[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 9]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1952.92]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
CHAPTER XVII--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 
                          OF LABOR (CONTINUED)
 
PART 1952_APPROVED STATE PLANS FOR ENFORCEMENT OF STATE STANDARDS
--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart C_South Carolina
 
Sec. 1952.92  Completion of developmental steps and certification.

    (a) In accordance with Sec. 1952.91(a) legislative amendments were 
introduced into the 1973 South Carolina General Assembly and were 
enacted effective June 12, 1973. The amendments have been supplemented 
by State commitments to:
    (1) Take action on all employee discrimination complaints within 90 
days, and
    (2) Limit the duration of temporary variances to a maximum of two 
years, inclusive of any renewals.
    (b) In accordance with Sec. 1952.91(b) the South Carolina 
occupational safety and health standards, identical to Federal standards 
(through December 3, 1974), have been promulgated and were approved by 
the Assistant Regional Director for Occupational Safety and Health 
effective April 10, 1975 (40 FR 16257).
    (c) In accordance with Sec. 1952.91(d) a voluntary compliance 
program, to be

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known as the Taxpayers' Assistant Program, has been developed.
    (d) In accordance with Sec. 1952.91(f) coverage of agricultural 
workers began on July 1, 1973, and was initiated directly by the South 
Carolina Department of Labor. (The State plan has been amended to delete 
the proposal to delegate such responsibility to the State Department of 
Agriculture.)
    (e) In accordance with Sec. 1952.91(g) the State plan has been 
amended to show extensions of merit system coverage to the South 
Carolina Department of Labor, Division of Occupational Safety and 
Health. Agreement with the Department of Health and Environmental 
Control requires that all health personnel cooperating in the State 
occupational safety and health program be likewise covered by the State 
merit system.
    (f) In accordance with the requirements of Sec. 1952.10 the South 
Carolina Safety and Health Poster for private and public employees was 
approved by the Assistant Secretary on February 19, 1976.
    (g) In accordance with Sec. 1952.91(c) development of a management 
information system designed to provide the data required by the 
Assistant Secretary and information necessary for internal management of 
resources and evaluation of State program performance has been 
completed.
    (h) The State plan has been amended to include the details of a 
public employee program. State and local government employees will be 
afforded protection identical to that of employees in the private 
sector.
    (i) The South Carolina plan has been amended to include an expanded 
radiation health effort. The Division of Radiological Health, South 
Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, under contract 
to the South Carolina Department of Labor will make inspections to 
provide coverage of radiation hazards not subject to regulation under 
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.
    (j) In accordance with plan commitments, South Carolina regulations 
for enforcement of standards and review of contested cases, Article IV, 
were revised and repromulgated on June 5, 1975. Further amendment to 
section 4.00K (September 26, 1975) and a January 15, 1976, letter of 
supplemental assurances from Commissioner Edgar L. McGowan are 
considered integral parts of the approved South Carolina review 
procedures. On March 11, 1976, the State of South Carolina promulgated 
the necessary changes to Article IV to fulfill the commitments contained 
in their January 15, 1976, letter of supplemental assurances.
    (k) The State plan has been amended to include an Affirmative Action 
Plan in which the State outlines its policy of equal employment 
opportunity.
    (l) In accordance with Sec. 1952.91(h) the State has developed and 
amended a Compliance Manual which defines the procedures and guidelines 
to be used by the South Carolina compliance and consultation staff in 
carrying out the goals of the program.
    (m) In accordance with Sec. 1902.34 of this chapter, the South 
Carolina occupational safety and health plan was certified, effective 
August 3, 1976, as having completed all developmental steps specified in 
the plan as approved on November 30, 1972, on or before December 31, 
1975.