Workplace Regulations & Compliance
About WRC Division of the TN Department of Labor & Workforce Development
The Division of Workplace Regulations and Compliance (WRC) oversees a diverse set of programs including: Amusement Device Unit, Boiler Unit, Elevator Unit, Labor Standards Unit, and Mine Safety Unit.
The objectives of these compliance programs are to protect employees and keep the public safe by ensuring that unsafe conditions and potential hazards involved in the operation of boilers, elevators, and amusement devices are abated.
The Labor Standards Unit enforces the Child Labor Act, the Non-Smoker Protection Act, the Illegal Alien Employment Act, Tennessee Lawful Employment Act, Wage Regulations Act, and the Prevailing Wage Act. Also, WRC conducts training for the employers on the requirements of these labor laws as to their responsibilities when hiring and employing workers.
The Mine Safety Unit provides federal and state mandated health and safety training to workers in coal mines, metal mines, sand and gravel pits, and crushed stone quarries; issues mine foreman certifications; and licenses coal/metal mines (surface and underground) to operate.
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Amusement Device Unit
Boiler Unit
Elevator Unit
(615) 741-1900
Labor Standards Unit
Mine Safety Unit
(844) 224-5818
WRC Units
Amusement Device Unit
The Amusement Device Unit mitigates risks related to the operation of fixed and portable rides, zip lines, inflatable objects, and bumper cars. The Amusement Device Unit ensures that annual amusement device permits are obtained.
Amusement Device Unit
(615) 741-1900
Boiler Unit
The responsibility of the Boiler Unit is to protect Tennessee’s citizens from potential hazards involved in the operation of boilers and pressure vessels. The three categories of commercial vessels inspected are high pressure, low pressure, and unfired vessels.
Boiler Unit
(615) 741-1900
Elevator Unit
The Elevator Unit inspects twice a year all workplace conveyance devices such as passenger and freight elevators, escalators, dumbwaiters, moving walks, ski lifts, sky lifts, and aerial trams. Devices are initially inspected to ensure they were installed properly.
Elevator Unit
(615) 741-1900
Labor Standards Unit
The Labor Standards Unit enforces six (6) labor laws (Child Labor Act, Wage Regulations Act, Prevailing Wage Act, Illegal Alien Act, Tennessee Lawful Employment Act, and the Non-Smoker Protection Act).
Labor Standards Unit
(844) 224-5818
Mine Safety Unit
The Mine Safety Unit provides health and safety training classes for underground and surface miners, issues mine foreman certifications, and grants operating licenses to coal/metal mines (surface and underground).
Mine Safety Unit
(844) 224-5818