Okla. Stat. tit. 40, § 40-402
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Occupational health and safety - Definitions
Official statutory text
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
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 40. Labor Page 279
9. "Employment" includes all services for pay pursuant to a
contract of hire except service in agricultural employment.
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
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 40. Labor Page 279
9. "Employment" includes all services for pay pursuant to a
contract of hire except service in agricultural employment.
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