Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0800 - Labor and Workforce Development
Subtitle 0800-01 - Occupational Safety and Health
Chapter 0800-01-05 - Safety and Health Provisions for the Public Sector
Section 0800-01-05-.07 - POSTING OF NOTICE; AVAILABILITY OF ACT, RULES, AND SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAMS

(1) Employers shall post and keep posted a notice or notices, provided by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, informing employees of the protections and obligations afforded under the Act and the state agency's or local government's occupational safety and health program. Such notice or notices shall be posted in each establishment in a conspicuous place or places where notices to employees are customarily posted. Employers shall take steps to insure that all such notice or notices are not altered, defaced or covered by other material. For assistance and information, including copies of the Act, rules, specific occupational safety and health standards, and state agency or local government programs, employees should contact their designated safety and health official or the Administrator, Division of Occupational Safety and Health, Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

(2) Where distinctly separate activities are performed at a single physical location, each activity shall be considered as a separate physical establishment, and a separate notice or notices shall be posted at each such establishment. Where employees are engaged in activities which are physically dispersed, such as electric, gas and sanitary services or highway maintenance, the notice or notices required by this rule shall be posted in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1) of this rule.

(3) Copies of the Act, rules and all applicable standards will be available in the area offices of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development. If an employer has obtained copies of these materials, he shall make them available upon request to any employee or authorized representative(s) of employees for review. The review should occur in the establishment where the program or materials are maintained on file on the same day the request is made, or at the earliest possible time mutually convenient to the employee or the authorized representative(s) of employees and the employer.

(4) Employers shall make available upon request to any employee or authorized representative(s) of employees a copy of the state agency's or local government's occupational safety and health program for review. The review should occur in the establishment where the program is maintained on file on the same day the request is made, or at the earliest possible time mutually convenient to the employee or the authorized representative(s) of employees and the employer.