Senate committee substitute to the 2nd edition makes the following changes. Makes organizational changes.

Section 1.1.

Specifies, in new GS 95-136.2 (third-party subpoenas to the Department of Labor [DOL]), that any written report, citation, or investigative finding issued by DOL pursuant to an occupational safety and health inspection is admissible in the described legal proceedings to the same extent as if its author was available to testify, unless the court finds the document clearly lacks indicia of reliability or would result in manifest injustice. Prevents subpoena of DOL current or former employees for an inquiry into any occupational safety and health inspection unless one of the four exceptions in the statute is met. Makes clarifying, organizational, and conforming changes, including to statute's title.  

Section 1.3.

Makes technical and clarifying changes to GS 95-135 (North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission).

Section 2.1.

Clarifies that only employers who have five or more employees have a duty to post the described notice of employment laws in a conspicuous place in GS 95-9 (currently, employers are required to post notice in every room where five or more persons are employed).