Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 40 > Chapter 2 > Part 3 - Safety Conditions

• Adverse action: means to take any of the following actions against a person in a manner that affects the person's employment or contractual relationships:

  (a)	discharge the person;

  (b)	threaten the person;

  (c)	coerce the person;

  (d)	intimidate the person; or

  (e)

  discriminate against the person, including to discriminate in: (i)  compensation; (ii)  terms; (iii)  conditions; (iv)  location; (v)  rights; (vi)  immunities; (vii)  promotions; or (viii)  privileges. See Utah Code 40-2-102 Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority. Coal mine: means : (a)  the following used in extracting coal from its natural deposits in the earth by any means or method: (i)  the land; (ii)  a structure; (iii)  a facility; (iv)  machinery; (v)  a tool; (vi)  equipment; (vii)  a shaft; (viii)  a slope; (ix)  a tunnel; (x)  an excavation; and (xi)  other property; and (b)  the work of preparing extracted coal, including a coal preparation facility. See Utah Code 40-2-102 Commission: means the Labor Commission created in Section 34A-1-103. See Utah Code 40-2-102 Commissioner: means the commissioner appointed under Section 34A-1-201. See Utah Code 40-2-102 Council: means the Mine Safety Technical Advisory Council created in Section 40-2-203. See Utah Code 40-2-102 Electronic communication service: means a service that provides to users of the service the ability to send or receive wire or electronic communications. See Utah Code 77-23c-101.2 Electronic device: means a device that enables access to or use of an electronic communication service, remote computing service, or location information service. See Utah Code 77-23c-101.2 Electronic information: includes the location information, stored data, or transmitted data of an electronic device. See Utah Code 77-23c-101.2 Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other. Law enforcement agency: means :Utah Code 77-23c-101.2 Location information: includes past, current, and future location information. See Utah Code 77-23c-101.2 Major coal mine accident: means any of the following at a coal mine located in Utah: (a)  a mine explosion; (b)  a mine fire; (c)  the flooding of a mine; (d)  a mine collapse; or (e)  the accidental death of an individual at a mine. See Utah Code 40-2-102 Mine Safety and Health Administration: means the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration within the United States Department of Labor. See Utah Code 40-2-102 Office: means the Utah Office of Coal Mine Safety created in Section 40-2-201. See Utah Code 40-2-102 Oral communication: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-23a-3. See Utah Code 77-23c-101.2 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law. Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government. Remote computing service: means the provision to the public of computer storage or processing services by means of an electronic communications system. See Utah Code 77-23c-101.2 State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony. Transmitted data: means electronic information that is transmitted wirelessly:Utah Code 77-23c-101.2 Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence. United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Unsafe condition: means a danger that reasonably could be expected to cause serious harm to a person or property. See Utah Code 40-2-102 Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5