{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-40-40-414","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 40, § 40-414","heading":"Occupational safety and health consultation program for","body":"private employers.\n\nA. The Commissioner shall not assert enforcement jurisdiction\n\npursuant to Section 401 et seq. of this title over any occupational\n\nsafety or health issue with respect to which a federal standard has\n\nbeen issued pursuant to Section (6) of Public Law 91-596, also known\n\nas the Williams-Steiger Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.\n\nB. The Commissioner shall provide competent occupational safety\n\nand health consultation, education and training for private and\n\npublic employers in coordination with the Oklahoma Department of\n\nCareer and Technology Education and other available community\n\nresources.\n\nC. Such consultation shall be provided on a priority basis to\n\nthose private employers which, based on their certification, have\n\noccupational injury and illness rates exceeding the national average\n\nincidence rate for private employers of similar character.\n\nD. No such consultation shall be provided except upon written\n\nrequest by the private employer.\n\nE. Except when a condition of \"imminent danger\" exists, no\n\nreports, communication, or other information regarding safety and\n\nhealth hazards discovered by the Commissioner, pursuant to the\n\nadministration of Section 401 et seq. of this title, or his\n\nrepresentative in the workplaces of private employers, shall be\n\nreported to any enforcement authority whatsoever without the prior\n\napproval of the employer.\n\nF. The Commissioner may, in providing services to private\n\nemployers upon request, refer private employers for participation in\n\nother safety and health consultation, education and training\n\nprograms including but not limited to the programs authorized by\n\nSection 7(C)1 of Public Law 91-596.\n\nG. The Commissioner may, upon request, refer qualifying private\n\nemployers to programs operated by the U.S. Department of Labor for\n\nrecognition or for exemption from inspection by the U.S. Department\n\nof Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration.\n\nH. The Commissioner shall certify successful participation in\n\nthe occupational safety and health consultation, education and\n\ntraining program pursuant to the provisions of Section 924.2 of\n\nTitle 36 of the Oklahoma Statutes.\n\nI. The Commissioner may promulgate such rules and regulations\n\nas may be necessary to implement the provisions of this section.\n\nJ. As used in this section:\n\n1. \"Private employer\" means a person engaged in a business\n\naffecting commerce who has employees, but does not include the\n\nUnited States or any state or political subdivision of a state; and\n\n2. \"Imminent danger\" means any conditions or practices in any\n\nplace of employment which are such that a danger exists which could\n\nreasonably be expected to cause death, or serious physical harm\n\nimmediately.","path":["OK Code","Title 40"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os40.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"70e548af2284d5b54e129d5cea740a52f1761479e62105b274591fc249f35058","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-40-40-413","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-40-40-416"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}