Title 40 — Title 40 — Labor

A. The Commissioner of Labor shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Department of Labor, and shall supervise the work of that Department. B. It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Labor to: 1. foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners of this state; 2…

states - Actions upon claims arising in other states. A. The Commissioner of Labor may enter into reciprocal agreements with the Labor Department or corresponding agency of another state, or with the person, board, officer, or commission authorized to act on behalf of that depart…

The Commissioner of Labor is hereby authorized to establish a branch office to be located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Laws 1981, c. 246, § 6, emerg. eff. June 25, 1981.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act", and, except as otherwise herein provided, shall apply to all boilers and pressure vessels. For the purpose of this act, the following definitions apply: 1. "Boiler" means a closed vessel in w…

A. The examination for chief boiler inspector, deputy inspectors, special inspectors or owner-user inspectors, except those owner-user inspectors within the scope of the American Petroleum Institute Pressure Vessel Inspection Code, shall be written and shall be held in accordance…

An inspector's certificate of competency may be suspended by the Commissioner of Labor after due investigation for the incompetence or untrustworthiness of the inspector or for the willful falsification of any matter or statement contained in his application, or a report of any i…

If a certificate of competency is lost, stolen or destroyed, a new certificate of competency may be issued without reexamination. Added by Laws 1982, c. 252, § 12.

A. The Commissioner of Labor or the chief boiler inspector, or any deputy inspector, shall have free access, during reasonable hours, to any premises in the state where a boiler or pressure vessel is being constructed for use in, or is being installed in this state for the purpos…

operation - Suspension of certificate. A. 1. Each authorized inspection agency employing special inspectors meeting the requirements of subsection A of Section 9 of this act shall, within thirty (30) days following each inspection made by such inspectors, file an exact copy of th…

After twelve (12) months for power boilers, twenty-four (24) months for low pressure steam heating, hot water heating and hot water supply boilers, and thirty-six (36) months for pressure vessels following the date on which this act becomes effective, it shall be unlawful for any…

A. The Commissioner of Labor may promulgate rules establishing a schedule of administrative fees for the registration, inspection and operation of boilers, pressure vessels and steam lines. The following fees shall remain in effect until rules become effective, at which time the …

The chief boiler inspector and deputy inspectors shall be bonded in the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) conditioned upon faithful performance of duty and true account of all money and proper disposition of all said money. Added by Laws 1982, c. 252, § 17.

Notice. A. The Department of Labor has total jurisdiction over the investigation or inquiry into accidents and incidents arising within the definitions of this act. B. It shall be mandatory for all owners, users or operators to immediately notify the Department of Labor and secur…

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Department of Labor to be designated the "Department of Labor Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies designated for deposi…

A. On the effective date of this act, the Workers’ Compensation Enforcement Revolving Fund, the Safety Standards Revolving Fund and the Elevator Safety Fund shall be discontinued, and all funds in the Workers’ Compensation Enforcement Revolving Fund, the Safety Standards Revolvin…

A. This act shall not apply to the following boilers, hot water heaters and pressure vessels: 1. Pressure vessels used for the transportation of compressed gases if constructed and operated in compliance with specifications and regulations of the United States Department of Trans…

A. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services is hereby authorized, upon request by the Commissioner of Labor, to establish a petty cash fund for the Department of Labor in an amount not to exceed Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00), to be used for the purpose of…

A. Formulation. The Commissioner of Labor shall formulate and adopt definitions, rules and regulations for the safe construction, installation, inspection, operation, maintenance and repair of boilers and pressure vessels in this state. 1. The definitions, rules and regulations s…

A. Twelve (12) months from the date upon which the rules and regulations under this act become effective, all new boilers and pressure vessels for use in this state shall conform to such rules and regulations. B. If a boiler or pressure vessel is of special design or construction…

Exemptions - Special Permit. A. The maximum allowable working pressure of a boiler stamped with the AmericanSociety of Mechanical Engineers Code symbol or a pressure vessel stamped with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers or American Petroleum Institute - American Societ…

qualifications - Hearings - Violations. A. All firms or corporations engaged in the service, repair and/or installation of boilers or pressure vessels located in this state shall be licensed by the Commissioner to perform such work. Provided, no license shall be required for any …

- Powers and duties. There is hereby established a bureau of boiler inspection in the Department of Labor under the direction of the chief boiler inspector, who shall have at the time of appointment a valid commission issued in accordance with the constitution and bylaws of the N…

A. The chief boiler inspector shall employ deputy inspectors, subject to approval of the Commissioner of Labor, who shall be responsible to the chief boiler inspector and who shall have at the time of appointment a valid commission issued in accordance with the constitution and b…

inspectors and owner-user inspectors of boiler and pressure vessels – Exemption from liability. A. 1. Certificates of competency designating special inspectors of boilers and pressure vessels shall be issued by the Commissioner upon request of any authorized inspection agency, wh…

Implementation and enforcement of Alternative Fuels Technician Certification Act – Transfer of duties and authority to Department of Labor. A. On the effective date of this act, all powers, duties, responsibilities, records and equipment of the Corporation Commission relating exc…

