Employee requests for inspection
Sec. 24.1. Employee Requests for Inspection. In the case of a
written request for an inspection by an employee or his
representative who believes that a violation of a safety or health
standard exists that threatens physical harm or that an imminent
danger exists, a copy shall be provided the employer at the time of
inspection, except that, upon request of the complainant, his name
and the name of individual employees referred to therein shall not
appear in such copy or on any record published, released or made
available by the commissioner. The commissioner shall make the
inspection, or shall reply in writing within twenty (20) days giving
the reasons why he is not making the requested inspection. In the
event a requested inspection is made, and no safety order issued, the
commissioner shall reply in writing within twenty (20) days giving
the reason for his decision. The employee or his representative, after
receipt of the commissioner's reply, or upon the failure of the
commissioner to reply, may request informal review of its request for
an inspection, or after inspection, upon the refusal to issue a safety
order, by filing a written request for such informal review with the
commissioner. Within twenty (20) days of receipt of the request,
informal review shall commence with a final decision to be rendered
within ten (10) days thereafter.
(Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.241, SEC.20.)
Last modified: May 27, 2006