[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 9]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1960.27]

[Page 176-177]
 
                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
CHAPTER XVII--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 
                          OF LABOR--(CONTINUED)
 
PART 1960--BASIC PROGRAM ELEMENTS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAMS AND RELATED MATTERS--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart D--Inspection and Abatement
 
Sec. 1960.27  Representatives of officials in charge and representatives of employees.

    (a) Safety and health inspectors shall be in charge of inspections 
and may interview any employee in private if the inspector deems it 
necessary. A representative of the official in charge of a workplace and 
a representative of employees shall be given an opportunity to accompany 
Safety and Health Inspectors during the physical inspection of any 
workplace, both to aid the inspection and to provide such 
representatives with more detailed knowledge of any existing or 
potential unsafe or unhealthful working conditions. The representative 
of employees

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shall be selected by the employees. Additional representatives of the 
official in charge and additional representatives of employees may 
accompany the Safety and Health Inspectors if it is determined by the 
inspector that such additional representatives will further aid the 
inspection. Different representatives of the employer and employees may 
be allowed to accompany the Inspector during each different phase of an 
inspection.
    (b) Safety and health inspectors shall be authorized to deny the 
right of accompaniment under this section to any person whose 
participation interferes with a fair and orderly inspection.
    (c) With regard to facilities classified in the interest of national 
security, only persons authorized to have access to such facilities 
shall be allowed to accompany a Safety and Health Inspector in such 
areas.
    (d) Safety and health inspectors shall consult with employees 
concerning matters of occupational safety and health to the extent 
deemed necessary for the conduct of an effective and thorough 
inspection. During the course of an inspection, any employee shall be 
afforded an opportunity to bring to the attention of the Safety and 
Health Inspector any unsafe or unhealthful working condition which the 
employee has reason to believe exists in the workplace.