SB2770

Mississippi Workplace Safety Act aims to define workplace safety terms and regulate workplace inspections.

The Mississippi Workplace Safety Act defines key terms such as "employer," "employee," and "person." It prevents inspectors from selecting nonemployee representatives for workplace inspections unless specific conditions are met. The act allows employers to assert violations in judicial or administrative proceedings and imposes fines for knowing violations. It also allows the legislature and the governor to intervene in cases challenging the act's constitutionality. The act emphasizes that its provisions are severable, and it will take effect from July 1, 2026.