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338.071 Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission -Membership -- Terms -- Quorum -- Hearings -- Regulations -- Compensation -Employees.
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There is hereby established the Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Review
Commission consisting of three (3) members appointed by the Governor on the
basis of their experience and competence in the fields of occupational safety and
health. The members selected shall be qualified to represent the interest of
employers, employees, and the occupational safety and health profession with a
minimum of five (5) years experience in their respective fields.
Members of the review commission shall serve terms of four (4) years and until
their successors are appointed.
The review commission shall hold monthly meetings and additional meetings as
deemed necessary. A majority of the review commission constitutes a quorum for
the transaction of business. Special meetings of the review commission may be
called upon reasonable notice by the commissioner or by any two (2) members of
the commission.
The review commission shall hear and rule on appeals from citations, notifications,
and variances issued under the provisions of this chapter and adopt and promulgate
rules and regulations with respect to the procedural aspect of its hearings.
The review commission shall have the authority to employ a secretary, hearing
officers, and other employees as may become necessary.
The chairman of the commission and each of the other two (2) members shall be
paid a salary fixed under KRS 64.640.
The secretary of the commission shall be paid a salary to be fixed by the
commission, with the approval of the Governor. The commission shall fix the
compensation of all its other employees.
The commissioners and the secretary and employees of the commission are entitled
to all necessary expenses incurred in traveling on business of the commission.
The commission shall be attached to the Labor Cabinet for administrative purposes
only.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 1755, effective July 15, 2010. -Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 38, effective June 20, 2005. -- Created 1972
Ky. Acts ch. 251, sec. 8.
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