Section 277:22 – Powers.
277:22 Powers. – For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this chapter the commissioner shall have power to administer oaths, certify to official acts, issue subpoenas and compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of papers, books, accounts, documents and testimony. Source. 1917, 183:10. PL 177:18. RL 215:18.
Section 277:23 – Depositions.
277:23 Depositions. – The deposition of any witness within or without the state, taken in the manner prescribed by law for depositions in civil actions, may be used in any proceeding for review or appeal. Source. 1917, 183:11. PL 177:19. RL 215:19.
Section 277:15-b – Reports of Death or Serious Injury.
277:15-b Reports of Death or Serious Injury. – I. Every employer shall report the death of any person in the workplace or on the workplace premises within 8 hours of such occurrence to the commissioner of the department of labor by telephone or electronically, stating as fully as possible the cause of the death […]
Section 277:16 – Rulemaking.
277:16 Rulemaking. – I. The commissioner of labor shall adopt such rules, under RSA 541-A, as he deems reasonable and necessary in order to carry out properly the provisions of RSA 277:10 and 277:11. II. Prior to January 1, 1987, the commissioner of labor shall present proposed legislation containing a specific delegation of rulemaking […]
Section 277:17 – Modification.
277:17 Modification. – Whenever the commissioner, after any place of employment subject to this chapter shall have been inspected in accordance with RSA 277:13, shall be of the opinion that the special conditions in that place of employment render the standards inadequate or unreasonable, as applied to such place of employment, he may, by […]
Section 277:18 – Added Safeguards.
277:18 Added Safeguards. – Whenever, after inspection as provided in RSA 277:13, the commissioner shall be of the opinion that compliance with the standards, under the special conditions obtaining in any place of employment, necessitates the use of any safeguard, or the doing of any other act for which the standards adopted by him […]
Section 277:8 – Repealed by 1985, 243:8, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
277:8 Repealed by 1985, 243:8, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. –
Section 277:9 – Repealed by 1985, 243:8, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
277:9 Repealed by 1985, 243:8, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. –
Section 277:10 – Sanitation, Provision for.
277:10 Sanitation, Provision for. – Every employer shall provide and maintain reasonable and proper toilet facilities and reasonably sanitary and hygienic conditions for employees. Source. 1917, 183:2. PL 177:6. RL 215:6.
Section 277:11 – Safeguards.
277:11 Safeguards. – Whenever the nature or condition of any such place of employment, or the machinery or other appliances therein, are such as to render work therein or in proximity thereto dangerous to the safety or health of employees, it shall be the duty of the employer to provide and maintain such safeguards, […]