§ 28-20-4. Chief of division — Administrator of occupational safety and health — Compliance inspectors.
(a) The director shall appoint the chief of the division of occupational safety. The appointee
shall also serve for the purposes of coordinating and administering the provisions
of this chapter and chapter 19 [repealed] of this title and of chapter 1.1 of title 23 as the state occupational safety and health administrator. The appointee shall be
in the classified service of the state and shall be responsible to and report to the
director. Functioning as chief, the appointee shall serve as administrative head of
all occupational safety programs in the st
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§ 28-20-4. Chief of division — Administrator of occupational safety and health — Compliance inspectors.
(a) The director shall appoint the chief of the division of occupational safety. The appointee
shall also serve for the purposes of coordinating and administering the provisions
of this chapter and chapter 19 [repealed] of this title and of chapter 1.1 of title 23 as the state occupational safety and health administrator. The appointee shall be
in the classified service of the state and shall be responsible to and report to the
director. Functioning as chief, the appointee shall serve as administrative head of
all occupational safety programs in the state. Safety and health programs may include
in-service training and other educational programs relating to occupational safety
and health. Functioning as state occupational safety and health administrator, the
appointee shall administer the code adoption process and perform other duties necessary
to coordinate occupational safety and health activities in the state and the inspection
provisions under chapter 19 [repealed] of this title. He or she shall organize and
present to the director by November 15 of each year a program of occupational safety
and health inspections for the following fiscal year. The occupational safety and
health administrator shall consult with the director of health on matters within his
or her jurisdiction during the preparation of the program of inspections prior to
submission to the director. The director of labor and training shall submit to the
director of health by December 1 of each year the program of occupational safety and
health inspections for the following year. The occupational safety and health administrator
shall propose all penalties. The basis for each penalty determination shall be a report
of noncompliance prepared by a safety or health compliance inspector. Each report
of noncompliance shall be in writing and shall describe with particularity the nature
of the violation including a reference to the provision of the code, rule, regulation,
or order alleged to have been violated, and a copy shall be submitted to the occupational
safety and health administrator.
(b) The division may apply for and accept grants, or enter into contracts with any governmental
agency, federal, state, or local, or any agency branches, or with any foundation,
corporation, association, or individual, and may comply with its terms, conditions,
and limitations, for any of the purposes of this chapter. Any money so received may
be expended by the division, subject to the limitations imposed in the grants or contracts,
to effect any of the purposes of the division upon properly authenticated vouchers.
(c) The director shall appoint safety compliance inspectors who shall be in the classified
service of the state. Safety compliance inspectors shall perform all duties necessary
to determine compliance with the safety provisions of this chapter and shall be referred
to as compliance inspectors. The director shall appoint any other employees that are
necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed as terminating the services of any person
now employed within the division of occupational safety who is presently qualified
and within the classified service of the state. All such persons shall continue in
the service of the division of occupational safety and their titles shall be changed
to comply with the provisions of this chapter.