Definition(s)
Employer
A person who employs one or more employees or contracts for the services of one or more employees, and includes a contractor or subcontractor. Note: OSH (NL) 1.1; OSH (NS) Element 1, Part 1, Section 1.1.
Incident Reporting and Investigation Guidelines, The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board and Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, November 30, 2012. Regulatory Guidance
Source: Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Occupational Health & Safety Requirements, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, December 2000. Regulations
Employer
“Employer” means a person who employs one or more employees or supervises the work of employees contracted to perform work in the work place and includes an employer’s organization and any person who acts on behalf of an employer.
Source: Atlantic Canada Offshore Petroleum Industry, Standard Practice for the Training and Qualifications of Personnel, 2013, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, Global Standards
Incident Reporting and Investigation Guidelines, The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board and Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, November 30, 2012. Regulatory Guidance
Employer
Employer has the meaning given by clause 3 of Schedule 3 to the Act.
Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Safety) Regulations 2009 (Select Legislative Instrument 2009 No. 382 as amended), Australia, prepared on 1 January 2012. Regulations
Employer
Employer means an employer who carries on an activity at a facility.
Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation
Employer
“Employer” means any individual or organization including the State and all its political subdivisions which has in its employ one or more individuals performing services for it in employment.
Source: State of Wyoming Occupational Safety and Health Rules and Regulations for Oil and Gas Well Drilling, Revised January 8, 2013. Regulations
Employer
In these regulations, employer includes— (a) a person who controls a place of work; and (b) a principal who controls the place of work at which a contractor or subcontractor, or an employee of a contractor or subcontractor, works.
Source: Health and Safety in Employment (Petroleum Exploration and Extraction) Regulations 2013, SR 2013/208, New Zealand, as of May 2013. Regulations
Employer
In this section, employer includes a representative of the employer.
Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation
Employer
Employer, subject to sections 3C to 3F,—
(a) means a person who or that employs any other person to do any work for hire or reward; and, in relation to any employee, means an employer of the employee; and
(b) includes, in relation to any person employed by the chief executive or other employee of a Crown organisation to do any work for the Crown organisation for hire or reward, that Crown organization.
Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation