AN ACT relating to occupational safety and health.

Amend KRS 338.015 to define "qualified representative"; amend KRS 338.062 to prohibit the Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board or the secretary of the Education Labor Cabinet from enforcing any occupational safety and health administrative regulation that has not been promulgated by or that is more stringent than the corresponding federal provision; amend KRS 338.091 to allow the Franklin Circuit Court to award actual expenses against the Department of Workplace Standards; amend KRS 338.111…

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Introduced: February 6, 2025

Last action: March 27, 2025

Delivered To Secretary Of State (Acts Ch. 105)

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This law updates Kentucky's workplace safety rules by limiting state safety regulators from enforcing standards stricter than federal requirements and adding new procedural rules for workplace inspections and violation citations. It sets time limits for filing complaints and issuing citations, requires citations to clearly identify the rule that was violated, and allows employees or their representatives to participate in workplace safety inspections. Employers and workers now have clearer timelines and processes when workplace safety disputes…

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