KRS 338.042: Expansion of Department of Workplace Standards -- Duties of additional

staff.

Effective July 1, 1994, the Department of Workplace Standards shall be expanded by

sixteen (16) employees. These additional staff shall assist employers in their efforts to

improve safety and health practices in their workplaces; to assure compliance with

industrial health and safety regulations; and to expedite the processing of contested

citations and appeals. These additional expenditures shall be financed by funds collect ed

for the special fund pursuant to KRS 342.122.