50-3-303 - Representation of employers and employees during inspection.
50-3-303. Representation of employers and employees during inspection.
(a) Subject to regulations issued by the commissioner of labor and workforce development, a representative of the employer and a representative authorized by the employer's employees shall be given an opportunity to accompany the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized representative during the physical inspection of any workplace under § 50-3-301 for the purpose of aiding the inspection.
(b) Where there is no authorized employee representative, the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized representative shall consult with a reasonable number of employees concerning matters of health and safety in the workplace.
[Acts 1972, ch. 561, § 8; 1974, ch. 585, § 10; 1977, ch. 111, § 11; T.C.A., § 50-522; Acts 1999, ch. 520, § 41.]