Georgia Code
Chapter 2 - Department of Labor
§ 34-2-6. Specific Powers and Duties of Commissioner

History. Ga. L. 1911, p. 133, §§ 2, 5; Ga. L. 1917, p. 88, § 1; Ga. L. 1920, p. 118, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, § 108; Code 1933, § 54-110; Ga. L. 1937, p. 230, § 9; Ga. L. 1945, p. 487, § 1; Ga. L. 1950, p. 9, § 3; Ga. L. 1958, p. 380, § 1; Ga. L. 1959, p. 283, § 7; Ga. L. 1974, p. 567, § 20; Ga. L. 1992, p. 1029, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 694, § 32/HB 293; Ga. L. 2010, p. 838, § 10/SB 388; Ga. L. 2019, p. 527, § 1/HB 373.
The 2019 amendment, effective May 6, 2019, substituted the present provisions of paragraph (a)(4) for the former provisions, which read: “To make and promulgate such rules or changes in rules as he may deem advisable for the prevention of accidents or the prevention of industrial or occupational diseases in every employment or place of employment, and such rules or changes in rules for the construction, repair, and maintenance of places of employment, places of public assembly, and public buildings as he may deem advisable, to render them safe. The Commissioner may appoint committees composed of employers, employees, and experts to suggest rules or changes therein;”.
Cross references.
Duty of Commissioner to enforce laws pertaining to installations of glass in public buildings and other public places, § 8-2-90 et seq.
Arbitration generally, T. 9, C. 9.
Editor’s notes.
For application of this statute in 2020, see Executive Order 03.26.20.01.
A listing of Executive Orders issued in 2020 and 2021 can be found at https://gov.georgia.gov/executive-action/executive-orders.

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