S.C. Code Regs. § § 71-500
Section 41-15-210, South Carolina Code of Laws, provides for the promulgation by the Commissioner of Labor of Occupational Safety and Health Standards covering employment and places of employment in businesses within the State of South Carolina. It further authorizes the Commissioner of Labor to enforce these standards through assessment of penalties for violations. The law also authorizes the Commissioner of Labor to conduct inspections and to question employers and employees. The purpose of this subarticle is to provide procedures and policies for the enforcement of the inspections, investigations, issuance of citations and proposed assessments of penalty provisions of the state laws and the rules and regulations of the Commissioner.
S.C. Code Regs. § 71-500