40 Protection of Environment 28 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false WORKER PROTECTION 311 PART 311 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) SUPERFUND, EMERGENCY PLANNING, AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW PROGRAMS Pt. 311 PART 311—WORKER PROTECTION Sec. 311.1 Scope and application. 311.2 Definition of employee. Authority:

29 U.S.C. 655, Pub. L. 99-499.

 Source:

54 FR 26658, June 23, 1989, unless otherwise noted.

§ 311.1 Scope 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.

§ 311.2 Definition 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.