(1) Repealed.

(2) In addition to any other duties prescribed by law, the director has the duty and the power to:

(a) Appoint advisors who, without compensation, shall advise the director relative to the duties imposed upon the director by articles 1 to 18 of this title and part 3 of article 34 of title 24, C.R.S.;

(b) Inquire into and supervise the enforcement, with respect to relations between employer and employee, of the laws relating to child labor, laundries, stores, factory inspection, employment offices and bureaus, and fire escapes and means of egress from places of employment and all other laws protecting the life, health, and safety of employees in employments and places of employment;

(c) to (h) Repealed.

(i) Accept, use, disburse, and administer all federal aid or other property, services, and moneys allotted to the division as part of any grant-in-aid safety program authorized by an act of congress and to make such agreements, not inconsistent with any act of congress and the laws of this state, as may berequired as a condition precedent to receiving such funds or other assistance. Such acceptance, conditions, and agreement shall not be effective unless and until the director has recommended to and received the written approval of the governor and the executive director of the department. The state treasurer is designated custodian of all funds received pursuant to this paragraph (i) from the federal government, and he shall hold such funds separate and distinct from state funds and is authorized to make disbursements from such funds for the designated purpose or administrative costs which may be provided in such grants-in-aid, upon warrants issued by the controller and upon the voucher of the director.

(j) Repealed.

(k) Collect and collate statistical and other information relating to the work under his jurisdiction. All materials of the division circulated in quantity outside the executive branch shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of section 24-1-136, C.R.S. The director shall cause to be printed and, upon application, furnished free of charge to any employer or employee such blank forms as he shall deem required for the proper and efficient administration of articles 1 to 18 of this title and part 3 of article 34 of title 24, C.R.S., all such records to be kept in the offices of the division. Copies of orders, regulations, and rules of procedure shall be made for distribution in a manner to constitute sufficient publication as required by law.

(l) to (o) Repealed.

(p) Adopt reasonable and proper rules and regulations relative to the exercise of his powers and proper rules and regulations to govern the proceedings of the division and to regulate the manner of investigations and hearings and to amend said rules and regulations from time to time in his discretion. Such rules and regulations, and amendments thereto, shall be made in accordance with section 24-4-103, C.R.S.

(q) Repealed.

(r) Promulgate rules to implement the provisions of section 26-2-716 (3)(b), C.R.S.