{"id":"DUT-TN-011","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Tennessee","state":"TN","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Tennessee General Assembly (codified statute); administered by TOSHA","authority":"Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1972, Tenn. Code Ann. title 50, ch. 3, pt. 4","instrument":"Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 50-3-403","title":"Knowledge of conditions endangering health or safety - Penalty","dateIssued":"","effective":"standing","end":"standing","startDate":"","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["DUTY","EMP"],"addressees":["employers"],"clause":"If an employer knows or has reason to know that an employment condition or practice in the employer\u0027s business seriously endangers the health or safety of the employer\u0027s employees, and if the condition or practice is not in compliance with any standard promulgated pursuant to this chapter, a penalty of up to seven thousand dollars ($7,000) shall be assessed for each violation.","enforcement":"Up to $7,000 for each violation (\u0027shall be assessed\u0027)","functions":[],"notes":"Made a known or constructively known condition seriously endangering employee health that departs from a TOSHA standard a violation carrying a mandatory penalty of up to $7,000 per violation.","sourceUrl":"https://www.lawserver.com/law/state/tennessee/tn-code/tennessee_code_50-3-403","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":404480,"grade":"primary","character":"workplace_duty","description":"","collection":"DUT-TN","url":"/library/DUT-TN-011","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-TN-011","citation":"Tennessee General Assembly (codified statute); administered by TOSHA, Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 50-3-403 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TN-011)","stateName":"Tennessee","related":["DUT-TN-008","DUT-TN-009"]}