{"data":{"id":"us-mt/39-71-1505","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"39-71-1505","heading":"Rulemaking authority.","body":"The department shall adopt rules, including but not limited to rules that require:\n(1) each employer to conduct an educational-based safety program, including but not limited to:\n(a) a safety training program to provide:\n(i) new employee general safety orientation;\n(ii) job- or task-specific safety training; and\n(iii) continuous refresher safety training, including periodic safety meetings;\n(b) periodic hazard assessment, with corrective actions identified; and\n(c) appropriate documentation of performance of the activities; and\n(2) an employer of more than five employees to have a comprehensive and effective safety program, including but not limited to:\n(a) subject to subsection (3), a safety committee composed of employee and employer representatives that holds regularly scheduled meetings;\n(b) procedures of reporting and investigating all work-related incidents, accidents, injuries, and illnesses; and\n(c) policies and procedures that assign specific safety responsibilities and safety performance accountability.\n(3) The department may adopt rules authorizing:\n(a) a plan No. 2 or plan No. 3 insurer to waive the requirement in subsection (2)(a) for a safety committee if the employer presents sufficient evidence of an effective written safety plan and has a satisfactory modification factor, if applicable, or has a low incident record of injuries; or\n(b) the department to waive the requirement in subsection (2)(a) for a safety committee if a plan No. 1 insurer approved by the department presents sufficient evidence of an effective safety program, including a written safety plan. A waiver granted under this subsection (3)(b) to a member of the self-insurers guaranty fund must be made with the concurrence of the fund.","path":["TITLE 39. LABOR","CHAPTER 71. WORKERS' COMPENSATION","Part 15. Montana Safety Culture Act"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0390/chapter_0710/part_0150/section_0050/0390-0710-0150-0050.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:54:42Z","sha256":"b375d53954462754f7828591468744e91251002a809b03fda46cd942adc4db1d","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/39-71-1504","next":"us-mt/39-71-1506"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}