88.19 Annual report.

Within one hundred twenty days following the convening of each session of each general assembly, the commissioner shall prepare and submit to the governor for transmittal to the general assembly a report upon the subject matter of this chapter, the progress toward achievement of the purpose of this chapter, the needs and requirements in the field of occupational safety and health, and any other relevant information. The reports may include information regarding the following:

1. Occupational safety and health standards, and criteria for such standards, developed during the preceding year.

2. Evaluation of standards and criteria previously developed under this chapter, defining areas of emphasis for new criteria and standards.

3. Evaluation of the degree of observance of applicable occupational safety and health standards, and a summary of inspection and enforcement activity undertaken.

4. Analysis and evaluation of research activities for which results have been obtained under governmental and nongovernmental sponsorship.

5. An analysis of major occupational diseases.

6. Evaluation of available control and measurement technology for hazards for which standards or criteria have been developed during the preceding year.

7. A description of cooperative efforts undertaken between government agencies and other interested parties in the implementation of this chapter during the preceding year.

8. A progress report on the development of an adequate supply of trained personnel in the field of occupational safety and health, including estimates of future needs and the efforts being made by government and others to meet those needs.

9. A listing of all toxic substances in industrial usage for which labeling requirements, criteria, or standards have not yet been established.

10. Such recommendations for additional legislation as are deemed necessary to protect the safety and health of the worker and improve the administration of this chapter.

[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §88.19]

2007 Acts, ch 16, §1; 2010 Acts, ch 1015, §2; 2011 Acts, ch 25, §10; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §19