Ala. Code § 25-2-16
Rules and regulations, or amendments or the repeal thereof, except those affecting the administration of Chapter 4 of this title, may from time to time be proposed to the board of appeals by the Secretary of Labor or any officer or employee of the Department of Labor designated by him or any committee of employers, employees, and experts appointed by him for that purpose. All such rules, regulations, and amendments shall be for the purpose of making more definite and certain the duties of employers as set forth in this chapter, and any rule, regulation or amendment, excepting those affecting administration of Chapter 4 of this title, which does not conform to the standards herein set forth, shall be invalid. The Secretary of Labor shall deliver to any person making application therefor a copy of all rules and regulations as from time to time promulgated under any of the provisions of this chapter.
Ala. Code § 25-2-16 (1975)