S.C. Code Regs. § 71-102 - Definitions
As used in this article, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
A. "State" means the State
of South Carolina.
B. "Department"
means the Department of Labor, State of South Carolina.
C. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner,
Department of Labor, State of South Carolina.
D. "Employer" means any individual,
partnership, joint venture, cooperative association or corporation licensed to
do business in the State, and the State of South Carolina and any political
subdivision thereof.
E. "Employee"
means any person employed by an individual, partnership, joint venture,
cooperative association or corporation licensed to do business in the State, or
the State of South Carolina and any political subdivision thereof.
F. "Safety Specialist" means any individual
commissioned by the Department of Labor, the State of South Carolina or any
political subdivision thereof to enforce safety and health laws, rules and
regulations.
G. "Person" means any
individual, partnership, joint venture, corporative association, corporation,
organization of employees, the State of South Carolina or any political
subdivision thereof.
H. "Party"
means any individual, partnership, joint venture, cooperative association,
corporation, the State of South Carolina or any political subdivision thereof
who shall have a vested interest to participate in a hearing conducted in
accordance with any subarticle of this article.
I. "Affected Employee" means any employee who
would be affected by the grant or denial of any petition.
J. "Standard" means a standard which requires
conditions, or the adoption or use of one or more practices, means, methods,
operations, or processes, reasonably necessary or appropriate to provide safe
or healthful employment and places of employment.
K. [Reserved]
L. [Reserved]
M. [Reserved]
N. "Lost Workdays" is the number of days
(consecutive or not) after, but not including, the day of injury or illness
during which the employee would have worked but could not do so; that is, could
not perform all or any part of his normal assignment during all or any part of
the workday or shift, because of the occupational injury or illness.
O. "Establishment" means a single physical
location where business is conducted or where services or industrial operations
are performed. For activities where employees do not work at a single physical
location, such as construction; transportation; communications, electric, gas
and sanitary service; and similar operations, the establishment is represented
by main or branch offices, terminals, stations, etc. that either supervise such
activities or are the base from which personnel carry out these
activities.
P. "Director of
Inspection" means that person in the Department of Labor, State of South
Carolina, who is responsible for inspections made pursuant to the state's
Occupational Safety and Health Laws, and, that person in other state agencies
having the responsibility of directing the inspection force of that agency
which has a contractual agreement with the Department of Labor, State of South
Carolina, to enforce the state's Occupational Safety and Health Laws.
Notes
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