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

(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 Labor Relations Board created in Section 34-20-3;

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

(c) 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 413, 2013 General Session