Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 21, § 203 (2026)

Subchapter 004 : GENERAL PROVISIONS

• § 203. Definitions

  As used in this chapter:

  (1) “Act” means the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 and rules adopted pursuant to that Act, as amended.

  (2) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Labor or designee.

  (3) “Department” means the Department of Labor.

  (4) “Director” means the Director of Occupational Health.

  (5) “Division” means the Division of Occupational Health.

  (6) “Employee” means any person engaged in service to an employer for wages, salary, or other compensation, excluding an independent contractor.

  (7) “Employer” means a person, as defined pursuant to subdivision (8) of this section, who employs one or more persons.

  (8) “Person” means a natural person, corporation, partnership, trust, society, club, association, or other organization, including municipalities and the State and its instrumentalities.

  (9) “Place of employment” means any place where an employee is engaged in performance of the employee’s work or duties, or that is used in connection with an employee’s employment. It includes structures, buildings, machinery, equipment, tools, appliances, and materials used in connection with the employment. It also includes land and premises where an employer is carrying on any activity or business involving the use of one or more employees.

  (10) “Premises” means land and the structures thereon that contains a place of employment as defined pursuant to subdivision (9) of this section.

  (11) “Rule” means a rule or regulation.

  (12) “VOSHA Code” means subchapters 4 and 5 of this chapter, 18 V.S.A. chapter 28, and the rules adopted pursuant to those provisions.

  (13) “Review Board” means the Occupational Safety and Health Review Board.

  (14) “Secretary of Labor” means the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor.

  (15) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Human Services. (Added 1971, No. 205 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1973, No. 214 (Adj. Sess.), § 17; 1979, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2005, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 5, 2006; 2023, No. 85 (Adj. Sess.), § 62, eff. July 1, 2024.)