Title 50, Employer And Employee

For the purpose of carrying out its functions under this chapter, two (2) members of the commission shall constitute a quorum, and official action can be taken only on the affirmative vote of at least two (2) members.

It is the duty of the department of labor and workforce development to provide equipment, supplies, clerical assistance, and the like, that the commission reasonably requires.

(a) An appeal may be taken from any final order or other final determination of the commission by any person, including the commissioner, who is or may be adversely affected by the final order or other final determination. (b) The appeal shall be processed in accordance with the …

(a) The commissioner shall designate those persons in the commissioner's department responsible for carrying out the commissioner's powers, duties and responsibilities under this chapter. (b) The persons designated shall be qualified by education, training and experience to ensur…

The commissioner of labor and workforce development may delegate the power to conduct inspections under §§ 50-3-301 — 50-3-306 to any other department of state government or to any local or regional health agency; provided, that the procedures employed by the department or agency…

(a) The commissioner of labor and workforce development shall not designate any person of a rank below division administrator to:(1) Determine to institute an action under § 50-3-401;(2) Seek judicial review under § 50-3-806;(3) Recommend to a district attorney general the instit…

(1) The commissioner of labor and workforce development may engage in educational programs to provide an adequate supply of qualified personnel to carry out the purposes of this chapter, and is authorized to conduct, directly or by grants or contracts, training of personnel engag…

It is the duty of the attorney general and reporter and of the district attorneys general in the various districts of the state to assist the commissioner of labor and workforce development, upon the commissioner's request, and to act promptly upon the commissioner's recommendati…

(1) It is the responsibility of each administrative department, commission, board, division or other agency of the state to establish and maintain an effective and comprehensive occupational safety and health program consistent with the standards promulgated under this chapter. T…

The commissioner shall submit annually to the governor and the general assembly a summary or digest of reports submitted to the commissioner under § 50-3-906(7), together with the commissioner's evaluations of the progress toward achievement of the purposes of this chapter, the n…

(a) Whenever the commissioner has reason to believe that an agency or department is failing reasonably to abide by §§ 50-3-906 — 50-3-913, the commissioner may issue to the head of the agency or department a written notification stating in what respects the agency or department h…

Whenever the commissioner of labor and workforce development has reason to believe that failure of an agency or department to meet its responsibilities under this chapter creates imminent danger of death or serious physical injury to any employee of this state, the commissioner s…

(a) It is the duty of county, municipal and other local governments to provide their employees with conditions of employment consistent with the objectives of this chapter, and to comply with standards developed under § 50-3-201. (b) On or before July 1, 2006, or in the case of l…

No action shall be taken with reference to an employer that is a local government, other than the performance of inspections under §§ 50-3-301 — 50-3-306 performed for the purpose of determining the effectiveness of programs developed and registered by the employers under § 50-3-…

If the commissioner has reason to believe that any local government program of compliance is ineffective, the commissioner shall, after unsuccessfully seeking by negotiation to abate the failure, include this fact in the commissioner's annual report to the governor and the genera…

If proceedings under §§ 50-3-307, 50-3-401 — 50-3-404, 50-3-407 and 50-3-408 or 50-3-409, 50-3-501 — 50-3-503, 50-3-505 and 50-3-506 have been commenced with reference to a local government that has elected to be treated as a private employer, the proceedings, including subsequen…

(a) All information obtained by or reported to the commissioner pursuant to any section of this chapter that contains or might reveal a trade secret or is otherwise privileged shall be considered confidential for the purpose of that section. The information may be disclosed to ot…

(a) Compliance with any other state law that regulates safety and health in employment and places of employment shall not excuse any employer or employee or any other person from compliance with this chapter or any standard or regulation promulgated pursuant to this chapter. (b) …

(a) Records and reports required by this chapter shall be obtained with a minimum burden on employers, especially those operating small businesses. (b) Unnecessary duplication will be avoided by encouraging and approving the use of existing substitute records for those required u…

(1) The commissioner of labor and workforce development, subject to the requirements of § 4-4-116, is authorized, in accordance with § 18 of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. § 667) to: (1) Submit a state plan for the state that provides for safe a…

(a) If the commissioner of labor and workforce development, upon inspection or investigation, finds a hazardous condition at a place of employment that presents an imminent threat to life or limb of an employee, the commissioner may issue an emergency stop order requiring the imm…

On or after April 16, 2012, no public funds of this state or any political subdivision of this state shall be allocated to the regulation or enforcement of any change made after December 1, 2011, to the United States department of labor's Hazardous Occupations Orders for Agricult…