Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, unless otherwise provided:
"Board" means the board of safety review created by this chapter.
"Commission" means the occupational safety standards commission created by this chapter.
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of labor or the commissioner's duly designated representative.
"Department" means the department of labor.
"Employee" means a person permitted to work by an employer in employment.
"Employer" means any individual or type of organization, including the state and all its political subdivisions, that has in its employ one (1) or more individuals.
"INSafe" means the division of the department created by section 40 of this chapter.
"Safety order" refers to a notice issued to employers by the commissioner of labor for alleged violations of this chapter, including any health and safety standards.
"Standard" refers to both health and safety standards.
"Voluntary protection program" means a program offered by the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration to employers subject to this chapter that exempts the employers from general scheduled inspections.
Formerly: Acts 1971, P.L.356, SEC.1; Acts 1973, P.L.241, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.263, SEC.1; P.L.37-1985, SEC.33; P.L.225-1995, SEC.1; P.L.32-2008, SEC.1.
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