

(h) Clothing appropriate for the temperature changes generally expected for the area.

(i) Each child in care must be provided a clean change of undergarments and socks at least once a week or an opportunity to wash his or her clothing at least once a week; and all other clothing must be reasonably clean and in good repair.

(3) Denial of clothing, equipment, and supplies. An outdoor youth program must not remove, deny, or make unavailable for any reason the appropriate clothing, equipment, or supplies required by section (2) of this rule.

(4) Monitoring. Field staff are responsible for maintaining the safety and well-being of children in care and must monitor each child in care to make sure that clothing, equipment, and supplies are maintained in a manner adequate to ensure each child in care's safety.

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 409.050, ORS 418.005 & ORS 418.240

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 418.990 - 418.998, ORS 409.010 & ORS 418.205 - 418.325

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