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1     AN ACT concerning employment.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Safety Inspection and Education Act is
5 amended by changing Sections .02, 1, 2, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5,
6 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.10, 8, 10, and 11 and by adding Section 12 as
7 follows:
 
8     (820 ILCS 220/.02)  (from Ch. 48, par. 59.02)
9     Sec. .02. Definitions. As used in this Act:
10     "Department" means the Department of Labor.
11     "Director" means the Director of Labor.
12     "Division" means the Division of Safety Inspection and
13 Education of the Department of Labor.
14     "Employee" means every person in the service of: the State,
15 including members of the General Assembly, members of the
16 Illinois Commerce Commission, members of the Workers'
17 Compensation Commission, and all persons in the service of the
18 public universities and colleges in Illinois; an Illinois
19 county, including deputy sheriffs and assistant State's
20 attorneys; or an Illinois city, township, incorporated village
21 or school district, body politic, or municipal corporation;
22 whether by election, under appointment or contract, or hire,
23 express or implied, oral or written.

 

 

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1     "Public employer" or "employer" means the State of Illinois
2 and all political subdivisions.
3 (Source: P.A. 94-477, eff. 1-1-06.)
 
4     (820 ILCS 220/1)  (from Ch. 48, par. 59.1)
5     Sec. 1.    For the purpose of assisting in the
6 administration of the provisions of this Act, the Director of
7 Labor may authorize his representatives in the Department of
8 Labor or other agencies or political subdivisions of the State
9 of Illinois to perform any necessary inspections or
10 investigations. The Department of Labor, hereinafter called
11 the Department, shall maintain a division to be known as the
12 Division of Safety Inspection and Education, hereinafter
13 called the Division.
14 (Source: P.A. 78-868.)
 
15     (820 ILCS 220/2)  (from 820 ILCS 220/2, in part)
16     Sec. 2. Powers and duties; inspections.
17     (a) The Director of Labor shall enforce the occupational
18 safety and health standards and rules promulgated under the
19 Health and Safety Act and any occupational health and safety
20 laws relating to inspection of places of employment, and shall
21 visit and inspect, as often as practicable, the places of
22 employment covered by this Act.
23     (b) The Director of Labor or his or her authorized
24 representatives upon presenting appropriate credentials to the

 

 

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1 owner, operator or agent in charge is authorized to have the
2 right of entry and inspections of all places of public all
3 employment in the State as follows:
4         (1) To enter without delay and at reasonable times any
5     factory, plant, establishment, construction site, or other
6     area, workplace or environment where work is performed by
7     an employee of a public employer in order to enforce such
8     occupational safety and health standards.
9         (2) If the public employer refuses entry upon being
10     presented proper credentials or allows entry but then
11     refuses to permit or hinders the inspection in some way,
12     the inspector shall leave the premises and immediately
13     report the refusal to authorized management. Authorized
14     management shall notify the Director of Labor to initiate
15     the compulsory legal process or obtain a warrant for entry,
16     or both.
17         (3) To inspect and investigate during regular working
18     hours and at other reasonable times, and within reasonable
19     limits and in a reasonable manner, any such place of
20     employment and all pertinent conditions, structures,
21     machines, apparatus, devices, equipment, and materials
22     therein, and to question privately any such employer,
23     owner, operator, agent or employee.
24         (4) The owner, operator, manager or lessees of any
25     place affected by the provisions of this Act and his or her
26     agent, superintendent, subordinate or employee, and any

 

 

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1     employer affected by such provisions shall when requested
2     by the Division of Safety Inspection and Education, or any
3     duly authorized agent thereof, furnish any information in
4     his or her possession or under his control which the
5     Department of Labor is authorized to require, and shall
6     answer truthfully all questions required to be put to him,
7     and shall cooperate in the making of a proper inspection.
8         (5) (Blank) A person who gives advance notice of an
9     inspection to be conducted under the authority of this Act
10     without authority from the Director of Labor, or his or her
11     authorized representative, commits a Class B misdemeanor.
12         (6) Subject to regulations issued by the Director of
13     Labor, a representative of the employer and a
14     representative authorized by his or her employees shall be
15     given an opportunity to accompany the Director of Labor or
16     his or her authorized representative during the physical
17     inspection of any workplace under this Section for the
18     purpose of aiding such inspection. Where there is no
19     authorized employee representative the Director of Labor
20     or his or her authorized agent shall consult with a
21     reasonable number of employees concerning matters of
22     health and safety in the workplace.
23         (7)(A) Whenever and as soon as an inspector concludes
24     that an imminent danger exists in any place of employment,
25     the inspector shall inform the affected employees or their
26     authorized representatives and employers of the danger and

 

 

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1     that the inspector is recommending to the Director of Labor
2     that relief be sought.
3         (B) Whenever the Director is of the opinion that
4     imminent danger exists in the working conditions of any
5     public employee in this State, which condition may
6     reasonably be expected to cause death or serious physical
7     harm immediately or before the imminence of such danger can
8     be eliminated through the enforcement procedures otherwise
9     provided by this Act and the Health and Safety Act, the
10     Director may file a complaint in the circuit court for
11     appropriate relief against an employer and employee,
12     including an order directing the employer or employee to
13     cease and desist from the practice creating the imminent
14     danger and to obtain immediate abatement of the hazard.
15         (C) If the Director of Labor arbitrarily or
16     capriciously fails to seek relief under this Section, any
17     employee who may be injured by reason of such failure, or
18     the representative of the employee, may bring an action
19     against the Director of Labor in the circuit court for the
20     circuit in which the imminent danger is alleged to exist or
21     the employer has his or her principal office, for relief by
22     mandamus to compel the Director of Labor to seek such an
23     order and for such further relief as may be appropriate.
24     (c) In making his or her inspections and investigations
25 under this Act and the Health and Safety Act, the Director of
26 Labor has the power to require the attendance and testimony of

 

 

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1 witnesses and the production of evidence under oath.
2 (Source: P.A. 94-477, eff. 1-1-06.)
 
