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Title 803 | Chapter 002 | Regulation 415

803 KAR 2:415.Excavations.

RELATES TO:

KRS Chapter 338.051, 338.061, 29 C.F.R. 1926.650-653.pag

STATUTORY AUTHORITY:

KRS 338.051, 338.061

NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:

KRS 338.051(3) requires the Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board to promulgate occupational safety and health administrative regulations and authorizes the chairman to reference federal standards without board approval if necessary to meet federal time requirements. KRS 338.061 authorizes the board to establish, modify, or repeal standards and reference federal standards. This administrative regulation establishes standards that are enforced by the Department of Workplace Standards in construction.

Section 1.

Definitions.

(1)

"C.F.R." means Code of Federal Regulations.

(2)

"Employee" is defined by KRS 338.015(2).

(3)

"Employer" is defined by KRS 338.015(1).

Section 2.

Except as established in Section 1 of this administrative regulation, the construction industry shall comply with 29 C.F.R. 1926, Subpart P, Excavations, published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Services, General Services Administration.
HISTORY: (16 Ky.R. 1102; eff. 12-15-1989; Am. 16 Ky.R. 2470; eff. 7-9-1990; 21 Ky.R. 2272; eff. 4-20-1995; TAm eff. 8-9-2007; TAm eff. 9-8-2011; 47 Ky.R. 1645, 2383; eff. 8-3-2021.)

7-Year Expiration: 8/3/2028

Last Updated: 3/9/2022

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