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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. Such reports may include information
regarding occupational safety and health standards, and criteria for
such standards, developed during the preceding year; evaluation of
standards and criteria previously developed under this chapter,
defining areas of emphasis for new criteria and standards; and
evaluation of the degree of observance of applicable occupational
safety and health standards, and a summary of inspection and
enforcement activity undertaken, including remedial actions taken
under chapter 89A; analysis and evaluation of research activities for
which results have been obtained under governmental and
nongovernmental sponsorship; an analysis of major occupational
diseases; evaluation of available control and measurement technology
for hazards for which standards or criteria have been developed
during the preceding year; description of cooperative efforts
undertaken between government agencies and other interested parties
in the implementation of this chapter during the preceding year; 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; listing of all toxic substances in
industrial usage for which labeling requirements, criteria, or
standards have not yet been established; and 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. Section History: Early Form
[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 88.19] Section History: Recent Form
2007 Acts, ch 16, §1