3     (820 ILCS 220/2.2)
4     Sec. 2.2. Discrimination prohibited.
5     (a) A person may not discharge or in any way discriminate
6 against any employee because the employee has filed a complaint
7 or instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding under
8 or related to this Act or the Health and Safety Act or has
9 testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding or
10 because of the exercise by the employee on behalf of himself or
11 herself or others of any right afforded by this Act or the
12 Health and Safety Act.
13     (b) Any employee who believes that he or she has been
14 discharged or otherwise discriminated against by any person in
15 violation of this Section may, within 30 calendar days after
16 the violation occurs, file a complaint with the Director of
17 Labor alleging the discrimination. Upon request, the Director
18 of Labor shall withhold the name of the complainant from the
19 employer. Upon receipt of the complaint, the Director of Labor
20 shall cause such investigation to be made as the Director deems
21 appropriate. If, after the investigation, the Director of Labor
22 determines that the provisions of this Section have been
23 violated, the Director shall, within 120 days after receipt of
24 the complaint, bring an action in the circuit court for
25 appropriate relief, including rehiring or reinstatement of the

 

 

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1 employee to his or her former position with back pay, after
2 taking into account any interim earnings of the employee.
3     (c) (Blank). Within 90 days of the receipt of a complaint
4 filed under this Section, the Director of Labor shall notify
5 the complainant of the Director's determination under
6 subsection (b) of this Section.
7 (Source: P.A. 94-477, eff. 1-1-06.)
 
8     (820 ILCS 220/2.3)  (from 820 ILCS 220/2, in part)
9     Sec. 2.3. Methods of compelling compliance.
10     (a) Citations.
11         (1) If, upon inspection or investigation, the Director
12     of Labor or his or her authorized representative believes
13     that an employer has violated a requirement of this Act,
14     the Health and Safety Act, or a standard, rule, regulation
15     or order promulgated pursuant to this Act or the Health and
16     Safety Act, he or she shall with reasonable promptness
17     issue a citation to the employer. Each citation shall be in
18     writing; describe with particularity the nature of the
19     violation and include a reference to the provision of the
20     Act, standard, rule, regulation, or order alleged to have
21     been violated; and fix a reasonable time for the abatement
22     of the violation.
23         (2) The Director of Labor may prescribe procedures for
24     the issuance of a notice of de minimis violations which
25     have no direct or immediate relationship to safety or

 

 

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1     health.
2         (3) Each citation issued under this Section, or a copy
3     or copies thereof, shall be prominently posted as
4     prescribed in regulations issued by the Director of Labor
5     at or near the place at which the violation occurred.
6         (4) Citations shall be served on the employer, owner,
7     operator, manager, or agent by delivering an exact copy to
8     the person upon whom the service is to be had, or by
9     leaving a copy at his or her usual place of business or
10     abode, or by sending a copy thereof by certified registered
11     mail to his place of business.
12         (5) No citation may be issued under this Section after
13     the expiration of 6 months following the occurrence of any
14     violation.
15         (6) If, after an inspection, the Director of Labor
16     issues a citation, he or she shall within 5 days after the
17     issuance of the citation, notify the employer by certified
18     mail of the penalty, if any, proposed to be assessed for
19     the violation set forth in the citation.
20         (7) If the Director of Labor has reason to believe that
21     an employer has failed to correct a violation for which a
22     citation has been issued within the period permitted for
23     its correction, the Director of Labor shall notify the
24     employer by certified mail of such failure and of the
25     monetary penalty proposed to be assessed by reason of such
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1         (8) The public entity may submit in writing data
2     relating to the abatement of a hazard to be considered by
3     an authorized representative of the Director of Labor. The
4     authorized representative of the Director of Labor shall
5     notify the interested parties if such data will be used to
6     modify an abatement order.
7     (b) Proposed penalties violations.
8         (1) Civil penalties. Civil penalties under
9     subparagraphs (A) through (E) may be assessed by the
10     Director of Labor as part of the citation procedure as
11     follows:
12             (A) Any public employer who repeatedly violates
13         the requirements of this Act, the Health and Safety Act
14         or any standard, or rule, or order pursuant to either
15         that Act and this Act may be assessed a civil penalty
16         of not more than $10,000 per violation.
17             (B) Any employer who has received a citation for a
18         serious violation of the requirements of this Act, the
19         Health and Safety Act or any standard, or rule, or
20         order pursuant to either that Act and this Act may
21         shall be assessed a civil penalty up to $1,000 for each
22         such violation.
23             For purposes of this Section, a serious violation
24         shall be deemed to exist in a place of employment if
25         there is a substantial probability that death or
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1         which exists, or from one or more practices, means,
2         methods, operations, or processes which have been
3         adopted or are in use in such place of employment
4         unless the employer did not know and could not, with
5         the exercise of reasonable diligence, have known of the
6         presence of the violation as specifically determined.
7             (C) Any public employer who has received a citation
8         for violations of this Act, the Health and Safety Act,
9         or any standard, or rule, or order pursuant to either
10         Act not of a serious nature may be assessed a civil
11         penalty of up to $1,000 for each such violation.
12             (D) Any public employer who fails to correct a
13         violation for which a citation has been issued within
14         the period permitted may be assessed a civil penalty of
15         up to $1,000 for each day the violation continues.
16             (E) Any public employer who intentionally violates
17         the requirements of this Act, the Health and Safety Act
18         or any standard, or rule, or order pursuant to either
19         this Act or demonstrates plain indifference to any of
20         those its requirements shall be issued a willful
21         violation and may be assessed a civil penalty of not
22         more than $10,000.
23         (2) Criminal penalty. Any public employer who
24     willfully violates any standard, rule, or order
25     promulgated pursuant to this Act or the Health and Safety
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1     that violation causes death to any employee.
2         (3) Assessment and reduction of penalties. The
3     Director of Labor shall have the authority to assess all
4     civil penalties provided in this Section, giving due
5     consideration to the appropriateness of the penalty. Any
6     penalty may be reduced by the Director of Labor or the
7     Director's authorized representative based by as much as
8     95% depending upon the public employer's "good faith",
9     "size of business", and "history of previous violations".
10     Up to 60% reduction is permitted for size, up to 25%
11     reduction is permitted for good faith, and up to 10%
12     reduction is permitted for history.
13 (Source: P.A. 94-477, eff. 1-1-06.)
 
