(a) Whenever the commissioner has reason to believe that an agency or department is failing reasonably to abide by §§ 50-3-906 – 50-3-913, the commissioner may issue to the head of the agency or department a written notification stating in what respects the agency or department has not adequately met its responsibilities.

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 50-3-908

  • Commission: means the occupational safety and health review commission established pursuant to §. See Tennessee Code 50-3-103
  • Department: means the department of labor and workforce development. See Tennessee Code 50-3-103
  • Issue: means a category of like industrial, occupational or hazard groupings that affects the safety and health of employment or place of employment and is suggested by the groupings in the Code of Federal Regulations, title 29, chapter XVII, part 1910. See Tennessee Code 50-3-103
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) If the agency or department does not advise the commissioner within twenty (20) days of its intention to contest the notification, the commissioner shall submit a copy of the notification to the governor, together with a request that action be taken to bring the agency or department into compliance with this chapter.
(c) If, within twenty (20) days of receipt of notification, the agency or department advises the commissioner of its intention to contest the notification, the commissioner shall promptly notify the commission, which shall afford an opportunity for a hearing and shall thereafter issue to the governor its findings of fact and recommendations for action.