Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0800-01-04-.01 - PURPOSE AND SCOPE
(1) The
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1972 (Act), as amended, T.C.A. §
50-3-101
et seq. requires, in part, that every employer covered under the Act furnish to
his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from
recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious
physical harm to his employees. The Act also requires that employers comply
with occupational safety and health standards promulgated under the Act, and
that employees comply with standards, rules, regulations and orders issued
under the Act which are applicable to their own actions and conduct.
(2) The Act authorizes the Commissioner of
Labor and Workforce Development (Commissioner) to conduct inspections and to
issue citations and proposed penalties for alleged violations. The Act contains
provisions for adjudication of violations, periods prescribed for the abatement
of violations and review of proposed penalties by the Tennessee Occupational
Safety and Health Review Commission (TOSHRC), if contested by an employer or by
an employee or authorized representative of employees and for judicial
review.
(3) The purpose of this
chapter is to prescribe rules and to set forth general policies for enforcement
of the inspection, citation and proposed penalty provisions of the Act. In
situations where this chapter sets forth general enforcement policies rather
than substantive or procedural rules, such policies may be modified in specific
circumstances where the Commissioner or his designee determines than an
alternative course of action would better serve the objectives of the
Act.
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-3-1411, 50-3-101, 50-3-105, 50-3-106, 50-3-301, 50-3-402 through 50-3-408, 503-802 and 50-3-806.
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