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...nable attorney's fees to the prevailing party in either type of civil action authorized by division (A) of this section. An award of attorney's fees may be assessed against a plaintiff if the court finds that the plaintiff knew the action to be groundless. An award of attorney's fees may be assessed against a defendant if the court finds that the defendant has willfully engaged in a trade practice listed in division ...

...(A) This chapter does not apply to either of the following: (1) Conduct that is in compliance with the orders or rules of, or a statute administered by, a federal, state, or local governmental agency; (2) Publishers, broadcasters, printers, or other persons who are engaged in the dissemination of information or reproduction of printed or pictorial matter and who publish, broadcast, or reproduce material without kno...

...lic employer and over whom the national labor relations board has declined jurisdiction. "Public employee" does not mean any of the following: (1) A peace officer employed by a public employer as defined in division (A)(2) of this section or any member of the organized militia ordered to duty by state authority pursuant to Chapter 5923. of the Revised Code; (2) Any person who engages to furnish services subject to ...

...(A) The administrator of workers' compensation shall operate and enforce the public employment risk reduction program created by this chapter. (B) The administrator shall do all of the following: (1) Adopt rules, with the advice and consent of the bureau of workers' compensation board of directors and in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, for the administration and enforcement of this chapter. The ad...

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no provision of this chapter shall be construed to supersede or in any manner affect any workers' compensation law or to enlarge or diminish or affect in any other manner the common law, statutory rights, duties, or liabilities of public employers or public employees under any law with respect to injuries, diseases, or death of public employees arising out of, or in t...

...(A) Each public employer shall: (1) Furnish to each of his public employees employment and a place of employment free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his public employees; (2) Comply with Ohio employment risk reduction standards, rules, and orders adopted or issued pursuant to this chapter. (B) Notwithstanding this section or any other provision in ...

...Each public employee shall: (A) Comply with Ohio employment risk reduction standards, rules, and orders adopted or issued pursuant to this chapter which are applicable to the public employee's actions and conduct; (B) Comply with safety rules the public employer establishes for the purpose of fulfilling compliance with Ohio employment risk reduction standards, rules, or orders adopted or issued pursuant to this cha...

...(A) A public employee acting in good faith has the right to refuse to work under conditions that the public employee reasonably believes present an imminent danger of death or serious harm to the public employee, provided that such conditions are not such as normally exist for or reasonably might be expected to occur in the occupation of the public employee. A public employer shall not discriminate against a public e...

...his chapter and other health and safety laws, to establish the highest degree of safety and health for the public employee; (3) Whenever practicable, express the rule and Ohio employment risk reduction standard in terms of objective criteria and of the performance desired; (4) Prescribe the use of labels or other appropriate forms of warning as are necessary to ensure that public employees are apprised of all ha...

...(A) In the event of an emergency or unusual situation, the administrator of workers' compensation shall issue an emergency temporary Ohio employment risk reduction standard to take immediate effect upon publication in newspapers of general circulation in Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, and Toledo if the administrator finds both of the following: (1) Public employees are exposed to grave danger from exposure to...

...(A) Any public employer affected by a proposed rule or Ohio employment risk reduction standard or any provision of a standard proposed under section 4167.07 or 4167.08 of the Revised Code may apply to the administrator of workers' compensation for an order granting a temporary variance from the standard or provision. The application for the order and any extension of the order shall contain a reasonable applica...

...(A) In order to carry out the purposes of this chapter, the administrator of workers' compensation or the administrator's designee shall, as provided in this section, enter without delay during normal working hours and at other reasonable times, to inspect and investigate any plant, facility, establishment, construction site, or any other area, workplace, or environment where work is being performed by a public emplo...

...(A) In order to further the purposes of this chapter, the administrator of workers' compensation shall develop and maintain, for public employers and public employees, an effective program of collection, compilation, and analysis of employment risk reduction statistics. (B) To implement and maintain division (A) of this section, the administrator, with the advice and consent of the bureau of workers' compensati...

...All information reported to or otherwise obtained by the administrator of workers' compensation or the administrator's designee in connection with any investigation, inspection, or proceeding under this chapter that reveals a trade secret of any person is confidential, except that the information may be disclosed to other agents or authorized representatives of the administrator concerned with fulfilling the require...

...(A) No public employer shall discharge or in any manner discriminate against any public employee because the public employee, in good faith, files any complaint or institutes any proceeding under or related to this chapter, or testifies or is about to testify in any proceeding, or because of the exercise by the public employee, on his own behalf or on the behalf of others, of any right afforded under this chapter. (...

...(A) Any court of common pleas has jurisdiction, upon petition of the administrator of workers' compensation, to restrain any conditions or practices in any places of employment that present a danger that could reasonably be expected to cause death or serious harm or contribute significantly to occupationally related illness immediately or before the imminence of the danger can be eliminated through the enforcem...

... decision within that time period. If a party fails to appeal the decision of the hearing officer, the decision of the hearing officer is not, for purposes of section 4167.16 of the Revised Code, a final order of the administrator and is not appealable to court as provided in section 4167.16 of the Revised Code, except that if the party fails to appeal the decision of the hearing officer, and the administrator modif...

...s of the parties in accordance with the laws applicable to the action. (2) The court shall affirm the order of the administrator if it finds, upon consideration of the record as a whole, and additional evidence as the court has admitted, that the order is supported by reliable, probative, and substantial evidence and is in accordance with law. In absence of that finding, the court shall reverse, vacate, or modify t...

...fense by the United States secretary of labor pursuant to section 16 of the "Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970," 84 Stat. 1590, 29 U.S.C.A. 651, as amended.

...As used in this section and sections 4167.27 and 4767.28 of the Revised Code: (A) "Bloodborne pathogen" means a microorganism present in human blood that can cause disease in humans, including the human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, and other pathogenic microorganisms. (B) "Engineered sharps injury protection" means either of the following: (1) A physical attribute built into a need...

...(A) The administrator of workers' compensation shall adopt a rule and Ohio employment risk reduction standard for the prevention of exposure incidents. The initial rule and standard shall be adopted not later than one hundred eighty days after October 5, 2000. (B) The administrator shall provide advice to public employers with regard to their implementation of the requirements established by the rule and standard ad...

...(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, each public employer of public health care workers shall do all of the following: (1) Include, as part of the employer's engineering and work practice controls, needleless systems, sharps that are manufactured with engineered sharps injury protection, and other devices that comply with the United States occupational safety and health administration's bloodborne...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Skier" means any person who is using the facilities of a ski area, including, but not limited to, the ski slopes and ski trails, for the purpose of skiing, which includes, without limitation, sliding or jumping on snow or ice on skis, a snowboard, sled, tube, snowbike, toboggan, or any other device. (B) "Passenger" means any person who is being transported or conveyed by a passenger tr...

...(A) The division of industrial compliance in the department of commerce shall be responsible for regulating the construction, maintenance, mechanical operation, and inspection of passenger tramways that are associated with ski areas and for registering operators of passenger tramways in this state. (B) In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the division shall adopt and may amend or rescind rules relat...

...(A) Before a passenger tramway operator may operate any passenger tramway in the state, the operator shall apply to the division of industrial compliance in the department of commerce, on forms prepared by it, for registration by the division. The application shall contain an inventory of the passenger tramways that the applicant intends to operate and other information as the division may reasonably require and shal...