A white 19th-century Oregon farmhouse with green shutters and a covered porch, framed by flowering trees
Benjamin Cornelius, Jr. House · M.O. Stevens · CC BY 3.0
varies by ZIP, see OHA data

Radon testing in Oregon

Radon testing in Oregon in Oregon: what it is, why it matters here, how it shows up in a report, and what it means for a transaction.

Why this sits outside a standard inspection

OAR 812-008-0203 makes an Oregon home inspection visual and not technically exhaustive. OAR 812-008-0204 excludes underground items, items not permanently installed, and the determination of environmental hazards.

That is adopted rule, not custom. It is the reason this finding needs a specialist rather than a generalist, and the reason the only existing coverage tends to be written by the companies selling the remediation.

Inspections undertaken in accordance with division 8 are visual and are not technically exhaustive.

OAR 812-008-0203(1)
A white 19th-century Oregon farmhouse with green shutters and a covered porch, framed by flowering trees
Benjamin Cornelius, Jr. House · M.O. Stevens · CC BY 3.0
varies by ZIP, see OHA data

Radon testing in Oregon

Verified fields
Regulation
action level
EPA 4.0 pCi/L. WHO recommends 2.7. OHA recommends all homes test regardless of risk level.
oregon.gov ↗