The Commissioner of Labor shall adopt rules and guidelines for the expiration of certificates for alternative fuels equipment technicians, alternative fuels compression technicians, and electric vehicle technicians, and for determining the recertification of alternative fuels equ…

Investigations - False or fraudulent representation - Suspension or revocation of certificate – Administrative hearing – Record of action – Reversal of revocation. A. The Commissioner of Labor or designee may suspend or revoke any license, certificate or registration for cause up…

After September 1, 1991, it shall be unlawful for any person to perform the work or offer, by advertisement or otherwise, to perform the work of an alternative fuels equipment technician until such person has qualified and is certified as an alternative fuels equipment technician…

registration. Any holder of a certificate or registration issued in accordance with the provisions of the Alternative Fuels Technician Certification Act shall promptly notify the Department of Labor of any change in such holder's address. Added by Laws 1990, c. 294, § 11, operati…

Fund – Alternative Fuels Inspection Fees and Fines Revolving Fund. A. All monies received by the Department of Labor under the Alternative Fuels Technician Certification Act and derived from Alternative Fuels Technician certification fees and related enforcement actions and fines…

Any person convicted of violating any provision of the Alternative Fuels Technician Certification Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The continued violation of any provision of the Alternative Fuels Technician Certification Act during each day shall be deemed to be a separate …

amount - Surrender of certificate in lieu of fine – Administrative hearing. A. Any person who has been determined by the Commissioner of Labor or designee to have violated any provision of the Alternative Fuels Technician Certification Act or any rule or order issued pursuant to …

A. The Department of Labor shall have authority to have access to and inspect any equipment including compression equipment and storage tanks, practices or methods used by or in association with any public access compressed natural gas fueling station or pump or any hydrogen fuel…

Act. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Alternative Fuels Technician Certification Act". Added by Laws 1990, c. 294, § 1, operative July 1, 1990. Renumbered from § 420.51 of Title 52 by Laws 1991, c. 235, § 24, eff. July 1, 1991. Amended by Laws 2014, c. 328, § 3. R…

It is the intent of the Oklahoma Legislature that the State Board of Career and Technology Education develop curriculum for the training of technicians for the installation and conversion of engines to be fueled by alternative fuels as the technologies are developed. It is furthe…

As used in the Alternative Fuels Technician Certification Act: 1. "Alternative fuels" means liquefied petroleum gas, natural gas and liquid fuels produced from natural gas, methanol, ethanol, electricity, coal-derived liquid fuels, hydrogen, biodiesel and fuels derived from biolo…

Members - Terms - Vacancies - Duties - Expenses - Quorum. A. There is hereby established the Committee of Alternative Fuels Technician Examiners which shall consist of eight (8) members. All members of the Committee shall be residents of this state. B. Five voting members of the …

A. Examinations for certification as alternative fuels equipment technicians shall be uniform and practical in nature for alternative fuels equipment technician certification and shall be sufficiently strict to test the qualifications and fitness of the applicants for certificate…

certificate - Standards for storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases and for electric vehicle charge stations. A. The Department of Labor shall issue a certificate as an alternative fuels equipment technician to any person who: 1. Has been licensed by the Oklahoma Liquef…

of certification - Fees. A. 1. All applications for examination, certification or renewal of certification shall be made in writing to the Department of Labor on forms provided, if necessary, by the Department of Labor. All applications shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee…

leave days. As a matter of public policy and due to an overriding state interest, the Legislature hereby occupies and preempts the entire field of legislation in this state touching in any way mandated minimum wage and employee benefits regarding mandatory minimum number of vacat…

As used only in Sections 165.1 through 165.11 of this title: 1. "Employer" means every individual, partnership, firm, association, corporation, the legal representative of a deceased individual, or the receiver, trustee or successor of an individual, firm, partnership, associatio…

If any provisions of this act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of the act, and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. Laws 1955, p. 242, § 10.

pursuant to agreements. A. In addition to any other penalty or punishment otherwise prescribed by law, any employer who is a voluntary party to or subject to a bona fide written agreement to pay or provide benefits or wage supplements to employees or to a third party or fund for …

paydays - Payment in money - Itemized statement of deductions - Prohibited payments - Dishonored checks. Every employer in this state shall pay all wages due their employees, other than exempt employees and employees of nonprivate foundations qualified pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 509(a…

The Commissioner of Labor or designee is hereby authorized to assess an administrative fine of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) against an employer operating in this state who is found to have violated Sections 165.1 through 165.11 of Title 40 of the Oklahoma Statutes if such viola…

A. Whenever an employee's employment terminates, the employer shall pay the employee's wages in full, less offsets and less any amount over which a bona fide disagreement exists, as defined by Section 165.1 of this title, at the next regular designated payday established for the …

Other than an employee provided with an option of beneficiary designation with respect to his wages and benefits by his employer, all wages earned by an employee, not exceeding Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00), shall, upon the employee's death, become due and payable to the emp…

A. In order to successfully allege a bona fide disagreement over the amount of wages, the employer shall: 1. Pay such amount as the employer concedes to be due, without condition, within the time required by Sections 165.2 and 165.3 of this title; and 2. Provide to the employee, …

Except as hereinafter provided under Section 10, no provision of this act shall in any way be contravened or set aside by private agreement. Laws 1955, p. 241, § 5.