N.J. Admin. Code § 12:100-2.1
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Act" means the New Jersey Public Employees Occupational Safety and Health Act, 34:6A-25 et seq.
"Approved" means acceptable to the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development.
"CFR" means Code of Federal Regulations.
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development or his or her designee.
"Division of Public Safety and Occupational Safety and Health" means the Division of Public Safety and Occupational Safety and Health of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, PO Box 386, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0386.
"Employee" means any public employee, any person holding a position by appointment or employment in the service of an "employer" as that term is used in the Act and shall include any individual whose work has ceased as a consequence of, or in connection with, any administrative or judicial action instituted under the Act; provided, however, that elected officials, members of boards and commissions and managerial executives as defined in the New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act, 34:13A-1 et seq. shall be excluded from the coverage of the Act.
"Employer" means public employer and shall include any person acting directly on behalf of, or with the knowledge and ratification of:
1. The State, or any department, division, bureau, board, council, agency or authority of the State, except any bi-state agency; or
2. Any county, municipality, or any department, division, bureau, board, council, agency or authority of any county or municipality, or of any school district or special purposes district created pursuant to law.
"N.J.A.C." means New Jersey Administrative Code.
"N.J.S.A." means New Jersey Statutes Annotated.
"Serious injury" means any injury which requires treatment beyond first aid.
"Shall" means a mandatory requirement.
The Federal occupational health and safety standards adopted within this chapter by the Department pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:6A-30 shall apply only to "employer" as that term is defined in this section.
N.J. Admin. Code § 12:100-2.1