reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
MT Code § 50-71-113 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 71. Occupational Safety and Health|Part 1. Montana Occupational Safety and Health Act|50-71-113. Administrative authority -- funding

  50-71-113. Administrative authority -- funding. (1) The department has authority to administer the provisions of this part.   (2) In addition to administering the provisions of this part, the department may:   (a) promote occupational safety and health;   (b) educate employers and employees in occupational safety and health matters;   (c) conduct research regarding occupational safety and health data, topics, and techniques; and   (d) investigate occupational injuries, illnesses, and deaths involving public sector employees.   (3) The department may develop and operate a statewide employment safety program. The statewide employment safety program may include but is not limited to:   (a) a safety awareness component;   (b) an employee education component;   (c) an employer education component; and   (d) industry-specific initiatives.   (4) The activities of the department under the provisions of this part are funded by the occupational safety and health administration fund provided for in 50-71-128.   (5) The department may accept, receive, and administer gifts, grants, or other funds from public or private agencies and from the United States for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this part. Funds received by the department under this subsection must be deposited into the fund provided for in 50-71-128.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 27, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 365, L. 2015.
MT Code § 50-71-114 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 71. Occupational Safety and Health|Part 1. Montana Occupational Safety and Health Act|50-71-114. Rulemaking -- variances

  50-71-114. Rulemaking -- variances. (1) The department may adopt appropriate standards for safety and health by administrative rule, including:   (a) any safety or health regulations promulgated by the federal occupational safety and health administration; and   (b) standards that are not inconsistent with federal safety and health regulation but that provide for a greater level of protection for employees.   (2) The department may adopt other rules that are reasonably necessary to implement this part.   (3) (a) The department may by rule:   (i) provide a procedure to grant a temporary variance from the particular provisions of a standard; and   (ii) permit the temporary use of other or different devices or methods than provided by the standard.   (b) A temporary variance may be granted only if the public sector employer:   (i) has an effective program for complying with the standard as quickly as is practicable;   (ii) is taking all available steps to safeguard public sector employees against the hazards covered by the standard; and   (iii) is unable to comply with the standard because:   (A) professional or technical personnel needed to implement compliance with the standard are temporarily unavailable;   (B) material or equipment needed to comply with the standard is temporarily unavailable; or   (C) necessary construction or alteration of facilities cannot be completed by the effective date of the standard.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 27, L. 2009.
MT Code § 50-71-115 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 71. Occupational Safety and Health|Part 1. Montana Occupational Safety and Health Act|50-71-115. Applicability of standards -- exceptions

  50-71-115. Applicability of standards -- exceptions. (1) The standards for safety and health and the enforcement rules adopted pursuant to this part apply to all public sector employers in this state and to public sector employees.  (2) The standards and enforcement rules adopted pursuant to this part do not apply to employment by:   (a) private sector employers;   (b) the federal government and its instrumentalities; or   (c) a federally recognized tribal government.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 27, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 240, L. 2021.
MT Code § 50-71-116 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 71. Occupational Safety and Health|Part 1. Montana Occupational Safety and Health Act|50-71-116. Duties of public sector employers and public sector employees

  50-71-116. Duties of public sector employers and public sector employees. (1) Each public sector employer shall:   (a) furnish a place of employment that is free from recognized hazards that cause or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to public sector employees;   (b) adopt and use practices, means, methods, operations, and processes that are adequate to render the workplace safe; and   (c) take appropriate actions necessary to protect the life, health, and safety of public sector employees.   (2) Each public sector employee shall comply with the safety and health standards, rules, and orders issued pursuant to this part as they apply to the public sector employee's own actions and conduct.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 27, L. 2009.
MT Code § 50-71-117 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 71. Occupational Safety and Health|Part 1. Montana Occupational Safety and Health Act|50-71-117. Public sector employer records and reports

  50-71-117. Public sector employer records and reports. (1) Each public sector employer shall maintain records of occupational injuries, illnesses, and deaths as the department may require by rule.   (2) The department may inspect those records or require that the public sector employer submit those records to the department for its review.   (3) Except as otherwise provided by rule, a public sector employer complies with the requirements of this section if the public sector employer completes and submits a first report of injury form to the department or to the public sector employer's worker's compensation insurer within 30 days of the public sector employer becoming aware of an occupational injury, illness, or death suffered by a public sector employee.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 27, L. 2009.
MT Code § 50-71-118 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 71. Occupational Safety and Health|Part 1. Montana Occupational Safety and Health Act|50-71-118. Inspections