14     (820 ILCS 220/2.4)  (from 820 ILCS 220/2, in part)
15     Sec. 2.4. Contested cases.
16     (a) (1) An employer, firm or corporation, or an agent,
17 manager or superintendent thereof or a person for himself or
18 herself or for other such person, firm or corporation, after
19 receiving a citation, a proposed assessment of penalty, or a
20 notification of failure to correct violation from the Director
21 of Labor or his or her authorized agent that he or she is in
22 violation of this Act, the Health and Safety Act, or of any
23 occupational safety or health standard, or rule, or order
24 pursuant to either Act, may within 15 working days from receipt
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1 hearing before the Director for an appeal from the citation
2 order, notice of penalty, or abatement period.
3     (2) An informal review may be requested by the
4 aforementioned parties within those 15 days for an authorized
5 representative of the Director of Labor to review abatement
6 dates, to reclassify violations (such as willful to serious,
7 serious to other than serious), and/or to modify or withdraw a
8 penalty, a citation, or a citation item if the employer
9 presents evidence during the informal conference which
10 convinces the authorized representative that the changes are
11 justified.
12     (3) If, within 15 working days from the receipt of the
13 notice issued by the Director, the employer fails to notify the
14 Director that he or she intends to contest the citation or
15 proposed assessment of penalty, and no notice is filed by any
16 employee or employee representative under subsection (b)
17 within such time, the citation and the assessment, as proposed,
18 shall be deemed a final order and not subject to review by any
19 court or agency.
20     (b) Any employee or representative of an employee may
21 within 15 working days of the issuance of a citation file a
22 request in writing for a hearing before the Director for an
23 appeal from the citation on the ground that the period of time
24 fixed in the citation for the abatement of the violation is
25 unreasonable.
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1 within 15 calendar days after receipt of such request for an
2 appeal from the citation order and shall notify all interested
3 parties of such hearing. Such hearing shall be held no later
4 than 45 calendar days after the date of receipt of such appeal
5 request.
6     (2) If an The Director shall afford a hearing to the
7 employer or his or her representatives notifies the Director
8 that he intends to contest a citation or notification or if,
9 within 15 working days of the issuance of the citation, any
10 employee or representative of employees files a notice with the
11 Director alleging that the period of time fixed in the citation
12 for the abatement of the violation is unreasonable, the
13 Director shall afford an opportunity for a hearing before an
14 Administrative Law Judge designated pursuant to subsection (b)
15 of Section 2.10. At the hearing the , at which hearing the
16 employer or employee shall state his or her objections to such
17 citation and provide evidence why such citation shall not stand
18 as entered. The Director of Labor or his or her representative
19 shall be given the opportunity to state his or her reasons for
20 entering such violation citation. Affected employees shall be
21 provided an opportunity to participate as parties to hearings
22 under the rules of procedure prescribed by the Director (56
23 Ill. Admin. Code, Part 120).
24     (3) The Administrative Law Judge on behalf of the The
25 Director, in consideration of the evidence presented at the
26 formal hearing, shall in accordance with his rules enter a

 

 

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1 final decision and order within a reasonable time no later than
2 15 calendar days after such hearing affirming, modifying or
3 vacating the Director's citation or proposed penalty, or
4 directing other appropriate relief.
5     (4) (Blank). An informal review may be conducted by an
6 authorized representative of the Director of Labor who is
7 authorized to change abatement dates, to reclassify violations
8 (such as willful to serious, serious to other-than-serious),
9 and to modify or withdraw a penalty, a citation, or a citation
10 item if the employer presents evidence during the informal
11 conference which convinces the authorized representative of
12 the Director of Labor that the changes are justified.
13     (5) Appeal.
14         (A) Any party adversely affected by a final violation
15     order or determination of the Administrative Law Judge on
16     behalf of the Director may obtain judicial review by filing
17     a complaint for review within 35 days after the entry of
18     the order or other final action complained of, pursuant to
19     the provisions of the Administrative Review Law, all
20     amendments and modifications thereof, and the rules
21     adopted pursuant thereto.
22         (B) If no appeal is taken within 35 days the order of
23     the Director shall become final.
24         (C) Judicial reviews filed under this Section shall be
25     heard expeditiously.
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1 Judge on behalf of the Director of Labor has the power:
2         (A) To issue subpoenas for and compel the attendance of
3     witnesses and the production of pertinent books, papers,
4     documents or other evidence.
5         (B) To hear testimony and receive evidence.
6         (C) To order testimony of a witness and to take or
7     cause to be taken, depositions of witnesses residing within
8     or without this State to be taken by deposition in the
9     manner prescribed by law for depositions in civil cases in
10     the circuit court in any proceedings pending before him or
11     her at any state of such proceeding.
12      Subpoenas and commissions to take testimony shall be under
13 seal of the Director of Labor.
14     Service of subpoenas may be made by any sheriff or any
15 other person. The circuit court for the county where any
16 hearing is pending , upon application of the Director of Labor,
17 may, in the court's discretion, compel the attendance of
18 witnesses, the production of pertinent books, papers, records,
19 or documents and the giving of testimony before the Director of
20 Labor or an Administrative Law Judge by an attachment
21 proceeding, as for contempt, in the same manner as the
22 production of evidence may be compelled before the court.
23 (Source: P.A. 94-477, eff. 1-1-06.)
 
