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Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-3-917: Cooperation with federal government
Where this section sits in the code
- TN Code
- Title 50
- Chapter 3
The commissioner of labor and workforce development, subject to the direction and designation of the governor under § 4-4-116 , is authorized, in accordance with § 18 of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ( 29 U.S.C. § 667 ) to:
(1) Submit a state plan for the state that provides for safe and healthful employment by the adoption of standards and means for enforcement of the standards that are at least as effective as those standards and means for enforcement of the standards as are provided by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ( 29 U.S.C. §§ 651 - 678 );
(2) Accept funds made available under that act and similar or related acts;
(3) Enter into agreements and make reports necessary to the acceptance of the funds; and
(4) Cooperate with the federal government in ways that are reasonably designed to carry out the purposes of the act.
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