Report a Workplace Safety Hazard

The following safety concern notification form is for public entity employees only. A Public entity is defined as any state or local government or any department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of one or more state or local governments.

Complete the following form and then use the Submit button to e-mail your safety concern to the Montana Safety and Health Bureau.

Important links:

• 17-8-412 Prohibitions on employers -- employee remedies.
  A governmental entity or private entity may not adopt or enforce a rule, regulation, or policy preventing an employee from disclosing information to a government or law enforcement agency with regard to or from acting in furtherance of an investigation of a violation.
• 50-71-123 Retaliation prohibited.
  A public sector employer may not retaliate against a public sector employee.
• The general citation for the Occupational Safety and Health Act: Title 50, chapter 71, Mont. Code Ann. (2009)
• The statute that is violated by a public sector employer with an unsafe workplace: 50-71-116(1), MCA (2009)
• The Department’s authority to conduct an inspection: 50-71-118, MCA (2009)
• The Department’s authority to issue a written citation (and impose a monetary penalty): 50-71-119, MCA (2009)