24     (820 ILCS 220/2.5)
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1     (a) The Director of Labor shall issue rules regulations
2 requiring employers to maintain accurate records of employee
3 exposures to potentially toxic materials or harmful physical
4 agents which are required to be monitored or measured under
5 this Act or the Health and Safety Act.
6         (1) The rules regulations shall provide employees or
7     their representatives with an opportunity to observe such
8     monitoring or measuring, and to have access to the records
9     thereof.
10         (2) The rules regulations shall also make appropriate
11     provisions for each employee or former employee to have
12     access to such records as will indicate his or her own
13     exposure to toxic materials or harmful physical agents.
14         (3) Each employer shall promptly notify any employee
15     who has been or is being exposed to toxic materials or
16     harmful physical agents in concentrations or at levels
17     which exceed those prescribed by an occupational safety and
18     health standard and shall inform any employee who is being
19     thus exposed of the corrective action being taken.
20     (b) The Director of Labor shall also issue rules
21 regulations requiring that employers, through posting of
22 notices or other appropriate means, keep their employees
23 informed of their protections and obligations under these Acts,
24 including the provisions of applicable standards.
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1     (820 ILCS 220/2.6)
2     Sec. 2.6. Other prohibited actions and sanctions.
3     (a) Advance notice. A person who gives advance notice of
4 any inspection to be conducted under the authority of this Act
5 or the Health and Safety Act without authority from the
6 Director of Labor, or his or her authorized representative,
7 commits a Class B misdemeanor.
8     (b) False statements. A person who knowingly makes a false
9 statement, representation, or certification in any
10 application, record, report, plan, or other document required
11 pursuant to this Act, the Health and Safety Act, or any rule,
12 standard, or order pursuant to either Act commits a Class 4
13 felony.
14     (c) Violation of posting requirements. A public employer
15 who violates any of the required posting requirements of
16 Sections 2.3 and 2.5 of this Act is subject to the following
17 citations and proposed penalty structure:
18         (1) Job Safety & Health Poster: an other-than-serious
19     citation with a proposed penalty of $1,000.
20         (2) Annual Summary of Injuries/Illnesses: an
21     other-than-serious citation and a proposed penalty of
22     $1,000 even if there are no recordable injuries or
23     illnesses.
24         (3) Citation: an other-than-serious citation and a
25     proposed penalty of $1,000.
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1 the Director of Labor or the Director's authorized
2 representative in connection with any inspection or proceeding
3 under this Act or the Health and Safety Act or any standard,
4 rule, or order pursuant to either Act which contains or might
5 reveal a trade secret shall be considered confidential, except
6 that such information may be disclosed confidentially to other
7 officers or employees concerned with carrying out this Act or
8 the Health and Safety Act or when relevant to any proceeding
9 under this Act or the Health and Safety Act. In any such
10 proceeding, the Director of Labor or the court shall issue such
11 orders as may be appropriate, including the impoundment of
12 files or portions of files, to protect the confidentiality of
13 trade secrets. A person who violates the confidentiality of
14 trade secrets commits a Class B misdemeanor.
15 (Source: P.A. 94-477, eff. 1-1-06.)
 
16     (820 ILCS 220/2.7)
17     Sec. 2.7. Inspection scheduling system.
18     (a) In general, the priority of accomplishment and
19 assignment of staff resources for inspection categories shall
20 be as follows:
21         (1) Imminent Danger.
22         (2) Fatality/Catastrophe Investigations.
23         (3) Complaints/Referrals Investigation.
24         (4) Programmed Inspections - general, advisory,
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1     (b) The priority for assignment of staff resources for
2 hazard categories shall be the responsibility of an authorized
3 representative of the Director of Labor based upon the
4 inspection category, the type of hazard, the perceived severity
5 of hazard, and the availability of resources.
6 (Source: P.A. 94-477, eff. 1-1-06.)
 
7     (820 ILCS 220/2.8)  (from 820 ILCS 220/2, in part)
8     Sec. 2.8. Voluntary compliance program.
9     (a) The Department shall encourage employers and
10 organizations and groups of employees to institute and maintain
11 safety education programs for employees and promote the
12 observation of safety practices.
13     (b) The Department shall provide and conduct qualified and
14 quality educational programs specifically designed to meet the
15 regulatory requirements and the needs of the public employer.
16     (c) (Blank). The educational programs and advisory
17 inspections shall be scheduled secondary to the unprogrammed
18 inspections by priority.
19     (d) Regular public information programs shall be conducted
20 to inform the public employers of changes to the regulations or
21 updates as necessary.
22     (e) The Department shall provide support services for any
23 public employer who needs assistance with the public employer's
24 self-inspection programs.
25 (Source: P.A. 94-477, eff. 1-1-06.)
 

 

 

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1     (820 ILCS 220/2.10)  (from 820 ILCS 220/2, in part)
2     Sec. 2.10. Adoption of rules; designation of personnel to
3 hear evidence in disputed matters.
4     (a) The Director of Labor shall adopt such rules and
5 regulations as he or she may deem necessary to implement the
6 provisions of this Act or the Health and Safety Act, including,
7 but not limited to, rules and regulations dealing with: (1) the
8 inspection of an employer's establishment and (2) the
9 designation of proper parties, pleadings, notice, discovery,
10 the issuance of subpoenas, transcripts, and oral argument.
11     (b) The Director of Labor may designate personnel to hear
12 evidence in disputed matters.
13 (Source: P.A. 94-477, eff. 1-1-06.)
 