  50-71-118. Inspections. (1) The department may inspect all workplaces of any public sector employer for the purpose of determining whether the public sector employer is in compliance with the safety and health standards that apply to the employer and the employer's workplaces. A department employee conducting an inspection shall, upon request, present appropriate credentials to the public sector employer. The department shall invite a representative of the public sector employer and a representative of any labor organization that represents employees of the public sector employer who are working at the workplace that is to be inspected to accompany the department employee on the inspection. The labor organization representative must be on paid status while accompanying the department employee on the inspection.   (2) An inspection may be performed:   (a) periodically without prior notice or scheduling;   (b) at the request of the public sector employer;   (c) as the result of a complaint of a violation of a safety or health standard at a public sector employer's workplace;   (d) as part of a department investigation following a report of an occupational injury, illness, or death; or   (e) following the issuance of a citation, after the public sector employer has been given a reasonable opportunity to correct any violation of standards.   (3) A public sector employer may not interfere with a department inspection conducted pursuant to this section.   (4) The department may not unreasonably interfere with the operations of a public sector employer while conducting an inspection. An unscheduled inspection does not constitute unreasonable interference with the public sector employer's operations.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 27, L. 2009.
MT Code § 50-71-119 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 71. Occupational Safety and Health|Part 1. Montana Occupational Safety and Health Act|50-71-119. Report of inspection -- violations -- penalty -- appeal process

  50-71-119. Report of inspection -- violations -- penalty -- appeal process. (1) (a) The department shall make a written report of each inspection conducted under 50-71-118.   (b) The inspection report must include a list of violations of standards that the inspector discovered during the inspection. A violation of a standard by a public sector employee is attributable to the public sector employer for the purposes of this part.   (c) The department shall provide a copy of the inspection report to the public sector employer and to a representative of a labor organization that represents public sector employees at the workplace that was inspected.   (d) The public sector employer shall post a copy of the list of hazards included in the inspection report at one or more visible locations at the workplace that is the subject of the inspection report. The posting must be in a location likely to be seen by employees at that workplace.   (2) The department may issue a written citation to the public sector employer for a violation of a standard. The citation must specify:   (a) the nature of the violation;   (b) the standard that was violated; and   (c) a timeframe within which the public sector employer is required to correct the violation.   (3) (a) The department may impose upon a public sector employer a monetary penalty of not more than $1,000 for each violation for which a citation has been issued.   (b) The department may, in its sole discretion, waive or reduce a penalty under this subsection (3) if the public sector employer timely corrects or cures the violation for which the penalty was imposed.   (c) Monetary penalties collected pursuant to this subsection (3) must be deposited into the occupational safety and health administration fund provided for in 50-71-128.   (4) (a) A public sector employer may appeal a citation or a penalty.   (b) An appeal to the department must be in writing and made within 30 days of the issuance of the citation.   (c) The appeal of a citation or a penalty is conducted as a contested case under Title 2, chapter 4.   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 27, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 365, L. 2015.
MT Code § 50-71-120 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 71. Occupational Safety and Health|Part 1. Montana Occupational Safety and Health Act|50-71-120. Stop-work orders

  50-71-120. Stop-work orders. (1) The department may order a public sector employer to immediately and temporarily stop work at a particular workplace if a department inspector who has personally observed the workplace and the hazards that are present determines that:   (a) the conditions or operations that are present at the workplace constitute a violation of a standard established by the department;   (b) the violation poses an immediate and substantial risk of serious bodily injury or death to a public sector employee or a member of the public; and   (c) the public sector employer or a public sector employee who is present at the workplace is unable or unwilling to:   (i) immediately correct the violation; or   (ii) suspend the unsafe operation until the violation is corrected.   (2) The temporary stop-work order must be in writing and specify:   (a) the location of the workplace;   (b) the specific standard that is being violated;   (c) the nature of the risk posed by the violation;   (d) the date and the time that the temporary stop-work order is issued; and   (e) the name, employment address, and work telephone number of the person issuing the temporary stop-work order.   (3) The temporary stop-work order is effective upon communication or delivery to any one of the following:   (a) the public sector employer's onsite supervisor at the workplace;   (b) the public sector employer's manager in charge of workplace operations; or   (c) the chief executive of the public sector employer.   (4) A copy of the temporary stop-work order must be promptly posted by the department at the workplace. A posted temporary stop-work order may not be removed by any person while it is in effect.   (5) A temporary stop-work order is effective for 72 hours unless:   (a) the violation is corrected to the satisfaction of the department; or   (b) the temporary stop-work order is stayed by order of a district court judge following actual notice to the department and the public sector employer.   (6) The violation of a temporary stop-work order or the unauthorized removal of a posted copy of a temporary stop-work order is punishable as a contempt of court.   (7) As used in this section, the term "serious bodily injury" has the same meaning as provided in 45-2-101.   History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 27, L. 2009.
MT Code § 50-71-121 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 71. Occupational Safety and Health|Part 1. Montana Occupational Safety and Health Act|50-71-121. Injunctive relief

