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Oklahoma Statutes - Title 40. Labor Page 279 act, a majority of the members of the Task Force who have been appointed may fill the vacancy to the open position. Staff support for the Task Force shall be provided by the staff of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the Oklahoma State Senate. The Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Office of Disability Concerns, Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, Department of Human Services, and the State Use Committee of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall provide support and information as requested by the Task Force. E. Members of the Task Force shall receive no compensation for serving on the Task Force, but may receive travel reimbursement, contingent on the availability of private funds for this purpose. F. The Task Force may seek the assistance of the Legislative Service Bureau or the State Board of Education to contract with an independent consultant as necessary to fulfill the duties specified in this section, contingent on the availability of funds. G. The Task Force shall submit a final report by January 1, 2028, to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate, and the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Added by Laws 2025, c. 182, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2025.

§40-401. Short title. Sections 401 through 424 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the Oklahoma Occupational Health and Safety Standards Act. Amended by Laws 1984, c. 147, § 1, operative July 1, 1984.

§40-402. Occupational health and safety - Definitions. 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