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Ex. DUT-TN-011 Standing duty Primary source read

Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 50-3-403

Knowledge of conditions endangering health or safety - Penalty

Tennessee General Assembly (codified statute); administered by TOSHA · Tennessee (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Tennessee
Level
State
Authority
Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1972, Tenn. Code Ann. title 50, ch. 3, pt. 4
Effective
standing
End
standing (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Standing (a statutory duty; in force throughout the six quarters)
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Workplace rulesStanding duty
Addressees
  • employers
Character
workplace duty
Collection
Standing duties: Tennessee DUT-TN

Operative words

If an employer knows or has reason to know that an employment condition or practice in the employer's business seriously endangers the health or safety of the employer's 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.

Penalty

Up to $7,000 for each violation ('shall be assessed')

What it required

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.

Retrieval note

Text read in the saved exhibit (LawServer mirror, 'current as of 2024').