The provisions as to qualifications of persons in positions or jobs created or provided for under provisions of Sections 401 through 423 of Title 40 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Oklahoma Occupational Health and Safety Standards Act of 1970, shall not apply to officers or employees of the Department of Labor, it being intended that their qualifications for such positions or jobs be determined by the Commissioner of Labor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 40, § 424