0800-01-04-.02
Definitions
Cite as Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0800-01-04-.02
(1)
The definitions and interpretations contained in T.C.A. §50-3-103 shall be applicable to such
terms when used in this chapter except that the word “Commissioner” as used in Rules 0800-
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH INSPECTIONS,
CHAPTER 0800-01-04
CITATIONS AND PROPOSED PENALTIES
01-04-.07, 0800-01-04-.13, 0800-01-04-.15, 0800-01-04-.16, 0800-01-04-.18, 0800-01-04-.19
and 0800-01-04-.20 shall mean only the Administrator or in the Administrator’s absence shall
mean the Assistant Administrator or Manager of Safety or Health Compliance, assigned in
the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (TOSHA), Department of Labor and
Workforce Development.
(2)
In computing twenty (20) days, the day of receipt of any notice shall not be included, and the
last day of the twenty (20) calendar days shall be included, except if it falls on a Saturday,
Sunday or national holiday; then the next day not a Saturday, Sunday or national holiday
shall be the last day.
(3)
“Compliance Officer” means a person authorized by the Commissioner to conduct
inspections.
(4)
“Inspection” means any inspection of an employer’s factory, plant, establishment,
construction site or other area, workplace or environment where work is performed by an
employee of an employer and includes any inspection conducted pursuant to a complaint,
any reinspection, follow-up inspection, accident investigation or other investigation conducted
under T.C.A. §50-3-301.