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Alaska Stat. § 18.60.105 (2026)
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Sec. 18.60.105. Definitions.
Article 2. Search and Rescue.
(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, in AS 18.60.010 — 18.60.105,
(1) “be exposed” means to ingest, inhale, or absorb through the skin or eyes a substance or physical agent, or fumes or other potentially harmful aspect of a substance or physical agent;
(2) “commissioner” means the commissioner of labor and workforce development;
(3) “department” means the Department of Labor and Workforce Development;
(4) “employee” means a person who works for an employer;
(5) “employer” means a person, including the state and political subdivisions of the state, who has one or more employees;
(6) “OSHA” means the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration;
(7) “physical agent” means a physical agent that exceeds the threshold established in the 1986-1987 edition of “Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents in the Work Environment” published by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists;
(8) “suitable protective equipment” includes such personal protective equipment as is required by regulation issued under this chapter;
(9) “toxic or hazardous substance”
(A) includes
(i) a chemical listed in 29 C.F.R. Part 1910, Subpart Z, Toxic and Hazardous Substances, “General Industry Standards”, Occupational Safety and Health Administration;
(ii) a chemical listed in “Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents in the Work Environment”, American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (Latest Edition);
(iii) a substance for which an OSHA form 20 or equivalent information is required under OSHA regulations; and
(iv) a substance determined by the department, in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), to be a health hazard to an employee who is exposed to the substance, including a carcinogen, reproductive toxin, irritant, corrosive, sensitizer, hepatotoxin, nephrotoxin, neurotoxin, agent that acts on the hematopoietic system, agent that damages the lungs, a cutaneous hazard, and an eye hazard;
(B) does not include
(i) substances that because of their physical state, volume, or concentration do not pose a health hazard upon exposure;
(ii) substances that are goods, food, drugs, cosmetics, or tobacco products intended for personal consumption; or
(iii) substances in transit;
(10) “transit” means conveyed in a sealed or unopened container by a mode of transportation.
(b) In AS 18.60.030(14), 18.60.065 — 18.60.068, and (a)(9) of this section,
(1) “employee” means a person who works for an employer, but not in a place used primarily as a personal residence;
(2) “employer” means a person, including the state and a political subdivision of the state, who has one or more employees working in a place not used primarily as a personal residence;
(3) “health hazard” means a substance or physical agent capable of causing acute or chronic adverse effects to health;
(4) “workplace” means a place of employment other than a place used primarily as a personal residence.
(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, in AS 18.60.010 — 18.60.105,
(1) “be exposed” means to ingest, inhale, or absorb through the skin or eyes a substance or physical agent, or fumes or other potentially harmful aspect of a substance or physical agent;
(2) “commissioner” means the commissioner of labor and workforce development;
(3) “department” means the Department of Labor and Workforce Development;
(4) “employee” means a person who works for an employer;
(5) “employer” means a person, including the state and political subdivisions of the state, who has one or more employees;
(6) “OSHA” means the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration;
(7) “physical agent” means a physical agent that exceeds the threshold established in the 1986-1987 edition of “Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents in the Work Environment” published by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists;
(8) “suitable protective equipment” includes such personal protective equipment as is required by regulation issued under this chapter;
(9) “toxic or hazardous substance”
(A) includes
(i) a chemical listed in 29 C.F.R. Part 1910, Subpart Z, Toxic and Hazardous Substances, “General Industry Standards”, Occupational Safety and Health Administration;
(ii) a chemical listed in “Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents in the Work Environment”, American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (Latest Edition);
(iii) a substance for which an OSHA form 20 or equivalent information is required under OSHA regulations; and
(iv) a substance determined by the department, in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), to be a health hazard to an employee who is exposed to the substance, including a carcinogen, reproductive toxin, irritant, corrosive, sensitizer, hepatotoxin, nephrotoxin, neurotoxin, agent that acts on the hematopoietic system, agent that damages the lungs, a cutaneous hazard, and an eye hazard;
(B) does not include
(i) substances that because of their physical state, volume, or concentration do not pose a health hazard upon exposure;
(ii) substances that are goods, food, drugs, cosmetics, or tobacco products intended for personal consumption; or
(iii) substances in transit;
(10) “transit” means conveyed in a sealed or unopened container by a mode of transportation.
(b) In AS 18.60.030(14), 18.60.065 — 18.60.068, and (a)(9) of this section,
(1) “employee” means a person who works for an employer, but not in a place used primarily as a personal residence;
(2) “employer” means a person, including the state and a political subdivision of the state, who has one or more employees working in a place not used primarily as a personal residence;
(3) “health hazard” means a substance or physical agent capable of causing acute or chronic adverse effects to health;
(4) “workplace” means a place of employment other than a place used primarily as a personal residence.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1976–1985 · leading case: Woods & Rohde, Inc. v. State, Dep't of Labor, 565 P.2d 138 (Alaska 1977).
Woods & Rohde, Inc. v. State, Dep't of Labor, 565 P.2d 138 (Alaska 1977). “[7] AS 18.60.105(4). [8] AS 18.60.030(6). [9] AS 18.”
Bachner v. Rich, 554 P.2d 430 (Alaska 1976). “" There is no question that Bachner-Northwest was an "employer" as that term is defined in the relevant statutory provision, AS 18.60.105; consequently, appellants are in error when they contend the terms of the Act and the Code did not apply to Bachner-Northwest.”
State v. Morris, 555 P.2d 1216 (Alaska 1976). “040; see also AS 18.60.105 for the circular statutory definition of "employer" in terms of an "employee.”
Smith v. State, 706 P.2d 1160 (Alaska 1985). “010 — AS 18.60.105 and the regulations, standards, orders and roles adopted pursuant thereto.”
— Alaska Stat. § 18.60.105(4) — 1 case
Woods & Rohde, Inc. v. State, Dep't of Labor, 565 P.2d 138 (Alaska 1977). “[7] AS 18.60.105(4). [8] AS 18.60.030(6). [9] AS 18.”
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