Section 11A. In addition to such staff and facilities as may be necessary in the efficient performance of its duties, there shall be employed in the department of labor standards persons having special knowledge of the causes and prevention of occupational diseases. It shall be the duty of the department to investigate conditions of occupation with reference to hazards to health and to determine the degree of such hazards, to investigate and evaluate methods for the control of such hazards, to assist in the preparation of rules and regulations for the preventing of occupational accidents and diseases, and, in co-operation with the department of public health or otherwise, to promote occupational health and safety education.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth
Chapter 23 - Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
Section 3a - Surcharge on Fees Assessed by Department of Labor Standards
Section 9h - Emergency Commission
Section 9k - Deputy or Assistant Directors; Bonding
Section 9n - State Advisory Council; Board of Review
Section 9p - Dispute Resolution Office
Section 9s - Joint Labor-Management Committee
Section 9t - Director of Division; Appointment; Powers and Duties
Section 9u - Report to the General Court
Section 11a - Department of Labor Standards; Creation; Powers and Duties
Section 11e - Apprenticeship Council; Members; Terms; Expenses; Meetings
Section 11f - Deputy Director of Apprentice Standards; Appointments
Section 11i - Apprentice Agreements; Basic Standards
Section 11j - Apprentice Agreements; Approval; Signing; Training Period
Section 11u - Violations of Apprentice Agreement; Investigation; Rules; Hearings; Notice; Appeals
Section 11v - Apprentice Agreements in Collective Bargaining Agreements