RELATES TO:
KRS
338.015,
338.051(3),
338.061,
29 C.F.R.
1910.261-1910.272
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
338.051(3) requires the
Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board to promulgate
occupational safety and health administrative regulations necessary to
accomplish the purposes of KRS Chapter 338 and authorizes the chairman of the
board to adopt established federal standards without board approval if
necessary to meet federal time requirements.
29 C.F.R.
1910.261 to
1910.272
authorize the federal requirements relating to special industries. This
administrative regulation establishes the special industries standards to be
enforced by the Department of Workplace Standards in general industry.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Assistant Secretary" means Secretary,
Labor Cabinet, or Commissioner, Department of Workplace Standards, Labor
Cabinet.
(2) "C.F.R." means Code of
Federal Regulations.
(3) "Employee"
is defined in
KRS
338.015(2).
(4) "Employer" is defined by
KRS
338.015(1).
(5) "Standard" is defined by
KRS
338.015(3).
Section 2. Except as modified by
the definitions in Section 1 of this administrative regulation, general
industry shall comply with the following federal requirements published by the
Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Services, General
Services Administration:
(2) The
revisions to Subpart R, as published in the November 18, 2016 Federal Register,
Volume 81, Number 223.
Notes
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16 Ky.R. 699; eff.
12-15-1989; Am. 17 Ky.R. 1852; eff. 1-6-1991; 20 Ky.R. 2698; eff. 5-11-1994; 21
Ky.R. 113; eff. 9-12-1994; 2256; eff. 4-20-1995; 22 Ky.R. 1730; eff. 5-16-1996;
23 Ky.R. 1722; eff. 12-13-1996; 25 Ky.R. 1161; eff. 1-19-1999; 2450; eff.
6-16-1999; 30 Ky.R. 710; eff. 12-5-2003; 31 Ky.R. 1594; 1818; eff. 5-26-2005;
32 Ky.R. 550; 873; eff. 12-2-2005; 33 Ky.R. 1724; 2302; eff. 3-9-2007; 35 Ky.R.
1302; 1758; eff. 3-6-2009; 38 Ky.R. 2027; eff. 8-31-2012; 40 Ky.R. 2834; eff.
9-5-2014; 42 Ky.R. 117, 683; eff. 10-2-2015; 42 Ky.R. 2958; eff. 9-2-2016; 43
Ky.R. 1275, 1563; eff. 3-31-2017.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
338.051(3),
338.061
