803 Ky. Admin. Regs. 2:415

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 5, November 1, 2024

Section 803 KAR 2:415 - Excavations

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

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.

803 KAR 2:415

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.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 338.051, 338.061