14     (820 ILCS 220/8)  (from Ch. 48, par. 59.8)
15     Sec. 8. Before any prosecution is instituted based upon the
16 laboratory findings of any industrial hygiene unit of the
17 Department, any person dissatisfied with such findings shall be
18 entitled to have an independent review thereof made.
19     The Attorney General and state's attorneys, upon request of
20 the Department, shall prosecute any violation of any law which
21 the Department has the duty to administer and enforce.
22 (Source: P.A. 77-1899.)
 
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1     Sec. 10.    All fines collected pursuant to this Act or the
2 Health and Safety Act shall be deposited in the general revenue
3 fund of the State of Illinois.
4 (Source: P.A. 77-1899.)
 
5     (820 ILCS 220/11)  (from Ch. 48, par. 59.11)
6     Sec. 11. Nothing in this Act or the Health and Safety Act
7 shall be construed to supersede or in any manner affect any
8 workers' compensation or occupational diseases law or any other
9 common law or statutory rights, duties or liabilities, or
10 create any private right of action.
11 (Source: P.A. 81-992.)
 
12     (820 ILCS 220/12 new)
13     Sec. 12. It shall be the duty of the Division under the
14 Director of Labor to ensure that the health and safety of the
15 public employees in Illinois are protected by a program at
16 least as effective as the federal Occupational Safety and
17 Health Administration (OSHA) program.
 
18     Section 10. The Health and Safety Act is amended by
19 changing Sections .01, 2, 3, 4, 4.1, 4.2, 7, 7.01, 7.02, 7.04,
20 7.05, 7.07, 7.10, 7.11, 7.12, 7.18, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 17, and
21 22 as follows:
 
22     (820 ILCS 225/.01)  (from Ch. 48, par. 137.01)

 

 

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1     Sec. .01. As used in this Act:
2     "Department" means the Department of Labor.
3     "Director" means the Director of Labor.
4     "Employee" means every person in the service of: the State,
5 including members of the General Assembly, members of the
6 Illinois Commerce Commission, members of the Workers'
7 Compensation Commission, and all persons in the service of the
8 public universities and colleges in Illinois; an Illinois
9 county, including deputy sheriffs and assistant State's
10 attorneys; or an Illinois city, township, incorporated village
11 or school district, body politic, or municipal corporation;
12 whether by election, under appointment or contract, or hire,
13 express or implied, oral or written.
14     "Public employer" or "employer" means the State of Illinois
15 and all political subdivisions.
16 (Source: P.A. 87-245.)
 
17     (820 ILCS 225/2)  (from Ch. 48, par. 137.2)
18     Sec. 2. This Act shall apply to all public employers
19 engaged in any occupation , business or enterprise in this
20 State, and their employees, including the State of Illinois and
21 its employees and all political subdivisions and its employees,
22 except that nothing in this Act shall apply to working
23 conditions of employees with respect to which Federal agencies,
24 and State agencies acting under Section 274 of the Atomic
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1 statutory authority to prescribe or enforce standards or
2 regulations affecting occupational safety and health. Any
3 regulations in excess of applicable Federal standards shall,
4 before being promulgated, be the subject of hearings as
5 required by this Act.
6 (Source: P.A. 94-477, eff. 1-1-06.)
 
7     (820 ILCS 225/3)  (from Ch. 48, par. 137.3)
8     Sec. 3. (a) It shall be the duty of every employer under
9 this Act to provide reasonable protection to the lives, health
10 and safety and to furnish to each of his employees employment
11 and a place of employment which are free from recognized
12 hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or
13 serious physical harm to his employees.
14     (b) It shall be the duty of each employer under this Act to
15 comply with occupational health and safety standards
16 promulgated under this Act and the Safety Inspection and
17 Education Act.
18     (c) It shall be the duty of every employer to keep his
19 employees informed of their protections and obligations under
20 this Act and the Safety Inspection and Education Act, including
21 the provisions of applicable standards.
22     (d) It shall be the duty of every employer to furnish its
23 employees with information regarding hazards in the
24 work-place, including information about suitable precautions,
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1     (e) It shall be the duty of every employee to comply with
2 such rules as are promulgated from time to time by the Director
3 pursuant to this Act or the Safety Inspection and Education
4 Act, which are applicable to his own actions and conduct.
5     (f) The Director shall, from time to time, make, promulgate
6 and publish such reasonable rules as will effectuate such
7 purposes. Such rules shall be clear, plain and intelligible as
8 to those affected thereby and that which is required of them,
9 and each such rule shall be, by its terms, uniform and general
10 in its application wherever the subject matter of such rule
11 shall exist in any worksite business, occupation or enterprise
12 having public employees, and which rules, when applicable to
13 products which are distributed or used in interstate commerce,
14 are required by compelling local conditions and do not unduly
15 burden interstate commerce.
16 (Source: P.A. 87-245.)
 
17     (820 ILCS 225/4)  (from 820 ILCS 225/4, in part)
18     Sec. 4. Records and reports; work-related deaths,
19 injuries, and illnesses.
20     (a) The Director shall prescribe rules requiring employers
21 to maintain accurate records of, and to make reports on,
22 work-related deaths, injuries and illnesses, other than minor
23 injuries requiring only first aid treatment which do not
24 involve medical treatment, loss of consciousness, restriction
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1 specifically include all of the reporting provisions of Section
2 6 of the Workers' Compensation Act and Section 6 of the
3 Workers' Occupational Diseases Act.
4     (b) Such records shall be available to any State agency
5 requiring such information.
6     (c) (Blank). All reports filed hereunder shall be
7 confidential and any person having access to such records filed
8 with the Director as herein required, who shall release any
9 information therein contained including the names or otherwise
10 identify any persons sustaining injuries or disabilities, or
11 give access to such information to any unauthorized person,
12 shall be subject to discipline or discharge, and in addition
13 shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
14 (Source: P.A. 94-477, eff. 1-1-06.)
 
