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Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-3-603

Temporary variances — Grounds

Known as the Occupational Safety and Health Act

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

Acts 1972, ch. 561, § 13; 1974, ch. 585, § 36; T.C.A., § 50-548.

An order granting a temporary variance shall be issued only if the employer establishes that:

(1) The employer is unable to comply with the standard by the effective date because of the unavailability of professional or technical personnel or materials and equipment required or necessary construction or alteration of facilities or technology;

(2) All available steps have been taken to safeguard the employer's employees against the hazards covered by the standard; and

(3) The employer has an effective program for coming into compliance with the standard as quickly as practicable; or

(4) The employer is engaged in an experimental program as described in § 50-3-602.

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.