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KAR 2:300. General.

 

      RELATES TO: KRS 338.015, 29 C.F.R. 1910.3-1910.7,

1910.9

      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. 29

C.F.R. 1910.3-1910.7 and 1910.9 establish occupational safety and health

standards found to be national consensus standards or established federal

standards. This administrative regulation establishes the general standards to

be enforced by the Department of Workplace Standards in general industry.

 

      Section 1. Definitions. (1)

"Act" means KRS Chapter 338.

      (2) "Assistant Secretary of

Labor" means Secretary, Labor Cabinet, or Commissioner, Department of

Workplace Standards, Labor Cabinet.

      (3) "C.F.R." means Code of

Federal Regulations.

      (4) "Employee" is defined by

KRS 338.015(2).

      (5) "Employer" is defined by

KRS 338.015(1).

      (6) "Established federal

standard" is defined by KRS 338.015(10).

      (7) "National consensus

standard" is defined by KRS 338.015(9).

      (8) "Secretary of Labor" means Secretary,

Labor Cabinet, or Commissioner, Department of Workplace Standards, Labor

Cabinet.

      (9) "Standard" means

"occupational safety and health standard" as defined by KRS 338.015(3).

      (10) "U.S. Department of Labor"

means U.S. Department of Labor or Kentucky Labor Cabinet, U.S. 127 South,

Frankfort, Kentucky 40601.

 

      Section 2. Except as modified by the

definitions in Section 1 of this administrative regulation, general industry

shall comply with the following federal regulations published by the Office of

the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration:

      (1) 29 C.F.R. 1910.3-1910.7 and 1910.9,

revised July 1, 2013; and

      (2) The revisions to 29 C.F.R. 1910.6 as

published in the June 13, 2013 Federal Register, Volume 78, Number 114, and

confirmed and corrected in the November 6, 2013 Federal Register, Volume 78,

Number 215. (16 Ky.R. 683; eff. 12-15-89; Am. 2684; eff. 5-11-94; 23

Ky.R. 1687; eff. 12-13-96; 26 Ky.R. 643; 1004; eff. 11-15-99; 33 Ky.R. 1712;

2299; eff. 3-9-2007; 3499; 34 Ky.R. 28; eff. 8-6-07; 35 Ky.R. 1287; 1753; eff.

3-6-09; 36 Ky.R. 160; 586; eff. 10-2-2009; 1529; 2064-M; eff. 4-2-2010, 37

Ky.R. 144; 721; eff. 10-1-2010; 38 Ky.R. 2016; eff. 8-31-2012; 40 Ky.R. 138;

eff. 10-4-2013; 2823; eff. 9-5-2014.)