New Jersey Statutes 34:6A-36. Notice of safety violation
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 34:6A-36
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
The commissioner shall so interpret and administer this section so as to encourage any employee, group of employees or employee representative who believes that a violation of a safety standard exists, or that an imminent danger exists, to report that violation or danger in the first instance to the employer’s safety officer.
b. A representative of the employer, the employee or employees giving the notice and an employee representative shall be given the opportunity to accompany the commissioner during an inspection for the purpose of aiding in such inspection. Where there is no authorized employee representative, the commissioner shall consult with a reasonable number of employees concerning matters of safety in the workplace.
c. Any employee who accompanies the commissioner on an inspection shall receive payment of normal wages for the time spent during the inspection.
d. The information obtained by the commissioner under this section shall be obtained with a minimum burden upon the employer.
L.1983,c.516,s.12; amended 1995,c.186,s.7.