Tennessee Code Title 50. Employer and Employee § 50-3-304

(a)(1) Any employees or representative of employees who believes that a violation of a safety or health standard exists that threatens physical harm, or that an imminent danger exists, may request an inspection by giving notice of the violation or danger to the commissioner.

(2) The notice shall be in writing, shall set forth with reasonable particularity the grounds for the notice, and shall be signed by employees or representative of employees, and a copy shall be provided the employer or the employer's agent no later than at the time of inspection.

(3) Upon the request of the person giving the notice, the person's name and the names of individual employees referred to in the notice shall not appear in the copy or on any record published, released or made available pursuant to § 50-3-305.

(4) If upon receipt of the notification the commissioner determines there are reasonable grounds to believe that the violation or danger exists, the commissioner shall make a special investigation in accordance with §§ 50-3-301 -- 50-3-306 as soon as practicable, to determine if a violation or danger exists.

(5) If the commissioner determines there are not reasonable grounds to believe that a violation or danger exists, the commissioner shall notify the employees or representative of the employees in writing of the determination.