As used in the Oklahoma Occupational Health and Safety Standards Act: 1. "Employer" means the state and all its political subdivisions which has in its employ one or more individuals performing services for it in employment; and 2. "Employee" means a person permitted to work by an employer in employment; and 3. "Place of employment" means the plant or premises in or about which an employee is permitted to work; and 4. "Department" means the Oklahoma Department of Labor; and 5. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Labor; and 6. "Division" means the Health and Safety Education and Training Division; and 7. "Standard" has the same meaning as, and includes, the words "regulation", "code", and "rule"; and 8. "National consensus standards" means any occupational safety or health standard adopted under a consensus method by a nationally recognized standards-producing organization; and 9. "Employment" includes all services for pay pursuant to a contract of hire except service in agricultural employment. Laws 1970, c. 287, § 2, operative July 1, 1970; Laws 1984, c. 147, § 2, operative July 1, 1984; Laws 1992, c. 305, § 2, emerg. eff. May 27, 1992.
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