History. Ga. L. 1933, p. 111, §§ 1-7; Ga. L. 1967, p. 792, § 1; Code 1981, § 34-1-1 ; Code 1981, § 25-15-110 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 2012, p. 1144, § 6/SB 446.
The 2012 amendment, effective May 2, 2012, redesignated former Code Section 34-1-1 as present Code Section 25-15-110 and as a part of a new article of Chapter 15 of Title 25; in paragraph (a)(1), in the first sentence, inserted “that is” near the beginning, substituted “supports and is” for “supports, which scaffolding or staging is”, deleted a comma following “ground”, and substituted “secured; and the safety” for “secured, which safety”; in paragraph (c)(1), substituted “Safety Fire Commissioner” for “Commissioner of Labor”; in paragraph (c)(2), inserted “or her” following “by him”, substituted “the Commissioner’s name” for “his name”, substituted “and the certificate shall” for “on which certificate he shall”, and inserted “or she”; and, in paragraph (c)(3), substituted “Commissioner” for “Commissioner of Labor” in the first and third sentences, and substituted “the Commissioner” for “he” in the first sentence.
Cross references.
General duty of employers with respect to employment safety, § 34-2-10 .
Administrative rules and regulations.
Rules regulating scaffolding, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Department of Labor, Inspections, Chapter 300-5-9.
Law reviews.
For survey article on labor and employment law for the period from June 1, 2002 to May 31, 2003, see 55 Mercer L. Rev. 303 (2003).