Records of Division: Public inspection; copying; confidentiality; exception.
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the public may inspect all records of the Division which contain information regarding:
(a) An oral or written complaint filed by an employee or a representative of employees alleging the existence of an imminent danger or a violation of a safety or health standard that threatens physical harm;
(b) The manner in which the Division acted on any such complaint;
(c) Any citation issued by the Division to an employer and the reason for its issuance; and
(d) Any penalty imposed by the Division on an employer and the reason therefor.
2. The Division shall, upon oral or written request and payment of any applicable charges, provide to any person a copy of any record of the Division which is open to public inspection pursuant to subsection 1. The first six pages reproduced pursuant to each such request must be provided without charge. The charge for each additional page copied must not exceed the cost of reproduction.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the Division shall keep confidential:
(a) The name of any employee who filed any complaint against an employer or who made any statement to the Division concerning an employer; and
(b) Any information which is part of a current investigation by the Division, but the fact that an investigation is being conducted is public information.
Ê As used in this subsection, “current investigation” means any investigation conducted before the issuance of a citation or notice of violation or, if no citation or notice of violation is issued, an investigation which is not closed.
4. The Division shall, upon the receipt of a written request from a law enforcement agency, disclose otherwise confidential information to that law enforcement agency for the limited purpose of pursuing a criminal investigation.
Last modified: February 25, 2006