Sec. 411.102. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265, Sec. 7.01(28), eff. September 1, 2005.
(2) "Employee" means an individual who works for an employer for compensation. The term does not include an individual employed to perform domestic services in a private residence.
(3) "Employer" means a person who has control or custody of any employment, place of employment, or employee. The term does not include a carrier, as that term is used in Title 49, United States Code, that is regulated by the Interstate Commerce Commission, except that the term includes a railroad.
(4) "Place of employment" means a location, other than a private residence where domestic service is performed, where:
(A) a trade, industry, or business is temporarily or permanently conducted; or
(B) an employee is directly or indirectly employed by another for direct or indirect gain.
(5) "Safe" as applied to employment or places of employment means freedom from occupational injury for employees to the extent reasonably permitted by the nature of the employment.
(6) "Safeguard" means any practicable method of mitigating or preventing occupational injury.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.54(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 7.01(28), eff. September 1, 2005.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Workers' Compensation
Subtitle A - Texas Workers' Compensation Act
Chapter 411 - Workers' Health and Safety
Subchapter H. General Requirements Relating to Occupational Health and Safety
Section 411.101. Legislative Policy; Purpose
Section 411.103. Duty of Employer to Provide Safe Workplace
Section 411.104. Division Duties
Section 411.105. Confidential Information; Penalty
Section 411.106. Safety Classification
Section 411.107. Elimination of Safety Impediments
Section 411.108. Accident Reports