Section 610 IAC 9-2-3 - Posting of notices by employers; "establishment" defined; availability to employees of law, regulations, and standardsAuthority: IC 22-1-1-2; IC 22-8-1.1-48.1
Affected: IC 22-8-1.1-3.1; IC 22-8-1.1-27.1
Sec. 3.
(a) Each employer shall post and keep posted at its establishment a notice or notices (hereinafter "the Poster") to be furnished by the department: (1) informing employees of the protections and obligations provided for in the Act; and(2) referring employees to appropriate sources for assistance and information. Such notice or notices shall be posted by the employer in each establishment in a conspicuous place or places where notices to employees are customarily posted. Each employer shall take steps to ensure that such notices are not altered, defaced, or covered by other material. (b) Reproductions or facsimiles of the Poster shall constitute compliance with the posting requirements of this section. Such reproductions or facsimiles must be at least the same size and as the Poster provided by the department.(c) Where distinctly separate activities are performed in isolation at a single physical location: (1) each activity shall be treated as a separate physical establishment; and(2) a separate notice or notices shall be posted in each such isolated location.(d) Where employers are engaged in activities that are physically dispersed, such as:(5) electric, gas, and sanitary services; the notice or notices required by this section shall be posted at the location to which employees report each day. (e) Where employees do not usually work at, or report to, a single establishment, such as, but without limitation: (4) engineers; such notice or notices shall be posted at the location from which the employees operate to carry out their activities. In all cases, such notice or notices shall be posted in accordance with the requirements of this section. (f) Copies of: (2) all regulations published in this title; and(3) all applicable standards; are available at the department's office or its Web site. (g) Any employer failing to comply with the provisions of this section shall be subject to issuance of a safety order and penalty in accordance with the provisions of IC 22-8-1.1-27.1. Department of Labor; 610 IAC 9-2-3; filed Nov 6, 2006, 8:47 a.m.: 20061206-IR-610060159FRA; readopted filed Nov 30, 2012, 11:14 a.m.: 20121226-IR-610120578RFAReadopted filed 11/21/2018, 12:10 p.m.: 20181219-IR-610180417RFA