§ 31. Duty to furnish information and facilitate inspections. The
owner, operator, manager or lessee of any place affected by the
provisions of this chapter or his agent, superintendent, subordinate or
employee, and any person employing or directing any labor affected by
such provision shall, when requested by the commissioner or board,
furnish any information in his possession or under his control which the
commissioner or board is authorized to require; shall answer truthfully
all questions authorized to be put to him; shall admit the commissioner,
a deputy commissioner, or other officer or employee of the department,
to any place which is affected by the provisions of this chapter for the
purpose of making inspection or enforcing the provisions thereof, and
shall render assistance necessary for a proper inspection.