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40 OK Stat § 40-405.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-405.1. Department of Labor Administrative Penalty Revolving Fund - Oklahoma Asbestos Control Act violations.

|A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Department of Labor to be designated the "Department of Labor Administrative Penalty Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all administrative fines collected by the Department for violations of the Oklahoma Occupational Health and Safety Standards Act and the Oklahoma Asbestos Control Act, and any rules promulgated thereto. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund, except those monies specified in subsection B of this section, are hereby directed to be transferred by the Commissioner of Labor to the State Treasurer for deposit and credit to the General Revenue Fund at the end of each fiscal year. |B. The Department of Labor shall retain up to Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00) of monies accruing to the credit of the Department of Labor Administrative Penalty Revolving Fund, derived from citations for violations of the Oklahoma Occupational Health and Safety Standards Act, per fiscal year. Said monies shall only be used in support of this act for the production and dissemination of workplace safety educational materials, for workplace safety educational presentations and training, or for the acquisition of workplace safety equipment, to be provided by the Department of Labor, at its discretion, to employers as defined in Section 402 of this title. Said monies shall not be expended for Department of Labor employee salaries or benefits or for Department of Labor administrative costs.Added by Laws 2016, c. 82, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2016. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 17, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
40 OK Stat § 40-405.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-405.2. Department of Labor Administrative Penalty Revolving Fund - Elevator Safety Act violations

|There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Department of Labor to be designated the "Department of Labor Administrative Penalty Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all administrative fines collected by the Department for violations of the Elevator Safety Act, and any rules promulgated thereto. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby directed to be transferred by the Commissioner of Labor to the State Treasurer for deposit and credit to the General Revenue Fund at the end of each fiscal year. |Added by Laws 2016, c. 93, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 405.1 of this title to avoid duplication in numbering.
40 OK Stat § 40-407 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-407. Adoption of health and safety standards - Promulgation - Limitation.

|A. The Commissioner pursuant to the provisions of Sections 301 through 326 of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes may prescribe, adopt, promulgate, amend and rescind health and safety standards, which shall be derived from national consensus standards designed for the prevention of accidents in all places of employment and for the protection of the life, health and safety of employees. |B. Authority to promulgate health and safety standards is limited to that not granted to other state departments or other legally constituted state boards or commissions.Amended by Laws 1984, c. 147, § 3, operative July 1, 1984.
40 OK Stat § 40-412 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-412. Violations - Penalties

|A. Any person failing to comply with any standard or interfering with, impeding or obstructing in any manner the administration of standards pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Occupational Health and Safety Standards Act, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. |B. Any person who violates any of the provisions of the Oklahoma Occupational Health and Safety Standards Act, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and in addition thereto may be enjoined from continuing such violation. Each day upon which such violation occurs shall constitute a separate violation.C. The Attorney General, on the request of the Commissioner, shall bring an action against any person violating any of the provisions of the Oklahoma Occupational Health and Safety Standards Act or violating any order or determination of the Commissioner promulgated pursuant to the Oklahoma Occupational Health and Safety Standards Act.D. The Commissioner of Labor may promulgate rules establishing a schedule of administrative penalties and fines for violations of the Oklahoma Occupational Health and Safety Standards Act which may be in addition to or in lieu of the criminal penalties provided in this section. The promulgation of an administrative fine schedule shall grant the Commissioner authority to impose those administrative fines for any violation of the Oklahoma Occupational Health and Safety Standards Act. Funds collected as payment from a violator for administrative fines imposed for a violation of the Oklahoma Occupational Health and Safety Standards Act shall be deposited to the Department of Labor Administrative Penalty Revolving Fund created in Section 3 of this act.Added by Laws 1970, c. 287, § 12, operative July 1, 1970. Amended by Laws 1984, c. 147, § 5, operative July 1, 1984; Laws 1992, c. 305, § 5, emerg. eff. May 27, 1992; Laws 2016, c. 82, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
40 OK Stat § 40-413 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-413. Public policy.

|The following is declared to be the public policy of the state:Occupational accidents produce economic and social loss, impair productivity and retard the advancement of standards of living. Both humane and economic considerations recommend the establishment and implementation of effective injury control measures. A unified, continuing, professional effort is required. A dynamic program of health and safety education and training is the best known solution to the control of occupational accidents. |Laws 1970, c. 287, § 13, operative July 1, 1970.
40 OK Stat § 40-414 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-414. Occupational safety and health consultation program for private employers.

