{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-338.051","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 338.051","heading":"Kentucky  Occupational Safety and  Health Standards  Board  --","body":"Membership  -- Terms -- Chairman -- Meetings -- Quorum  -- Regulations --\nCompensation.\n(1) There  is hereby established the Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health\nStandards Board consisting of the secretary and twelve (12) members  equally\nrepresenting industry, labor, agriculture, and the safety and health profession.\nThe members  shall be appointed by the Governor for terms of three (3) years\nand until their successors are appointed and qualified, from lists of nominees\nsubmitted by  bona  fide associations representative of industry, labor,\nagriculture, and the safety and health profession. Members  shall receive\ntwenty-five dollars ($25) per day for attending each meeting and shall be\nreimbursed for actual expenses incurred in carrying out their duties. The\nsecretary shall act as chairman of the board. No member  of the board may\nhave a concurrent term on the review commission.\n(2) The  board shall hold annual meetings and additional meetings as needed. A\nmajority of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.\n(3) The  board shall adopt and promulgate occupational safety and health rules,\nregulations, and standards, except that the chairman of the board may adopt\nestablished federal standards without board approval if necessary to meet\nfederal time requirements. The board shall secure all expertise, testimony, and\nevidence necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.\n(4) The  board shall be  attached to the Education and  Labor Cabinet for\nadministrative purposes.","path":["KRS Chapter 338"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=52432","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:27Z","sha256":"5812edf2ddba617e80ca4be5182848b18e1af4e2e1db375a2821b8490b274347","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-338.050","next":"us-ky/krs-338.060"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}