Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Iowa Occupational Safety and Health › Chapter 8 - Consultative Services › Rule 875-8.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the
				  definitions contained in Iowa Code section
				  88.3 shall be
				  applicable wherever this chapter uses those terms. Unless the context clearly
				  requires otherwise, the following additional definitions apply to this
				  chapter
"Act"
means the Iowa occupational safety and
				  health Act, Iowa Code chapter 88.
"Compliance officer"
means a compliance
				  safety and health officer employed by Iowa OSHA Enforcement.
"Consultant"
means an employee of the bureau
				  of consultation and education of the division of labor services.
"Consultation "
means all activities related
				  to the provision of consultative assistance under this chapter, including
				  off-site consultation and on-site consultation.
"Division"
means the division of labor
				  services of the department of workforce development.
"Education"
means planned and organized
				  activity by a consultant to impart information to employers and employees to
				  enable them to establish and maintain employment and a place of employment that
				  are safe and healthful.
"Employee representative "
means the
				  authorized representative of employees at a site where there is a recognized
				  labor organization representing employees.
"Hazard correction "
means the elimination
				  or control of a workplace hazard in accordance with the requirements of the Act
				  and rules.
"Imminent danger "
means a condition or
				  practice in a place of employment that could reasonably be expected to cause
				  death or serious physical harm immediately or before the danger can be
				  eliminated through the procedures set forth in rule
				  875-8.6
				  (88).
"Iowa OSHA Enforcement"
means the imit of
				  the division that enforces the occupational safety and health Act.
"list of Hazards "
means a list of all
				  serious hazards that are identified by the consultant and the correction due
				  dates agreed upon by the employer and the consultant.
"Off-site consultation "
means consultation
				  provided away from an employer's work site by means such as training,
				  education, telephone, and correspondence.
"On-site consultation"
means consultation
				  provided during a visit to an employer's work site. "On-site consultation"
				  includes a written report to the employer on the findings and recommendations
				  resulting from the visit, and may include training and education needed to
				  address hazards or potential hazards at the work site.
"Other-than-serious hazard"
means any
				  condition or practice that would be classified as an other-than-serious
				  violation of applicable standards based on criteria contained in the current
				  Iowa Field Operations Manual.
"Programmed inspection "
means an inspection
				  scheduled based on objective or neutral criteria as set forth in the Iowa Field
				  Operations Manual.
"Recognition and exemption program "
means
				  an achievement recognition program to recognize an employer that operates an
				  exemplary program that results in the immediate and long-term prevention of
				  job-related injuries and illnesses at a workplace.
"Serious hazard"
means a condition or
				  practice that would be classified as a serious violation of applicable
				  standards based on criteria contained in the current Iowa Field Operations
				  Manual, except that the element of employer knowledge shall not be
				  considered.
"Training"
means the planned and organized
				  activity of a consultant to impart skills, techniques and methodologies to
				  employers and their employees to assist them in establishing and maintaining
				  employment and a place of employment that are safe and
				  healthful.