|A. The Commissioner shall not assert enforcement jurisdiction pursuant to Section 401 et seq. of this title over any occupational safety or health issue with respect to which a federal standard has been issued pursuant to Section (6) of Public Law 91-596, also known as the Williams-Steiger Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. |B. The Commissioner shall provide competent occupational safety and health consultation, education and training for private and public employers in coordination with the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education and other available community resources.C. Such consultation shall be provided on a priority basis to those private employers which, based on their certification, have occupational injury and illness rates exceeding the national average incidence rate for private employers of similar character.D. No such consultation shall be provided except upon written request by the private employer.E. Except when a condition of "imminent danger" exists, no reports, communication, or other information regarding safety and health hazards discovered by the Commissioner, pursuant to the administration of Section 401 et seq. of this title, or his representative in the workplaces of private employers, shall be reported to any enforcement authority whatsoever without the prior approval of the employer.F. The Commissioner may, in providing services to private employers upon request, refer private employers for participation in other safety and health consultation, education and training programs including but not limited to the programs authorized by Section 7(C)1 of Public Law 91-596.G. The Commissioner may, upon request, refer qualifying private employers to programs operated by the U.S. Department of Labor for recognition or for exemption from inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration.H. The Commissioner shall certify successful participation in the occupational safety and health consultation, education and training program pursuant to the provisions of Section 924.2 of Title 36 of the Oklahoma Statutes.I. The Commissioner may promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this section.J. As used in this section:1. "Private employer" means a person engaged in a business affecting commerce who has employees, but does not include the United States or any state or political subdivision of a state; and2. "Imminent danger" means any conditions or practices in any place of employment which are such that a danger exists which could reasonably be expected to cause death, or serious physical harm immediately.Added by Laws 1970, c. 287, § 14, operative July 1, 1970. Amended by Laws 1986, c. 222, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1986; Laws 1988, c. 317, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1988; Laws 1992, c. 305, § 6, emerg. eff. May 27, 1992; Laws 2001, c. 33, § 35, eff. July 1, 2001.
40 OK Stat § 40-416 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-416. Establishment of staff - Duties.

|The Commissioner shall establish within the Department an experienced and competent staff to discharge the duties and responsibilities provided in Sections 13 through 17 of this act. |Laws 1970, c. 287, § 16, operative July 1, 1970.
40 OK Stat § 40-417 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-417. Reports by employers of statistical data - Summary.

|(1) To assure the availability of accurate, timely statistical data concerning occupational health and safety in Oklahoma, all employers as defined in Section 402 of this title shall submit reports, on a form and in a manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Labor. Reports shall include only those injuries arising from employment within the State of Oklahoma. |(2) The Department may exempt from this requirement those classes of employers for whose operations adequate records of safety experience are already available or the Department may exempt any employer from this requirement when, in the judgment of the Commissioner, the submission of annual reports by such employer is not necessary to carry out the purposes of this act and would be an undue burden upon such employer because of size, the nature of its operation or other special circumstances.(3) The Department shall publish each year a detailed summary of the statistical data received from employers. A copy of such summary shall be available on request to each reporting establishment required to file reports of disabling work injuries and shall be made available to anyone having a legitimate interest in the subject matter of the report.Added by Laws 1970, c. 287, § 17, operative July 1, 1970. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 348, § 5, emerg. eff. July 31, 1985; Laws 1988, c. 317, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1988; Laws 1992, c. 305, § 7, emerg. eff. May 27, 1992; Laws 2002, c. 50, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2013, c. 254, § 28, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
40 OK Stat § 40-417.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-417.1. Special Occupational Health and Safety.

|There is hereby created in the State Treasury a fund for the Department of Labor to be designated the "Special Occupational Health and Safety Fund". The fund shall be subject to legislative appropriation and shall consist of monies collected pursuant to Section 418 of Title 40 of the Oklahoma Statutes. |Added by Laws 1986, c. 223, § 24, operative July 1, 1986.
40 OK Stat § 40-419 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-419. Penalty.

|Any employer or insurance company willfully failing to comply with any of the provisions of Sections 17 and 18 is guilty of a misdemeanor. |Laws 1970, c. 287, § 19, operative July 1, 1970.
40 OK Stat § 40-424 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-424. Qualifications for personnel of Department of Labor.