  50-71-121. Injunctive relief. In addition to any remedies available under this part, the department may institute and maintain in the name of the state an action for injunctive relief as provided in Title 27, chapter 19, to:   (1) immediately restrain a public sector employer and public sector employees from engaging in any activity for which the department has issued a temporary stop-work order pursuant to 50-71-120;   (2) enjoin a violation of this part;   (3) enjoin a violation of a rule, including a safety or health standard, adopted under this part; or   (4) require compliance with this part, including compliance with any rules adopted under this part.   History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 27, L. 2009.
MT Code § 50-71-122 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 71. Occupational Safety and Health|Part 1. Montana Occupational Safety and Health Act|50-71-122. Safety consultation services

  50-71-122. Safety consultation services. The department may, in its sole discretion, provide onsite safety consultation services to public sector employers and private sector employers that request onsite safety consultation services.   History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 27, L. 2009.
MT Code § 50-71-123 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 71. Occupational Safety and Health|Part 1. Montana Occupational Safety and Health Act|50-71-123. Retaliation prohibited

  50-71-123. Retaliation prohibited. A public sector employer may not retaliate against a public sector employee who:   (1) contacts the department with a complaint of a violation of a standard in the workplace;   (2) cooperates with the department in the performance of an inspection or an investigation; or   (3) testifies or cooperates with the department in any case arising out of:   (a) an inspection;   (b) an investigation;   (c) a citation;   (d) a temporary stop-work order; or   (e) a civil action seeking injunctive relief.   History: En. Sec. 13, Ch. 27, L. 2009.
MT Code § 50-71-124 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 71. Occupational Safety and Health|Part 1. Montana Occupational Safety and Health Act|50-71-124. through 50-71-127 reserved

  50-71-124 through 50-71-127 reserved.
MT Code § 50-71-201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 71. Occupational Safety and Health|Part 2. Duties of Employer and Employee|50-71-201. Employer to provide safe workplace and to purchase, furnish, and require use of health and safety items -- safe practices

  50-71-201. Employer to provide safe workplace and to purchase, furnish, and require use of health and safety items -- safe practices. Each employer shall:   (1) furnish a place of employment that is safe for each of the employer's employees;   (2) with the exception of footwear, purchase, furnish, and require the use of health and safety devices, safeguards, protective safety clothing, or other health and safety items, including but not limited to air masks, hardhats, and protective gloves, that may be required by state or federal law, the employer, or the terms of an employment contract unless the terms of a collective bargaining agreement provide otherwise;   (3) adopt and use practices, means, methods, operations, and processes that are reasonably adequate to render the place of employment safe; and   (4) do any other thing reasonably necessary to protect the life, health, and safety of the employer's employees.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 341, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 41-1710; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 298, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1869, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 50-71-202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 71. Occupational Safety and Health|Part 2. Duties of Employer and Employee|50-71-202. Employer to provide and maintain safe place of employment

  50-71-202. Employer to provide and maintain safe place of employment. (1) An employer who is the owner or lessee of any real property in this state shall not construct or cause to be constructed or maintained any place of employment that is unsafe.   (2) Every employer who is the owner of a place of employment or lessee thereof shall repair and maintain the same as to render it safe.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 341, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 41-1711.
MT Code § 50-71-203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 71. Occupational Safety and Health|Part 2. Duties of Employer and Employee|50-71-203. Removal of or refusal to use health and safety items prohibited

  50-71-203. Removal of or refusal to use health and safety items prohibited. A person may not:   (1) remove, displace, damage, destroy, carry off, or refuse to use any health and safety device, safeguard, protective clothing, or other health and safety item furnished for use by the person's employer;   (2) interfere with the use of any required health and safety device, safeguard, protective clothing, or other health and safety item by any other person;   (3) interfere with the use of a method or process adopted for the protection of an employee in the place of employment; or   (4) fail to do any other thing reasonably necessary to protect the life, health, and safety of employees.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 341, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 41-1712; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 298, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1870, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 50-71-204 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 71. Occupational Safety and Health|Part 2. Duties of Employer and Employee|50-71-204. Definitions

  50-71-204. Definitions. Unless the context requires otherwise, in this part, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Employee" and "worker" have the meanings provided in 39-71-118.   (2) "Employer" has the meaning provided in 39-71-117.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 341, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 182, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1946, 41-1709; amd. Sec. 48, Ch. 613, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 27, L. 2009; Sec. 50-71-102, MCA 2007; redes. 50-71-204 by Sec. 24(2), Ch. 27, L. 2009.
MT Code § 50-71-301 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 71. Occupational Safety and Health|Part 3. Safety Rules and Orders (Repealed)|50-71-301. Repealed

