Alaska Statutes Title 18, Chapter 18.60, Article 01 - Prevention of Accident and Health Hazards

• Sec. 18.60.010 Legislative Intent.
  (a) The legislature finds that personal injuries and illnesses arising out of work situations impose a substantial burden upon, and are a hindrance to,...
• Sec. 18.60.020 Regulations.
  (a) The Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall issue the orders and adopt the regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of AS...
• Sec. 18.60.030 Duties of Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
  The Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall(1) study ways and means for prevention of accidents to persons on the streets and highways, in...
• Sec. 18.60.040 Report.
  Before the sixth day of each regular legislative session, the department shall prepare a report showing the accomplishments in this state toward reductions in...
• Sec. 18.60.050 Employment for Education and Enforcement Purposes. [Repealed, Sec. 9 Ch 72 Sla 1973].
  Repealed or Renumbered
• Sec. 18.60.055 Division of Labor Standards and Safety.
  As established by AS 23.10.075 , there is in the department a division of labor standards and safety. Minimum qualifications shall be established for...
• Sec. 18.60.057 Occupational Safety and Health Review Board.
  (a) There is created the Occupational Safety and Health Review Board within the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, referred to in this chapter...
• Sec. 18.60.058 Reporting of Injuries and Illnesses.
  (a) In the event of an employment accident that is fatal to one or more employees or that results in the in-patient hospitalization of...
• Sec. 18.60.059 Legal Counsel.
  (a) The attorney general is legal counsel for the OSHA Review Board. The attorney general shall advise the board on legal matters arising in...
• Sec. 18.60.060 Cooperation by Other State Agencies.
  The agencies of the state shall cooperate with the department in its program of safety activities and shall make available information needed by the...
• Sec. 18.60.065 Importation of Toxic and Hazardous Substances.
  Toxic and hazardous substances imported into the state shall be accompanied by a federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) form 20 or equivalent...
• Sec. 18.60.066 Employee Safety Education Programs.
  (a) An employer shall conduct a safety education program for an employee before the employee performs a new work assignment that may result in...
• Sec. 18.60.067 Information Provided on Employee's Request.
  (a) An employer shall make available to an employee on request a copy of the most recent OSHA form 20 or equivalent written information...
• Sec. 18.60.068 Posting of Information in Workplace.
  (a) The department shall print and make available to employers posters that contain notice of the provisions of this chapter relating to toxic and...
• Sec. 18.60.070 Use of Funds and Contributions.
  Funds appropriated by the legislature for AS 18.60.010 - 18.60.105 and contributions shall be spent only for the purposes of AS 18.60.010 - 18.60.105.
• Sec. 18.60.075 Safe Employment.
  (a) An employer shall do everything necessary to protect the life, health, and safety of employees, including(1) complying with all occupational safety and health...
• Sec. 18.60.077 Variance From a Standard.
  (a) An employer who is affected by AS 18.60.010 - 18.60.105 may apply to the commissioner for a variance from a provision of the...
• Sec. 18.60.080 Contributions.
  The department may accept contributions of funds, property, materials, supplies, and other forms of aid from business firms, organized groups, or individuals for furthering...
• Sec. 18.60.081 Temporary Variance.
  (a) An employer who is affected by AS 18.60.010 - 18.60.105 may apply to the commissioner for a temporary variance from a provision of...
• Sec. 18.60.083 Right of Entry and Inspection.
  (a) A representative of the department, upon presenting appropriate credentials to the owner, operator, or agent in charge, may(1) enter without delay and at...
• Sec. 18.60.085 Prohibition of Unauthorized Notice of Inspection.
  A person may not give unauthorized notice of a department safety or health inspection. A person who gives unauthorized notice of a safety or...
• Sec. 18.60.087 Employer and Employee Participation in Inspections.
  (a) A representative of the employer and a representative authorized by the employees shall be given an opportunity to accompany the representative of the...
• Sec. 18.60.088 Employee Requests for Special Inspection.
  (a) An employee or a representative of employees who believes that a violation of a safety or health standard exists that threatens physical harm...
• Sec. 18.60.089 Prohibition Against Retribution.
  (a) A person may not discharge or discriminate against an employee because the employee has filed a complaint or instituted or caused to be...
• Sec. 18.60.090 Penalty for Violations. [Repealed, Sec. 9 Ch 72 Sla 1973].
  Repealed or Renumbered
• Sec. 18.60.091 Citations.
  (a) If, upon inspection or investigation, the department believes that an employer has violated a provision of AS 18.60.010 - 18.60.105 that is applicable...
• Sec. 18.60.093 Enforcement Procedures.
  (a) If, after an inspection or investigation, or after an employer's failure to correct a violation for which the employer has been issued a...
• Sec. 18.60.095 Penalties.
  (a) An employer who wilfully or repeatedly violates a provision of AS 18.60.010 - 18.60.105 that is applicable to the employer or a standard...
• Sec. 18.60.096 Imminent Dangers.
  (a) The commissioner, or a designated agent as authorized by the commissioner, may issue orders restraining a particular condition or practice in any place...
• Sec. 18.60.097 Judicial Review.
  (a) A person affected by an order of the OSHA Review Board under AS 18.60.093 (c) or (e) or of the commissioner under AS...
• Sec. 18.60.098 Employee Compensation for Appearances.
  (a) The employer shall compensate any of the employer's employees who appear at a board hearing under AS 18.60.010 - 18.60.105 for loss of...
• Sec. 18.60.099 Confidentiality of Trade Secrets.
  Information obtained by the department in connection with an inspection or proceeding related to enforcement of occupational safety and health standards that contains or...
• Sec. 18.60.100 Nonabrogation of Powers of Department of Health and Social Services.
  AS 18.60.010 - 18.60.105 are not intended to abrogate the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Department of Health and Social Services in carrying...
• Sec. 18.60.105 Definitions.
  (a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, in AS 18.60.010 - 18.60.105,(1) "be exposed" means to ingest, inhale, or absorb through the...

Last modified: November 15, 2016