Section 89B.8. Information required.

  1.  An employee in this state has the right to be informed about the hazardous chemicals to which the employee may be exposed in the workplace, the potential health hazards of the hazardous chemicals, and the proper handling techniques for the hazardous chemicals. An employer shall provide or make available to an employee information as required by this chapter. Except as explicitly exempted, this chapter applies to all employers in the state.

  2.  The division of labor services shall administer this division of the chapter. The division may exercise the enforcement powers set out in chapter 88 and the rules adopted pursuant to chapter 88 to enforce this division of the chapter.

  3.  The commissioner shall adopt rules based upon the occupational safety and health standards which have been adopted as permanent standards by the United States secretary of labor in accordance with federal law. If the hazardous communication regulation, 29 C.F.R. §1910.1200, is amended or repealed, the commissioner shall review the amendment or repeal and take action with respect to the state standards, including the amendment or repeal of the state standards, which will conform the state standards to the new federal standards.

  4.  In addition to the chemical information required to be reported under the federal hazard communication standard, 29 C.F.R. §1910.1200, the labor commissioner may adopt by rule additional hazardous chemical information to be regulated.

84 Acts, ch 1085, §8

C85, §455D.8

86 Acts, ch 1135, §2

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86 Acts, ch 1245, §940, 1899F

C87, §89B.8

88 Acts, ch 1042, §6

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89 Acts, ch 100, §1