N.J. Admin. Code § 12:110-4.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 12:110-4.2 - Authority for inspection

(a) The Compliance Officer shall enter without delay and at reasonable times any establishment or field site of any employer where work is performed by an employee where there is reason to believe that a violation of a safety or health standard exists and to conduct such investigations as he or she may deem necessary.

(b) The Compliance Officer shall inspect and investigate during regular working hours and at other reasonable times any establishment or field site and all pertinent conditions, structures, machines, apparatus, devices, equipment and materials therein.

(c) Employers shall permit the Compliance Officer to question privately any employee or managerial executive and review all records required by the Act and this subchapter including, but not limited to, records regarding:

1. Any claimed safety or health violation;

2. Work-related deaths, injuries and illnesses other than minor injuries which require only first aid treatment and which do not involve medical treatment, loss of consciousness, restriction of work or of motion, or transfer to another job;

3. Any potential safety or health hazard at any establishment or field site;

4. Any claimed employer act of discrimination related to the Act;

5. Employee exposure to potentially toxic materials or other harmful physical agents which the regulations require to be monitored or measured; or

6. Any other employer activities relating to the Act.

(d) When an employer requires security clearances for entry into a particular area, the employer shall provide appropriate clearances.

N.J. Admin. Code § 12:110-4.2

Recodified from N.J.A.C. 12:110-4.3 and amended by R.1998 d.33, effective 1/5/1998.
See: 29 New Jersey Register 4440(a), 30 New Jersey Register 80(a).
Added (c)1 through (c)6; rewrote (d). Former N.J.A.C. 12:110-4.2, "Posting of notice and availability of Act and rules", was repealed.