Exemption Program Administration

(1) TOSHA shall be responsible for receiving and processing applications for participation in exemption programs, maintaining required records pertinent to exemptions, and conducting inspections of worksites in order to determine eligibility for and/or continued participation in exemption programs. (2) General schedule inspections required under Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development Rule 0800-01-04-.22 shall not be conducted at the worksites exempted under the programs set forth in this chapter. (3) Inspections required under Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development Rule 0800-01-03-.05 shall be conducted whenever a fatality or catastrophe occurs at the worksites exempted under the programs set forth in this chapter. (4) A complaint inspection shall be conducted when an employee files a complaint about working conditions in accordance with T.C.A. §50-3-304.