New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 110 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROCEDURAL STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Subchapter 4 - INSPECTIONS, ORDERS TO COMPLY, AND PENALTIES
Section 12:110-4.9 - Imminent danger
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) As soon as a Compliance Officer concludes, on the basis of an inspection, that conditions or practices exist in any establishment or field site which could reasonably be expected to cause death or serious physical harm immediately or before the imminence of such danger can be eliminated through the enforcement procedures otherwise provided by the Act, he or she shall inform the affected employees and employers of the danger. The Compliance Officer shall also inform the affected employees and employers that he or she is recommending a civil action to abate such conditions or practices and for other appropriate relief in accordance with the Act.
(b) Any order issued with respect to an imminent danger may require such steps to be taken as may be necessary to avoid, correct or remove such imminent danger and prohibit the employment or presence of any individual in locations or under conditions where such imminent danger exists.
