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The record
- Jurisdiction
- South Carolina
- Level
- State
- Authority
- S.C. Code Ann. § 41-15-80(1)
- Effective
- in force throughout 2020 Q2 to 2021 Q3
- End
- standing (read as 2021-09-30)
- In force
- Standing (a statutory duty; in force throughout the six quarters)
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Workplace rulesStanding duty
- Addressees
- employers (every employer in the State other than those under the Federal Railway Safety Act); employees
- Character
- workplace duty
- Collection
- Standing duties: South Carolina DUT-SC
Operative words
Each employer shall furnish to his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees, and he shall comply with occupational safety and health rules and regulations promulgated under this chapter.
Penalty
citations (§ 41-15-280), orders to correct dangerous conditions and injunctions (§ 41-15-290) and civil penalties (§ 41-15-320) administered by the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (SC OSHA)
What it required
Every employer must furnish employment and a place of employment free from recognized hazards likely to cause death or serious physical harm and must comply with the State's occupational safety and health regulations; every employee must comply with the rules applicable to his own conduct.
Retrieval noteSouth Carolina operates a federally approved State plan; SC OSHA within the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation enforces this chapter in place of federal OSHA for private and public employers. The chapter page was rendered live on September 29, 2026; § 41-15-80 has not been amended since 1974. Act No. 99 of 2021 § 3(5) names SC OSHA's published guidance, directives, orders and rules as 'public health guidance' whose reasonable adherence is the condition of immunity (Ex. DUT-SC-009).