Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0800 - Labor and Workforce Development
Subtitle 0800-01 - Occupational Safety and Health
Chapter 0800-01-11 - Occupational Safety and Health General Inspection Exemption Programs
Section 0800-01-11-.02 - DEFINITIONS

(1) "Accident inspection" means an inspection of a worksite conducted in response to information received by TOSHA that a fatality or catastrophe has occurred at that worksite. It is an unprogrammed inspection that shall be conducted in accordance with the guidelines in the TOSHA Field Operations Manual.

(2) "Catastrophe" means the hospitalization of three or more employees resulting from a work-related incident or exposure; in general, from an accident or an illness caused by a workplace hazard. See also Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development Rule 0800- 01-03-.05.

(3) "Complaint inspection" means an inspection of a worksite conducted in response to the receipt of a complaint about working conditions submitted in accordance with T.C.A. § 50-3-304. It is an unprogrammed inspection that shall be conducted in accordance with the guidelines in the TOSHA Field Operations Manual.

(4) "General schedule inspection" means an inspection of a worksite wherein the worksite was selected in advance using neutral criteria such as the industry ranking high on a list of recognized hazards or the number of occupational injuries and/or illnesses. It is a programmed inspection that shall be conducted in accordance with the guidelines in the TOSHA Field Operations Manual.

(5) Except as set forth in paragraphs (1) through (4) of this rule or unless the context clearly calls for a different meaning, all words and terms used in this chapter shall have the meaning set forth in T.C.A. § 50-3-103 and Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development Rule 0800-01-01-.02.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 50-3-103, 50-3-201, 50-3-304, and 50-3-904.