15     (820 ILCS 225/4.1)  (from 820 ILCS 225/4, in part)
16     Sec. 4.1. Adoption of federal safety and health standards
17 as rules.
18     (a) All federal occupational safety and health standards
19 which the United States Secretary of Labor has heretofore
20 promulgated or , modified or revoked in accordance with the
21 Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, shall be
22 and are hereby made rules of the Director unless the Director
23 shall make, promulgate, and publish an alternate rule at least
24 as effective in providing safe and healthful employment and
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1 development and promulgation of alternate standards or the
2 modification or revocation of existing standards, the Director
3 must consider factual information including:
4         (1) Expert technical knowledge.
5         (2) Input from interested persons including employers,
6     employees, recognized standards-producing organizations,
7     and the public.
8     (b) All federal occupational safety and health standards
9 which the United States Secretary of Labor shall hereafter
10 promulgate, modify or revoke in accordance with the Federal
11 Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 shall become the
12 rules of the Department within 6 months after their federal
13 promulgation effective date, unless there shall have been in
14 effect in this State at the time of the promulgation,
15 modification or revocation of such rule an alternate State rule
16 at least as effective in providing safe and healthful
17 employment and places of employment as a federal standard.
18 However, such rule shall not become effective until the
19 following requirement has requirements have been met:
20         (1) The Department shall within 45 days after the
21     federal promulgation effective date of such rule, file with
22     the office of the Secretary of State in Springfield,
23     Illinois, a certified copy of such rule as provided in "The
24     Illinois Administrative Procedure Act", approved August
25     22, 1975, as amended. ; or
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1     to file a certified copy with the Secretary of State, any
2     resident of the State of Illinois may upon 5 days written
3     notice to the Director publish such rule in one or more
4     newspapers of general circulation and file a certified copy
5     thereof with the office of the Secretary of State in
6     Springfield, Illinois, whereupon such rule shall become
7     effective provided that in no event shall such effective
8     date be less than 60 days after the federal effective date.
9     (c) The Director of Labor may promulgate emergency
10 temporary standards or rules to take effect immediately by
11 filing such rule or rules with the Illinois Secretary of State
12 providing that the Director of Labor shall first expressly
13 determine:
14         (1) that the employees are exposed to grave danger from
15     exposure to substances or agents determined to be toxic or
16     physically harmful or from new hazards; and
17         (2) that such emergency standard is necessary to
18     protect employees from such danger.
19     The Director of Labor shall adopt emergency temporary
20 standards promulgated by the federal Occupational Safety and
21 Health Administration within 30 days of federal notice. Such
22 temporary emergency standards shall be effective until
23 superseded by a permanent standard but in no event for more
24 than 6 months from the date of its publication. The publication
25 of such temporary emergency standards shall be deemed to be a
26 petition to the Director of Labor for the promulgation of a

 

 

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1 permanent standard and shall be deemed to be filed with the
2 Director of Labor on the date of its publication and the
3 proceeding for the permanent promulgation of the rule shall be
4 pursued in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
5     (d)(1) Any standard promulgated under this Act shall
6 prescribe the use of labels or other appropriate forms of
7 warning as are necessary to ensure that employees are apprised
8 of all hazards to which they are exposed, relevant symptoms and
9 appropriate emergency treatment, and proper conditions and
10 precautions of safe use or exposure.
11     (2) Where appropriate, such standard shall also prescribe
12 suitable protective equipment and control or technological
13 procedures to be used in connection with such hazards and shall
14 provide for monitoring or measuring employee exposure at such
15 locations and intervals, and in such manner as may be necessary
16 for the protection of employees.
17     (3) In addition, where appropriate, any such standard shall
18 prescribe the type and frequency of medical examinations or
19 other tests which shall be made available, by the employer or
20 at the employer's cost, to employees exposed to such hazards in
21 order to most effectively determine whether the health of such
22 employees is adversely affected by such exposure. The results
23 of such examinations or tests shall be furnished by the
24 employer only to the Department of Labor, or at the direction
25 of the Department to authorized medical personnel and at the
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1     (4) The Director of Labor, in promulgating standards
2 dealing with toxic materials or harmful physical agents under
3 this subsection, shall set the standard which most adequately
4 ensures, to the extent feasible, on the basis of the best
5 available evidence, that no employee will suffer material
6 impairment of health or functional capacity even if such
7 employee has regular exposure to the hazard dealt with by such
8 standard for the period of the employee's working life.
9     (5) Development of standards under this subsection shall be
10 based upon research, demonstrations, experiments, and such
11 other information as may be appropriate. In addition to the
12 attainment of the highest degree of health and safety
13 protection for the employee, other considerations shall be the
14 latest available scientific data in the field, the feasibility
15 of the standards, and experience gained under this and other
16 health and safety laws. Whenever practicable, the standard
17 promulgated shall be expressed in terms of objective criteria
18 and of the performance desired.
19 (Source: P.A. 94-477, eff. 1-1-06.)
 
