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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 34A. Utah Labor Code § 34A-1-202. Divisions and office--Creation--Duties--Appeals Board, councils, and panel - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-34a-utah-labor-code/ut-code-sect-34a-1-202/
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