NC H568

Department of Labor employees (current and former) are generally exempt from third-party subpoenas regarding occupational safety and health inspections, with limited exceptions including enforcement proceedings, cases where the Department is a party, or court findings of essential need

OSHA Division may adopt rules identical to federal occupational safety and health standards without publishing notice in the NC Register or holding public hearings, streamlining the rulemaking process

Chief Medical Examiner must provide finalized autopsy reports to the Commissioner of Labor within five months of written request for workplace fatality investigations

Elevator and Amusement Device Division is renamed to "Bureau" throughout the statutes, and conveyors used exclusively for material movement are explicitly exempted from elevator safety regulations

Prehearing discovery in Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission proceedings is now available only upon motion of the respondent, and employer posting requirements for labor law notices now apply to employers with five or more employees rather than requiring posting in every room with five or more workers