20     (820 ILCS 225/4.2)  (from 820 ILCS 225/4, in part)
21     Sec. 4.2. Variances.
22     (a) The Director of Labor has the authority to grant either
23 temporary or permanent variances from any of the State
24 standards upon application by a public employer. Any variance
25 from a State health and safety standard may have only future

 

 

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1 effect.
2     (b) Any public employer may apply to the Director of Labor
3 for a temporary order granting a variance from a standard or
4 any provision thereof promulgated under this Act or the Safety
5 Inspection and Education Act.
6         (1) Such temporary order shall be granted only if the
7     employer files an application which meets the requirements
8     of this subsection (b) and establishes:
9             (A) that he is unable to comply with a standard by
10         its effective date because of unavailability of
11         professional or technical personnel or of materials
12         and equipment needed to come into compliance with the
13         standard or because necessary construction or
14         alteration of facilities cannot be completed by the
15         effective date;
16             (B) that he is taking all available steps to
17         safeguard his employees against the hazards covered by
18         the standard; and
19             (C) that he has an effective program for coming
20         into compliance with a standard as quickly as
21         practicable.
22         Any temporary order issued under this Section shall
23     prescribe the practices, means, methods, operations and
24     processes which the employer must adopt and use while the
25     order is in effect and state in detail his program for
26     coming into compliance with the standard.

 

 

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1         (2) Such a temporary order may be granted only after
2     notice to employees and an opportunity for a hearing.
3     However, in cases involving only documentary evidence in
4     support of the application for a temporary variance and in
5     which no objection is made or hearing requested by the
6     employees or their representative, the Director of Labor
7     may issue a temporary variance in accordance with this Act.
8         (3) In the event the application is contested or a
9     hearing requested, the application shall be heard and
10     determined by the Director.
11         (4) No order for a temporary variance may be in effect
12     for longer than the period needed by the employer to
13     achieve compliance with the standard or one year, whichever
14     is shorter, except that such an order may be renewed not
15     more than twice, so long as the requirements of this
16     paragraph are met and if an application for renewal is
17     filed at least 90 days prior to the expiration date of the
18     order. No interim renewal of an order may remain in effect
19     for longer than 180 days.
20         (5) An application for a temporary order as herein
21     provided shall contain:
22             (A) a specification of the standard or portion
23         thereof from which the employer seeks a variance;
24             (B) a representation by the employer, supported by
25         representations from qualified persons having
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1         is unable to comply with a standard or portion thereof
2         and a detailed statement of the reasons therefor;
3             (C) a statement of the steps he has taken and will
4         take (with specific dates) to protect employees
5         against a hazard covered by the standard;
6             (D) a statement of when he expects to be able to
7         comply with the standard (with dates specified); and
8             (E) a certification that he has informed his
9         employees of the application by giving a copy thereof
10         to their authorized representatives, posting a
11         statement at the place or places where notices to
12         employees are normally posted, summarizing the
13         application and specifying where a copy may be
14         examined, and by other appropriate means employees may
15         examine a copy of such application.
16         A description of how employees have been informed shall
17     be contained in the certification. The information to
18     employees shall also inform them of their right to petition
19     the Director for a hearing.
20         (6) The Director of Labor is authorized to grant a
21     variance from any standard or portion thereof whenever the
22     Director of Labor determines that such variance is
23     necessary to permit an employer to participate in an
24     experiment approved by the Director of Labor designed to
25     demonstrate or validate new and improved techniques to
26     safeguard the health or safety of workers.

 

 

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1     (c) Any affected employer may apply to the Director of
2 Labor for a rule or order for a permanent variance from a
3 standard or rule promulgated under this Act or the Safety
4 Inspection and Education Act. Affected employees shall be given
5 notice of each such application and an opportunity to
6 participate in a hearing. The Director of Labor shall issue
7 such rule or order if he determines on the record, after
8 opportunity for an inspection where appropriate and a hearing,
9 that the proponent of the variance has demonstrated by a
10 preponderance of the evidence that the conditions, practices,
11 means, methods, operations or processes used or proposed to be
12 used by an employer will provide employment and places of
13 employment to his employees which are as safe and healthful as
14 those which would prevail if he complied with the standard. The
15 rule or order so issued shall prescribe the conditions the
16 employer must maintain, and the practices, means, methods,
17 operations, and processes which he must adopt and utilize to
18 the extent they differ from the standard in question. Such a
19 rule or order may be modified or revoked upon application by an
20 employer, employees, or the Director of Labor on his own
21 motion, in the manner prescribed for its issuance under this
22 Section at any time after 6 months from its issuance.
23 (Source: P.A. 94-477, eff. 1-1-06.)
 
24     (820 ILCS 225/7)  (from Ch. 48, par. 137.7)
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1 on his own initiative, or upon written petition, make, modify
2 or repeal any rule or rules as provided in this Act, conforming
3 with the procedure prescribed in this Act or the Safety
4 Inspection and Education Act.
5 (Source: P.A. 87-245.)
 
6     (820 ILCS 225/7.01)  (from Ch. 48, par. 137.7-01)
7     Sec. 7.01. If the Director of Labor resolves to institute
8 such proceedings on his own initiative, he shall propose
9 promulgate a rule stating in simple terms the subject matter
10 and purpose of such hearing, and shall place such rule on file
11 with the Illinois Secretary of State via the Illinois Register,
12 and the matter shall proceed to hearing and disposition upon
13 such rule as hereinafter provided.
14 (Source: P.A. 87-245.)
 
15     (820 ILCS 225/7.02)  (from Ch. 48, par. 137.7-02)
16     Sec. 7.02. Every petition for hearing upon rules filed with
17 the Director of Labor shall state, in simple terms, the subject
18 matter and purpose for which such hearing is requested. Such
19 petition shall be signed by a minimum of 5 public employees or
20 5 public employers, or by a majority of employers, in a
21 specified industry. When such a petition is filed, the matter
22 shall proceed to hearing and disposition upon such petition as
23 hereinafter provided.
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1     (820 ILCS 225/7.04)  (from Ch. 48, par. 137.7-04)
2     Sec. 7.04. When the Director of Labor on his own initiative
3 determines to consider any rule or rules, or when such a
4 petition is filed, the Director shall set a date for a public
5 hearing on such cause, not less than 30 nor more than 90 days
6 after the date of the proposed promulgation of the rule by the
7 Director of his intention to proceed on his own initiative, or
8 after the filing of a petition, as the case may be.
9 (Source: P.A. 87-245.)
 
