(a) There is created in the Labor Department a Division of Occupational Safety and Health, which shall be comprised of a subdivision for safety, a subdivision for health and such other subdivisions as the commissioner deems necessary. This division shall administer all matters pertaining to occupational safety and occupational health.
(b) The Labor Department may require the assistance of other state agencies and may enter into agreements with other state agencies and political subdivisions of the state for the administration of this chapter.
(c) The Labor Commissioner shall provide for coordination between the Division of Occupational Safety and Health and the Workers' Compensation Commission which shall include but not be limited to establishment of standardized procedures and reportings.
(P.A. 73-379, S. 2, 21; P.A. 77-614, S. 483, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 36, 136; P.A. 79-376, S. 52; P.A. 91-339, S. 39, 55.)
History: P.A. 77-614 added Subsec. (c) re coordination between division of occupational health and safety and compensation commissioners; P.A. 78-303 reversed “health” and “safety” in division name; P.A. 79-376 replaced “workmen's compensation” with “workers' compensation”; P.A. 91-339 amended Subsec. (c) by changing “workers' compensation commissioners” to “workers' compensation commission”.
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