8 AAC 61.890 - Definitions

(a) In 8 AAC 61.800 - 8 AAC 61.890,

(1) "commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development or the commissioner's designee;

(2) "department" means the Department of Labor and Workforce Development;

(3) "hazardous paints" means paints that contain or are combined with a toxic or hazardous substance, as defined in AS 18.60.105, and that are used in vaporized, liquid, or particulate form to create a coating that will adhere to a surface to protect or preserve the surface; "hazardous paints" do not include water-based paints that do not contain emulsion epoxies or isocyanates.

(b) As defined in AS 18.63.100, "professional painter"

(1) includes

(A) a person who is performing painting work subject to the contractor registration requirements of AS 08.18;

(B) a person who is employed as a painter; and

(C) a person who spends more than 48 hours in any 30-day period performing painting work;

(2) does not include

(A) a person who performs painting on an incidental basis; and

(B) a person who is a corporate officer or employee of a contractor engaged in the business of painting, but who does not supervise painting operations or handle and apply paints.

(c) As used in 8 AAC 61.800 - 8 AAC 61.890 and in AS 18.63, "perform" and "performing" include direct supervision.

Notes

8 AAC 61.890

Eff. 5/14/89, Register 110

As of Register 151 (October 1999), the regulations attorney made technical revisions under AS 44.62.125(b)(6) to reflect the name change of the Department of Labor to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development made by ch. 58, SLA 1999 and the corresponding title change of the commissioner of labor.

Authority:AS 18.63.010

AS 18.63.040

AS 18.63.060