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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 338.051 (2026)

Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board --

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(1) There is hereby established the Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board consisting of the secretary and twelve (12) members equally representing industry, labor, agriculture, and the safety and health profession. The members shall be appointed by the Governor for terms of three (3) years and until their successors are appointed and qualified, from lists of nominees submitted by bona fide associations representative of industry, labor, agriculture, and the safety and health profession. Members shall receive twenty-five dollars ($25) per day for attending each meeting and shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in carrying out their duties. The secretary shall act as chairman of the board. No member of the board may have a concurrent term on the review commission.

(2) The board shall hold annual meetings and additional meetings as needed. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.

(3) The board shall adopt and promulgate occupational safety and health rules, regulations, and standards, except that the chairman of the board may adopt established federal standards without board approval if necessary to meet federal time requirements. The board shall secure all expertise, testimony, and evidence necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.

(4) The board shall be attached to the Education and Labor Cabinet for administrative purposes. Effective:July 1, 2022 History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 236, sec. 122, effective July 1, 2022. -- Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 1754, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 89, sec. 1, effective July 12, 2006. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 414, sec. 19, effective July 13, 1984. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 378, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 154, sec. 37, effective June 17, 1978. -- Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 251, sec. 6.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1981–2005 · leading case: Hargis v. Baize, 168 S.W.3d 36 (Ky. 2005).
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Hargis v. Baize, 168 S.W.3d 36 (Ky. 2005). · cites it 3× “" Since those standards are promulgated in the regulations *42 adopted by the Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board, KRS 338.051(3); KRS 338.061(1), the violation of a KOSHA regulation would constitute a violation of KRS 338.”
Ernest Simpson Constr. Co. v. Conn, 625 S.W.2d 850 (Ky. 1981). “The “cover” of loose boards was a violation of the regulations of the Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (KOSHA), promulgated pursuant to KRS 338.051. Conn’s widow filed a claim before the Worker’s Compensation Board, naming only her husband’s employer,…”
Sec'y of Labor v. Whitehouse, 977 S.W.2d 250 (Ky. Ct. App. 1998). “KRS 338.051 and 338.061 authorize the Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board to adopt and promulgate occupational safety and health administrative regulations.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 338.051(3) — 1 case
Hargis v. Baize, 168 S.W.3d 36 (Ky. 2005). “" Since those standards are promulgated in the regulations *42 adopted by the Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board, KRS 338.051(3); KRS 338.061(1), the violation of a KOSHA regulation would constitute a violation of KRS 338.”
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