New Jersey § 34:6a-29
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§ 34:6a-29.
The commissioner shall, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health , the Commissioner of Community Affairs and the advisory board, promulgate a plan for the development and enforcement of
occupational safety and health standards with respect to public employers and public
employees, in accordance with section 18(c) of the “Occupational Safety and Health
Act of 1970,” Pub.L.91-596 ( 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq. ). The Department of Labor shall be the sole agency responsible for administering and enforcing this plan throughout the State. The plan shall: a. Provide for the development and enforcement of safety and health standards ; b. Provide for the right of entry and inspection in all workplaces by the commissioner; c. Provide for the right of entry and inspection in all workplaces by the Commissioner of Health; d. Prohibit advance notice of inspections; e. Contain satisfactory assurances that the Department of Labor and the Department of Health have the legal authority and qualified personnel necessary to carry out their responsibilities under this act ; f. Give satisfactory assurances that the State will devote adequate funds to the administration
and enforcement of the standards; g. Contain satisfactory assurances that the State will, to the extent permitted by
law, establish and maintain an effective and comprehensive occupational safety and
health program applicable to all employees of public agencies of the State and its
political subdivisions, which program is as effective as the corresponding provisions of the “Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970,” Pub.L.91-596 ( 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq. ) ; h. Provide that the Department of Labor shall make such reports to the secretary in
the form and containing the information that the secretary from time to time requires ; and i. Provide for such cooperation with the Department of Community Affairs in implementing
the plan as is consistent with the provisions of P.L.1983, c. 516 ( C.34:6A-25 et seq. ) and the “Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970,” Pub.L.91-596 ( 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq. ).
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