Tennessee Code 62-40-102 – Limitation on government prohibiting or restricting practice of industrial hygiene
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 62-40-102
- Industrial hygiene: means the science and art devoted to anticipation, recognition, evaluation and control of environmental factors or stressors arising in or from the workplace that may cause sickness, impaired health and well-being or significant discomfort and inefficiency among workers. See Tennessee Code 62-40-101
- Industrial hygienist: means a person who possesses a baccalaureate degree issued by an accredited college or university in industrial hygiene engineering, chemistry, physics, biology, medicine or related physical and biological sciences and who, by virtue of special studies and training, has acquired competence in industrial hygiene. See Tennessee Code 62-40-101
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no entity of state government shall by rule prohibit or restrict a qualified industrial hygienist who complies with the provisions established by or pursuant to this chapter from engaging in the practice of industrial hygiene.