50-70-105. Duties of department -- rules. The department shall:
     (1) enforce orders by appropriate administrative and judicial proceedings;
     (2) secure necessary scientific, technical, administrative, and operational service by contract or otherwise;
     (3) prepare and develop a comprehensive plan for the prevention, abatement, and control of occupational disease;
     (4) encourage voluntary cooperation by persons and affected groups to achieve the purpose of this chapter;
     (5) encourage and conduct studies, investigations, and research relating to occupational diseases and their causes, effects, prevention, abatement, and control;
     (6) determine by means of field studies and sampling the degree of health hazard at any workplace in the state;
     (7) collect and disseminate information and conduct educational and training programs relating to the prevention and control of occupational diseases;
     (8) advise, consult, contract, and cooperate with other agencies of the state, local governments, industries, other states, interstate and interlocal agencies, the United States, and interested persons or groups;
     (9) accept, receive, and administer grants or other funds or gifts from public or private agencies, including the United States, for the purpose of carrying out this chapter. Funds received by the department under this section must be deposited in the state treasury to the account of the department.
     (10) adopt, amend, and repeal rules implementing and consistent with this chapter;
     (11) hold hearings that relate to any aspect of or matter in the administration of this chapter at any place designated by the department;
     (12) designate an attorney to assist in conducting hearings and appoint a reporter who must be present at all hearings and who shall take full stenographic notes of all proceedings, transcripts of which are available to the public at cost;
     (13) issue orders necessary to carry out this chapter;
     (14) require access to records relating to emissions;
     (15) establish threshold limit values of airborne contaminants for the state as a whole.

     History: En. 69-4211.1 by Sec. 38, Ch. 349, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4211.1; amd. Sec. 321, Ch. 546, L. 1995.