§ 126A-13-3.  Model program; technical assistance; reports.

(a) Model Program. - OSHR shall do the following:

(1) Maintain a model program of safety and health requirements to guide executive branch agencies in the development of their individual programs and in complying with the provisions of G.S. 95-148 and this Article.

(2) Establish guidelines for the creation and operation of executive branch agency environmental, health and safety committees.

(3) Adopt policies that govern the administration of the workers' compensation program and monitor compliance with Chapter 97 of the General Statutes.

(4) Establish guidelines for the delegation of certain administrative functions as necessary for the administration of the workers' compensation program to executive branch agencies, as defined in this section.

(b) Technical Assistance. - OSHR shall do the following:

(1) Provide consultative and technical services, including environmental, health, and safety training to assist executive branch agencies in establishing and administering their workplace environmental, health, and safety programs and to address specific technical problems through risk management and mitigation.

(2) Monitor compliance with this Article.  (2026-40, s. 1.)