053-8 Wyo. Code R. § 8-1
(a) Authority and responsibility for Consultation is provided in Section 27-11-102(a)(ii) and (iii) and Section 27-11-105(a)(ii) and (vii) of the Act.
(b) The Department shall provide Consultation services.
(c) Consultation is charged with the responsibility of providing technical assistance to all industries, businesses, employees, employee groups, associations, state and local governments, establishments, agencies and departments, by assisting them in voluntary compliance with the rules, regulations and standards promulgated under the Act, in order to provide all working men and women in Wyoming with a safe and healthful place of employment, free from recognized hazards. The overall goal is to prevent injuries and illnesses resulting from exposure to hazardous workplace conditions and work practices. Consultation will be provided in the following areas.
(d) Safety and health consultation services will be provided to employers at no cost to assist them in establishing effective occupational safety and health programs for providing workplaces which are safe and healthful. The principal assistance will be provided at the employer's worksite, but off-site assistance may also be provided. Assistance may include education and training of the employer, supervisors, and employees as needed to make the employer self-sufficient in ensuring safe and healthful work and working conditions.
(e) Onsite consultation will be conducted independent of enforcement activity and the discovery of hazards will not mandate citations or penalties, nor initiate enforcement activity. If the employer fails to eliminate identified hazards within the established time frames, then the matter will be referred for enforcement action. While utilizing consultation service, the employer continues to have a statutory obligation to provide a safe and healthful work environment for employees.
(f) An employer's correction of hazards identified by the consultant during a comprehensive workplace survey, implementation of certain core elements of an effective safety and health program, and commitment to the completion of other matters may serve as the basis for the employer's participation in Consultation's recognition and exemption programs.
(g) Consultation may include services to employers on occupational safety and health issues by telephone, written correspondence, and at locations other than the employer's worksite, such as the consultation project office. It may include training and education.
(h) Consultation will encourage employers to request consultative assistance and will promote its consultative services through various avenues of publicity available to Consultation.
053-8 Wyo. Code R. § 8-1