40Protection of Environment282011-07-012011-07-01falseWORKER PROTECTION311PART 311Protection of EnvironmentENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)SUPERFUND, EMERGENCY PLANNING, AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW PROGRAMSPt. 311PART 311—WORKER PROTECTIONSec.311.1Scope and application.311.2Definition of employee.Authority:
29 U.S.C. 655, Pub. L. 99-499.
§ 311.1Scope and application.
The substantive provisions found at 29 CFR 1910.120 on and after March 6, 1990, and before March 6, 1990, found at 54 FR 9317 (March 6, 1989), apply to State and local government employees engaged in hazardous waste operations, as defined in 29 CFR 1910.120(a), in States that do not have a State plan approved under section 18 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.
§ 311.2Definition of employee.
Employee in § 311.1 is defined as a compensated or non-compensated worker who is controlled directly by a State or local government, as contrasted to an independent contractor.