29 U.S.C. 657: Inspections, investigations, and recordkeeping

Created in 1970 by Public Law 91-596. Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

5 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 2 U.S.C. 1341, 29 U.S.C. 667, 29 U.S.C. 669, 29 U.S.C. 670, 29 U.S.C. 673.

24 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor (20), Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services (4).

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

1998Pub. L. 105-198

1979Pub. L. 96-88

1970Pub. L. 91-596created it

29 U.S.C. 657Inspections, investigations, and recordkeeping

(a)Authority of Secretary to enter, inspect, and investigate places of employment; time and manner

(b)Attendance and testimony of witnesses and production of evidence; enforcement of subpoena

(c)Maintenance, preservation, and availability of records; issuance of regulations; scope of records; periodic inspections by employer; posting of notices by employer; notification of employee of corrective action

(d)Obtaining of information

(e)Employer and authorized employee representatives to accompany Secretary or his authorized representative on inspection of workplace; consultation with employees where no authorized employee representative is present

(f)Request for inspection by employees or representative of employees; grounds; procedure; determination of request; notification of Secretary or representative prior to or during any inspection of violations; procedure for review of refusal by representative of Secretary to issue citation for alleged violations

(g)Compilation, analysis, and publication of reports and information; rules and regulations

(h)Use of results of enforcement activities

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No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

How it got here

1998

Pub. L. 105–198 added subsec. (h). Law text · (h)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.