442.006  Investigations by the division; refusal to admit; penalty.--

(1)  The division shall make studies and investigations with respect to safety provisions and the causes of injuries in employments covered by this chapter, and shall make to the Legislature and employers and carriers such recommendations as it considers proper as to the best means of preventing injuries. In making such studies and investigations, the division may:

(a)  Cooperate with any agency of the United States charged with the duty of enforcing any law securing safety against injury in any employment covered by this chapter, or any agency or department of the state engaged in enforcing any laws to assure safety for employees.

(b)  Allow any such agency or department to have access to the records of the division.

(2)  The division and its authorized representatives may enter and inspect any place of employment at any reasonable time for the purpose of investigating compliance with this chapter and making inspections for the proper enforcement of this chapter. Any employer or owner who refuses to admit any member of the division or its authorized representative to any place of employment or to allow investigation and inspection pursuant to this paragraph is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(3)  The division by rule may adopt procedures for conducting investigations of public sector employers under this chapter.

History.--s. 46, ch. 17481, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 5966(44); s. 16, ch. 18413, 1937; s. 4, ch. 57-225; s. 3, ch. 57-245; ss. 17, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 369, ch. 71-136; s. 8, ch. 77-320; s. 23, ch. 78-300; s. 124, ch. 79-40; s. 21, ch. 79-312; s. 43, ch. 89-289; s. 56, ch. 90-201; s. 52, ch. 91-1; s. 57, ch. 93-415; s. 1, ch. 98-126.