(a) A representative of the employer and a representative authorized by the employees shall be given an opportunity to accompany the representative of the department during the physical inspection of a work place for the purpose of aiding the inspection. If the authorized representative is an employee, time spent aiding the inspection shall be considered as time worked and the employee shall be compensated accordingly. When there is no authorized employee representative, there shall be consultation with a reasonable number of employees concerning matters of health and safety in the work place.
(b) Comments relating to an employer's compliance with the provisions of AS 18.60.010 - 18.60.105 made by an employee or an employee representative to the representative of the department during the course of an inspection, and the name of any employee or employee representative making these comments to a representative of the department, are confidential and may not be made available by the department to the employer without the consent of the employee or the employee representative.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender
Article 1. Prevention of Accident and Health Hazards.
Sec. 18.60.010. Legislative intent.
Sec. 18.60.030. Duties of Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
Sec. 18.60.055. Division of labor standards and safety.
Sec. 18.60.057. Occupational Safety and Health Review Board.
Sec. 18.60.058. Reporting of employment fatalities, hospitalizations, and injuries.
Sec. 18.60.059. Legal counsel.
Sec. 18.60.060. Cooperation by other state agencies.
Sec. 18.60.065. Importation of toxic and hazardous substances.
Sec. 18.60.066. Employee safety education programs.
Sec. 18.60.067. Information provided on employee's request.
Sec. 18.60.068. Posting of information in workplace.
Sec. 18.60.070. Use of funds and contributions.
Sec. 18.60.075. Safe employment.
Sec. 18.60.077. Variance from a standard.
Sec. 18.60.080. Contributions.
Sec. 18.60.081. Temporary variance.
Sec. 18.60.083. Right of entry and inspection.
Sec. 18.60.085. Prohibition of unauthorized notice of inspection.
Sec. 18.60.087. Employer and employee participation in inspections.
Sec. 18.60.088. Employee requests for special inspection.
Sec. 18.60.089. Prohibition against retribution.
Sec. 18.60.093. Enforcement procedures.
Sec. 18.60.096. Imminent dangers.
Sec. 18.60.097. Judicial review.
Sec. 18.60.098. Employee compensation for appearances.
Sec. 18.60.099. Confidentiality of trade secrets.
Sec. 18.60.100. Nonabrogation of powers of Department of Health.