34A-1-202. Divisions and office -- Creation -- Duties -- Appeals Board, councils, and panel.

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Effective 5/1/2024

(1)There is created within the commission the following divisions and office:

(a)the Division of Industrial Accidents that shall administer the regulatory requirements of this title concerning industrial accidents and occupational disease;

(b)the Division of Occupational Safety and Health that shall administer the regulatory requirements of Chapter 6, Utah Occupational Safety and Health Act;

(c)the Division of Boiler and Elevator Safety that shall administer the regulatory requirements of Chapter 7, Safety;

(d)the Division of Antidiscrimination and Labor that shall administer the regulatory requirements of:

(i)Title 34, Labor in General, when specified by statute;

(ii)Chapter 5, Utah Antidiscrimination Act;

(iii)this title, when specified by statute; and

(iv)Title 57, Chapter 21, Utah Fair Housing Act;

(e)the Division of Adjudication that shall adjudicate claims or actions brought under this title; and

(f)the Utah Office of Coal Mine Safety created in Section 40-2-201 .

(2)In addition to the divisions created under this section, within the commission are the following:

(a)the Appeals Board created in Section 34A-1-205 ; and

(b)the following program advisory councils:

(i)the workers' compensation advisory council created in Section 34A-2-107 ;

(ii)the Mine Safety Technical Advisory Council created in Section 40-2-203 ; and

(iii)the Coal Miner Certification Panel created in Section 40-2-204 .

(3)In addition to the responsibilities described in this section, the commissioner may assign to a division a responsibility granted to the commission by law.

Amended by Chapter 507 , 2024 General Session