House committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes.

Amends proposed GS 95-136.2 by no longer requiring the party that issued the subpoena of the Commissioner of Labor or any Department of Labor employees or former employees to pay a witness fee of $500 per day.

Amends GS 95-110.5 by no longer allowing the Commissioner to waive or amend the American National Safety Standards from the American National Standards Institute as they relate to the qualifications of inspectors if the Commissioner sets alternative standards that are reasonably equivalent. No longer increases the cap on fees for the inspection and issuance of certificates of operation for devices and equipment upon installation or alteration for each follow-up inspection and for annual periodic inspections.

Amends GS 95-111.4  by no longer allowing the Commissioner to waive or amend the American National Safety Standards from the American National Standards Institute as they relate to the qualifications of inspectors if the Commissioner sets alternative standards that are reasonably equivalent. No longer increases the cap on fees for the inspection and issuance of certificates of operation for devices.