Alaska Administrative Code
Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development
Part 4 - Occupational Safety and Health Division
Chapter 61 - Occupational Safety and Health
Article 2 - Inspections, Citations, and Proposed Penalties
8 AAC 61.080 - Special inspection

(a) An employee or a representative of employees who believes that a violation of a safety or health standard exists that threatens physical harm or that an imminent danger exists may request an inspection by giving notice of the violation or danger to the department. The notice must be in writing setting out with reasonable particularity the grounds for the notice, and must be signed by the employee or the representative of employees. Special inspections will be made in accordance with AS 18.60.088.

(b) If upon receipt of a notice under (a) of this section the department determines that the complaint meets the requirement of that subsection and that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the alleged violation exists, the department will conduct an inspection as soon as practicable to determine if the alleged violation exists. Inspections under this section will not necessarily be limited to matters referred to in the complaint.

(c) Before or during any special inspection of a place of employment, an employee or representative of employees may inform the department's representative of any violation of AS 18.60.010-18.60.105 or regulations, standards, rules or orders promulgated pursuant to those statutes which exist in the place of employment.

(d) The party requesting a special inspection will be informed of the results of the special inspection.