Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-3-301 (2026)

Inspections authorized

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In order to carry out the purposes of this chapter, the commissioner of labor and workforce development, upon presenting appropriate credentials to the owner, operator or agent in charge, is authorized to:

(1) Enter without delay and at any reasonable time any factory, plant, establishment, construction site, or other area, workplace or environment where work is performed by an employee of an employer; and

(2) Inspect and investigate during regular working hours and at other reasonable times, and within reasonable limits and in a reasonable manner, the places of employment and all pertinent conditions, processes, structures, machines, apparatus, devices, equipment and materials in the places of employment, and question privately any employer, owner, operator, agent or employee.

Acts 1972, ch. 561, § 8; 1977, ch. 111, § 9; T.C.A., § 50-520; Acts 1999, ch. 520, § 41.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 2001–2018 · leading case: Terminix Int'l Co. v. Tennessee Dep't of Labor, 77 S.W.3d 185 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001).

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Terminix Int'l Co. v. Tennessee Dep't of Labor, 77 S.W.3d 185 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “§ 50-3-105(1), to furnish employees working conditions free from recognized hazards likely to cause serious injury or harm by complying with occupational safety and health standards or regulations of the Department of Labor.”

Kizer, Jared v. Express Servs., Inc., 2018 TN WC App. 15 (Tenn. Work. Comp. App. Bd. 2018). · cites it 2× “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-3-301 (2) (2017). Section 50-3-305 authorizes the Commissioner “to compile, analyze and publish .”

Terminix Int'l Co. v. Dep't of Labor (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-3-301 . Moreover, if an inspection reveals violations of standards, the TOSHA compliance officer may issue a citation.”

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