803 Ky. Admin. Regs. 2:402 – General safety and health provisions.

RELATES TO:

KRS 338.015, 29 C.F.R. 1926.20-1926.35

STATUTORY AUTHORITY:

KRS 338.051(3), 338.061

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 and authorizes the chairman to reference federal standards without board approval if necessary to meet federal time requirements. KRS 338.061 authorizes the board to establish, modify, or repeal standards and reference federal standards. This administrative regulation establishes standards that are enforced by the Department of Workplace Standards in construction.

Section 1. Definitions.
1. (1) "Act" means KRS Chapter 338.
2. (2) "Assistant Secretary of Education and Labor" means Secretary, Education and Labor Cabinet, or Commissioner, Department of Workplace Standards, Education and Labor Cabinet.
3. (3) "C.F.R." means Code of Federal Regulations.
4. (4) "Employee" is defined by KRS 338.015(2).
5. (5) "Employer" is defined by KRS 338.015(1).
6. (6) "Established federal standard" is defined by KRS 338.015(10).
7. (7) "National consensus standard" is defined by KRS 338.015(9).
8. (8) "Secretary of Education and Labor" means Secretary, Education and Labor Cabinet, or Commissioner, Department of Workplace Standards, Education and Labor Cabinet.
9. (9) "Standard" is defined by KRS 338.015(3).
10. (10) "U.S. Department of Labor" means U.S. Department of Labor or Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet, 500 Mero Street, 3rd Floor, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601.
Section 2. Except as modified by the definitions in Section 1 of this administrative regulation, the construction industry shall comply with 29 C.F.R. Subpart C, General safety and health provisions, published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Services, General Services Administration.

History

(16 Ky.R. 1099; eff. 12-15-1989; 20 Ky.R. 2704; eff. 5-11-1994; 23 Ky.R. 1732; eff. 12-13-1996; 3938; eff. 7-17-1997; 25 Ky.R. 2457; eff. 6-16-1999; TAm eff. 8-9-2007; 36 Ky.R. 175; 592; eff. 10-2-2009; 37 Ky.R. 1057; eff. 1-3-2011; 42 Ky.R. 119; 684; eff. 10-2-2015; 48 Ky.R. 2517; eff. 10-4-2022; TAm eff. 11-10-2022.)

FILED WITH LRC: November 10, 2022