|The provisions as to qualifications of persons in positions or jobs created or provided for under provisions of Sections 401 through 423 of Title 40 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Oklahoma Occupational Health and Safety Standards Act of 1970, shall not apply to officers or employees of the Department of Labor, it being intended that their qualifications for such positions or jobs be determined by the Commissioner of Labor. |Laws 1971, c. 356, § 1, emerg. eff. June 26, 1971.
40 OK Stat § 40-435 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-435. Break time and accommodations for expressing milk or breast-feeding.

|A. 1. An employer other than a state agency may provide reasonable unpaid break time each day to an employee who needs to breast-feed or express breast milk for her child to maintain milk supply and comfort. The break time, if possible, shall run concurrently with any break time, paid or unpaid, already provided to the employee. An employer is not required to provide break time under this section if to do so would create an undue hardship on the operations of the employer. |2. Every state agency shall allow an employee who is lactating reasonable paid break time each day to use the designated lactation room for the purpose of maintaining milk supply and comfort.B. An employer may make a reasonable effort to provide a private, secure, and sanitary room or other location in close proximity to the work area, other than a toilet stall, where an employee can express her milk or breast-feed her child.C. The Department of Health shall issue periodic reports on breast-feeding rates, complaints received, and benefits reported by both working breast-feeding mothers and employers.D. As used in this section:1. "Employer" means a person engaged in business who has one or more employees, including the state and any political subdivision of the state;2. "Employee" means any person engaged in service to an employer in the business of the employer;3. "Reasonable" means any effort that would not impose an undue hardship on the operation of the employer's business; and4. "Undue hardship" means any action that requires significant difficulty or expense when considered in relation to factors such as the size of the business, its financial resources, and the nature and structure of its operation.Added by Laws 2006, c. 85, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2006. Amended by Laws 2020, c. 62, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.
40 OK Stat § 40-450 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-450. Short title.

|Sections 265 through 270 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Asbestos Control Act". |Added by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 264, eff. July 1, 1993.
40 OK Stat § 40-451 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-451. Definitions

|As used in the Oklahoma Asbestos Control Act: |1. "Friable asbestos material" means any material that contains asbestos of more than one percent (1%) or more that can be crumbled, pulverized or reduced to powder by hand pressure;2. "Friable asbestos material abatement" means the removal, encapsulation or enclosure of friable asbestos containing material;3. "Friable asbestos material encapsulation" means the application of a bonding agent called a sealant, which penetrates and hardens the asbestos material or covers the surface of the material with a protective coating, thus preventing fiber release from the asbestos material;4. "Friable asbestos material removal" means the actual physical removal of any friable asbestos containing material from a facility, when the asbestos is either attached to or detached from any device or structure;5. "Contractor" means any public or private entity that engages in friable asbestos containing material abatement in any facility in this state except private residences or apartment houses of less than six family units;6. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Labor.Added by Laws 1982, c. 101, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 270, § 1; Laws 1993, c. 145, § 265, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 2016, c. 82, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
40 OK Stat § 40-453 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-453. Powers and duties of Commissioner.

|A. The Commissioner of Labor shall have the power and duty to: |1. Develop and promulgate rules for the abatement of friable asbestos materials which shall be consistent with general industry standards;2. Instruct and examine contractors, employees and supervisors on the safe abatement of friable asbestos materials;3. Hire sufficient personnel to carry out the provisions of this act consistent with funds allocated and full-time-equivalent employees authorized;4. Inspect all asbestos abatement projects, to issue, modify and revoke orders; to issue cease and desist orders; and to require mandamus and seek injunctive relief for enforcement of orders;5. Inspect public buildings for the presence of friable asbestos materials;6. Collect samples to determine the presence and condition of friable asbestos materials in public buildings;7. Recommend appropriate abatement measures for friable asbestos materials in public buildings;8. Make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of the Department's duties and the execution of its powers under the Oklahoma Asbestos Control Act including, but not limited to, contracts with the United States, other states, agencies, and political subdivisions of this state;9. Accept grants from the United States government, its agencies and instrumentalities, and any other source. To these ends, the Department shall have the power to comply with such conditions and execute such agreements as may be necessary and desirable;10. Supervise, administer, and enforce the provisions of the Oklahoma Asbestos Control Act rules promulgated thereunder;11. Hold hearings;12. Institute legal proceedings, including suits for injunctions for the enforcement of his orders, rules, and for the enforcement of penalties;13. Investigate any violations of the Oklahoma Asbestos Control Act;14. Exercise all incidental powers which are necessary to carry out the provisions of the Oklahoma Asbestos Control Act; and15. To perform such other duties as the Commissioner of Labor may determine are essential to the protection of health from hazards posed by friable asbestos materials.B. The violations of any rule shall be grounds for the Commissioner to evoke any penalties set forth in Section 456 of this title.C. The Commissioner of Labor shall be the primary authority regarding the regulation of asbestos abatement in the State of Oklahoma at the abatement site through the completion of the on-site abatement.Added by Laws 1982, c. 101, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 270, § 3; Laws 1993, c. 145, § 266, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 2015, c. 106, § 1, emerg. eff. April 20, 2015.
40 OK Stat § 40-454 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-454. Suspension, revocation or refusal to issue license - Hearing - Appeal.

