Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-3-1001

Part definitions

Known as the Occupational Safety and Health Act

The act spans §§ 50-3-1001 to 50-3-920 (95 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Central Maine Power Company v. Devereux Marine, Inc. (2013)

Most recently applied in Central Maine Power Company v. Devereux Marine, Inc. (March 2013)

Acts 1955, ch. 289, § 1; T.C.A., §§ 53-2801, 68-21-101; Acts 1999, ch. 520, § 46; 2011, ch. 157, § 1; 2012, ch. 681, §§ 1, 4; T.C.A. § 68-103-101.

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Approved” means approved by the commissioner;

(2) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of labor and workforce development or any of the commissioner's authorized representatives;

(3) “Department” means the department of labor and workforce development;

(4) “High-voltage” means a voltage in excess of seven hundred fifty (750) volts between conductors or from any conductor to ground; and

(5) “Overhead lines” means all bare or insulated electrical conductors installed above ground, except those conductors that are enclosed in approved metal covering.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.