As used in the Oklahoma Occupational Health and Safety Standards Act:
1. “Employer” means the state and all its political subdivisions which has in its employ one or more individuals performing services for it in employment; and
2. “Employee” means a person permitted to work by an employer in employment; and
3. “Place of employment” means the plant or premises in or about which an employee is permitted to work; and
4. “Department” means the Oklahoma Department of Labor; and
5. “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Labor; and
6. “Division” means the Health and Safety Education and Training Division; and
7. “Standard” has the same meaning as, and includes, the words “regulation”, “code”, and “rule”; and
8. “National consensus standards” means any occupational safety or health standard adopted under a consensus method by a nationally recognized standards-producing organization; and
9. “Employment” includes all services for pay pursuant to a contract of hire except service in agricultural employment.
Credits
Laws 1970, c. 287, § 2, operative July 1, 1970; Laws 1984, c. 147, § 2, operative July 1, 1984; Laws 1992, c. 305, § 2, emerg. eff. May 27, 1992.
40 Okl. St. Ann. § 402, OK ST T. 40 § 402
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 3 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