  50-71-301. Repealed. Sec. 22, Ch. 27, L. 2009.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 341, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 182, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 41-1715; amd. Sec. 64, Ch. 613, L. 1989.
MT Code § 50-71-302 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 71. Occupational Safety and Health|Part 3. Safety Rules and Orders (Repealed)|50-71-302. Repealed

  50-71-302. Repealed. Sec. 22, Ch. 27, L. 2009.   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 341, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 182, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 41-1716; amd. Sec. 64, Ch. 613, L. 1989.
MT Code § 50-71-303 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 71. Occupational Safety and Health|Part 3. Safety Rules and Orders (Repealed)|50-71-303. Repealed

  50-71-303. Repealed. Sec. 22, Ch. 27, L. 2009.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 341, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 182, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 41-1714; amd. Sec. 64, Ch. 613, L. 1989.
MT Code § 50-71-304 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 71. Occupational Safety and Health|Part 3. Safety Rules and Orders (Repealed)|50-71-304. through 50-71-310 reserved

  50-71-304 through 50-71-310 reserved.
MT Code § 50-71-311 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 71. Occupational Safety and Health|Part 3. Safety Rules and Orders (Repealed)|50-71-311. Repealed

  50-71-311. Repealed. Sec. 22, Ch. 27, L. 2009.   History: En. Sec. 20, Ch. 341, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 182, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 41-1727(part); amd. Sec. 64, Ch. 613, L. 1989.
MT Code § 50-71-312 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 71. Occupational Safety and Health|Part 3. Safety Rules and Orders (Repealed)|50-71-312. Repealed

  50-71-312. Repealed. Sec. 22, Ch. 27, L. 2009.   History: En. Sec. 20, Ch. 341, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 182, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 41-1727(part); amd. Sec. 64, Ch. 613, L. 1989.
MT Code § 50-71-313 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 71. Occupational Safety and Health|Part 3. Safety Rules and Orders (Repealed)|50-71-313. Repealed

  50-71-313. Repealed. Sec. 22, Ch. 27, L. 2009.   History: En. Sec. 20, Ch. 341, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 182, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 41-1727(part).
MT Code § 50-71-314 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 71. Occupational Safety and Health|Part 3. Safety Rules and Orders (Repealed)|50-71-314. Repealed

  50-71-314. Repealed. Sec. 22, Ch. 27, L. 2009.   History: En. Sec. 20, Ch. 341, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 182, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 41-1727(2); amd. Sec. 64, Ch. 613, L. 1989.
MT Code § 50-71-315 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 71. Occupational Safety and Health|Part 3. Safety Rules and Orders (Repealed)|50-71-315. Repealed

  50-71-315. Repealed. Sec. 22, Ch. 27, L. 2009.   History: En. Sec. 21, Ch. 341, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 182, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 41-1728(part); amd. Sec. 64, Ch. 613, L. 1989.
MT Code § 50-71-316 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 71. Occupational Safety and Health|Part 3. Safety Rules and Orders (Repealed)|50-71-316. Repealed

  50-71-316. Repealed. Sec. 22, Ch. 27, L. 2009.   History: En. Sec. 21, Ch. 341, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 182, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 41-1728(part); amd. Sec. 64, Ch. 613, L. 1989.
MT Code § 50-71-317 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 71. Occupational Safety and Health|Part 3. Safety Rules and Orders (Repealed)|50-71-317. through 50-71-320 reserved

  50-71-317 through 50-71-320 reserved.
MT Code § 50-71-321 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 71. Occupational Safety and Health|Part 3. Safety Rules and Orders (Repealed)|50-71-321. Repealed

  50-71-321. Repealed. Sec. 22, Ch. 27, L. 2009.   History: En. Sec. 18, Ch. 341, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 182, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 41-1725; amd. Sec. 64, Ch. 613, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 307, L. 1997.
MT Code § 50-71-322 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 71. Occupational Safety and Health|Part 3. Safety Rules and Orders (Repealed)|50-71-322. Repealed

  50-71-322. Repealed. Sec. 22, Ch. 27, L. 2009.   History: En. Sec. 19, Ch. 341, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 182, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 41-1726; amd. Sec. 64, Ch. 613, L. 1989.
MT Code § 50-71-323 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 71. Occupational Safety and Health|Part 3. Safety Rules and Orders (Repealed)|50-71-323. Repealed

  50-71-323. Repealed. Sec. 22, Ch. 27, L. 2009.   History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 341, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 182, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 41-1717; amd. Sec. 64, Ch. 613, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 514, L. 1995.