KRS 338.061: Occupational safety and health standards -- Suspension, delay, or

alteration in enforcement of administrative regulation.

(1) Occupational safety and health standards may be adopted, modified, or repealed by

the board through the administrative regulation process of KRS Chapter 13A as it

shall deem necessary, except the secretary may through an administrative order

suspend, delay, or alter enforcement of a promulgated occupational safety and

health administrative regulation if the federal govern ment has suspended, delayed,

or enjoined the corresponding federal regulation or suspended, delayed, enjoined, or

altered the enforcement thereof. Any action taken by the secretary to suspend, delay,

or alter the enforcement of an occupational safety and h ealth administrative

regulation pursuant to this subsection shall be consistent with those taken by the

federal government, except that the secretary may enforce an administrative

regulation or standard which immediately preceded the administrative regulat ion

whose enforcement is amended, delayed, or altered.

(2) Established federal standards and national consensus standards may be adopted by

reference.