New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 110 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROCEDURAL STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Subchapter 8 - ON-SITE CONSULTATION
Section 12:110-8.7 - Relationship to enforcement

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 12:110-8.7

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024

(a) Consultations shall be conducted independent of any PEOSH enforcement activity. The discovery of hazards shall not result in citations or penalties. Hazards shall only be reported to the PEOSH enforcement authority if they are not abated by the mutually agreed upon dates or extensions.

(b) An enforcement inspection shall not take place while an on-site consultation activity is in progress at an establishment or field site unless such inspection is required to investigate:

1. A fatality or serious injury;

2. A complaint requiring an enforcement inspection; or

3. A matter deemed critical by the Commissioner.

(c) When an enforcement inspection becomes necessary during on-site consultation activities at an establishment or field site, the ongoing consultation activities shall be suspended pending final closure of the enforcement file.

(d) An enforcement inspection of an establishment or field site shall not occur within one year of a full scope safety or health consultation unless such inspection is required to investigate:

1. A fatality or serious injury;

2. A complaint requiring an enforcement inspection; or

3. A matter deemed critical by the Commissioner.

(e) An on-site consultation visit may not take place while a PEOSH enforcement inspection is in progress at the establishment or field site. An enforcement inspection shall be deemed in progress from the time the compliance officer initially seeks entry to the workplace through final closure of the enforcement file.

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