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 shall immediately submit to the governor a statement of the reasons for the commissioner's belief, together with recommendations for the immediate abatement of the hazard.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-3-909
Conditions or practices by state departments or agencies endangering health — Abatement
Known as the Occupational Safety and Health Act
The act spans §§ 50-3-1001 to 50-3-920 (95 sections).
Acts 1972, ch. 561, § 19; 1974, ch. 585, § 37; 1977, ch. 111, § 40; T.C.A., § 50-570; Acts 1999, ch. 520, § 41.
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.