{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-338.062","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 338.062","heading":"Occupational safety and health standards -- Restrictions on adopting,","body":"promulgating, or enforcing regulations -- Exemption for public employees.\nThe Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Standards board, the secretary, the\nsecretary's designee, the commissioner, and the commissioner's authorized representative\nshall not adopt, promulgate, or enforce any occupational safety and health administrative\nregulation that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration or the United States\nDepartment of Labor has not promulgated, or that is more stringent than the\ncorresponding federal provision enforced by the United States Department of Labor\nunder the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. Whereas the Occupational Safety\nand Health Act o f 1970 does not apply to public employees, the cabinet shall retain the\nauthority to promulgate and enforce, as necessary, administrative regulations pertaining\nto public employees.","path":["KRS Chapter 338"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=56359","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:27Z","sha256":"cf364f7d731a8c226c1ef0fbb01adffea383384d816e33a8108aa0062b32b56a","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-338.061","next":"us-ky/krs-338.070"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}