|If the Commissioner finds that a contractor has violated any of the provisions of the Oklahoma Asbestos Control Act or any rule promulgated pursuant to the Oklahoma Asbestos Control Act, the Commissioner may suspend, revoke or refuse to issue the license of the contractor after a hearing held for such purpose. Such hearing shall be held within thirty (30) days after written notice has been sent to the contractor by certified mail. If, after such hearing, the Commissioner finds cause to suspend, revoke or refuse to issue a license, the contractor shall be given written notice of the decision of the Commissioner and the basis therefor. The decision shall become final at the end of thirty (30) days from the date of such notice, unless appealed to the district court. All appeals from the Commissioner's order shall be taken in the manner prescribed by law. |Added by Laws 1982, c. 101, § 4, eff. Oct. 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 270, eff. July 1, 1993.
40 OK Stat § 40-455 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-455. Inspections and investigations.

|The Commissioner of Labor or an authorized representative shall have the power and authority to enter at reasonable times upon any property for the purpose of inspecting and investigating contractors relating to the abatement of any friable material containing asbestos pursuant to the Oklahoma Asbestos Control Act. |Added by Laws 1982, c. 101, § 5, eff. Oct. 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 270, § 4; Laws 1993, c. 145, § 268, eff. July 1, 1993.
40 OK Stat § 40-456 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-456. Violations - Penalties - Injunction

|A. In addition to any administrative or civil penalty, any person who violates any of the provisions of the Oklahoma Asbestos Control Act or who violates any rule or order promulgated pursuant thereto shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and may be enjoined from continuing such action. Upon conviction thereof, the violator shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6) months or by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day's violations shall constitute a separate violation. |B. The Attorney General shall, upon request of the Commissioner, bring an action for injunction against any person violating any provision of the Oklahoma Asbestos Control Act or violating any order or determination of the Commissioner. In any action for injunction, any finding of the Commissioner, after notice, shall be prima facie evidence of the facts found therein.C. A district attorney, upon request of the Commissioner, shall prosecute any violation of the Oklahoma Asbestos Control Act.D. The Commissioner of Labor may promulgate rules establishing a schedule of administrative penalties and fines for violations of the Oklahoma Asbestos Control Act which may be in addition to or in lieu of the criminal penalties provided in this section. The promulgation of an administrative fine schedule shall grant the Commissioner authority to impose those administrative fines for any violation of the Oklahoma Asbestos Control Act. Funds collected as payment from a violator for administrative fines imposed for a violation of the Oklahoma Asbestos Control Act shall be deposited to the Department of Labor Administrative Penalty Revolving Fund created in Section 3 of this act.Added by Laws 1982, c. 101, § 6, eff. Oct. 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 269, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 2016, c. 82, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
40 OK Stat § 40-460 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-460. Rules and regulations.

|The Commissioner of Labor shall promulgate rules and regulations for the safe installation, repair, maintenance, use, operation and inspection of all amusement rides necessary for the protection of the general public using amusement rides. |Added by Laws 1982, c. 145, § 1.
40 OK Stat § 40-460.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 40. Labor|§40-460.1. Rules for definition of “alteration”.

|A. Pursuant to the authority granted to the Commissioner of Labor under Section 460 of Title 40 of the Oklahoma Statutes to promulgate rules for the safe installation, repair, maintenance, use, operation, and inspection of all amusement rides necessary for the protection of the general public using amusement rides, the Commissioner of Labor shall promulgate rules regarding the definition of alteration. |B. Rules promulgated pursuant to subsection A of this section shall include the following language:“Alteration” means any change in either the structural or operational characteristics of the amusement ride which will alter its performance from that specified in the design criteria of the manufacturer.Added by Laws 2000, c. 295, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2000.