10     (820 ILCS 225/7.05)  (from Ch. 48, par. 137.7-05)
11     Sec. 7.05. Notice of such hearing shall be given at least
12 30 days prior to the date of the hearing by publication in a
13 newspaper of general circulation within the county in which the
14 hearing is to be held, in the Illinois Register, and by mailing
15 notice thereof to any employer, and to any association of
16 public employers and to any association of public employees who
17 have filed with the Director of Labor their names and
18 addresses, requesting notice of such hearings, and stating the
19 particular industry or industries concerning which they desire
20 such notice. The notice of hearing shall state the time, place
21 and subject matter of the hearing.
22 (Source: P.A. 87-245.)
 
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1     Sec. 7.07. Upon the conclusion of the hearing, the Director
2 of Labor shall enter in writing, his decision upon the subject
3 matter of such hearing. Copies of the decision, rule, or rules
4 shall be mailed to interested parties whose names are on file
5 with the Director of Labor, as hereinbefore provided, and a
6 certified copy thereof shall be filed in the office of the
7 Secretary of State at Springfield to be published in the
8 Illinois Register.
9 (Source: P.A. 87-245.)
 
10     (820 ILCS 225/7.10)  (from Ch. 48, par. 137.7-10)
11     Sec. 7.10. The Director of Labor shall certify the record
12 of the proceedings to the court. For the purpose of a writ of
13 certiorari, the record of the Director of Labor shall consist
14 of a transcript of all testimony taken at the hearing, together
15 with all exhibits, or copies thereof, introduced in evidence,
16 and all information secured by the Director of Labor on his own
17 initiative which was introduced in evidence at the hearing; a
18 copy of the rule or petition filed with the Director of Labor
19 which initiated the investigation, and a copy of the decision
20 filed in the cause, together with all objections filed with the
21 Director of Labor, if any.
22 (Source: P.A. 87-245.)
 
23     (820 ILCS 225/7.11)  (from Ch. 48, par. 137.7-11)
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1 confirm or reverse the decision as a whole, or may reverse and
2 remand the decision as a whole, or may confirm any of the rules
3 contained in such decision, and reverse or reverse and remand
4 with respect to other rules in said decision. The order of the
5 court shall be a final and appealable order except as to such
6 portion of the decision of the Director commission, or as to
7 such rule or rules therein as may be remanded by the court.
8     The purpose of any such remanding order shall be for the
9 further consideration of the subject matter of the particular
10 decision, rule or rules remanded.
11 (Source: Laws 1967, p. 3855.)
 
12     (820 ILCS 225/7.12)  (from Ch. 48, par. 137.7-12)
13     Sec. 7.12. No new or additional evidence may be introduced
14 in the court in such proceeding but the cause shall be heard on
15 the record of the Director of Labor as certified by him. The
16 court shall review all questions of law and fact presented by
17 such record, and shall review questions of fact in the same
18 manner as questions of fact are reviewed by the court to
19 determine the reasonableness or lawfulness of the decision on
20 certiorari proceedings under the Workers' Compensation Act.
21 (Source: P.A. 87-245.)
 
22     (820 ILCS 225/7.18)  (from Ch. 48, par. 137.7-18)
23     Sec. 7.18. In all reviews or appeals under this Act or the
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1 Attorney General to represent the Director and defend his
2 decisions and rules.
3 (Source: P.A. 87-245.)
 
4     (820 ILCS 225/8)  (from Ch. 48, par. 137.8)
5     Sec. 8. The Director shall, in his decision, rule or rules,
6 fix the effective date thereof; provided, no such decision,
7 rule or rules shall become effective until 90 days after the
8 entry thereof by the Director, nor shall any such decision,
9 rule or rules shall not become effective during the pendency of
10 any proceedings for review or appeal thereof instituted
11 pursuant to the provisions of this Act in which case such
12 decision, rule or rules shall not become effective until such
13 review or appeal, including appeal to the Supreme Court, if
14 any, has been disposed of by final order and the mandate shall
15 have been filed with the Director, and until a period of time
16 has elapsed after the filing of such mandate equal to the
17 period of time between the date of the entry of such decision,
18 rule or rules by the Director and the effective date as
19 originally fixed by the Director.
20 (Source: P.A. 87-245.)
 
21     (820 ILCS 225/9)  (from Ch. 48, par. 137.9)
22     Sec. 9. The Director of Labor under the Illinois
23 Administrative Procedure Act shall make and publish rules as to
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1 upon the Department of Labor by this Act or the Safety
2 Inspection and Education Act, which rules shall be deemed prima
3 facie, reasonable and valid.
4 (Source: P.A. 87-245.)
 
5     (820 ILCS 225/12)  (from Ch. 48, par. 137.12)
6     Sec. 12. The Director of Labor shall make an annual report
7 of his work under the provisions of this Act and the Safety
8 Inspection and Education Act to the Governor on or before the
9 first day of February of each year; and a biennial report to
10 the Legislature on or before the first day of February of each
11 odd-numbered year.
12 (Source: P.A. 87-245.)
 
13     (820 ILCS 225/14)  (from Ch. 48, par. 137.14)
14     Sec. 14. The Director of Labor shall keep a full and
15 complete record of all proceedings had before him or any of his
16 designees, and all testimony shall be transcribed into written
17 form taken by a stenographer appointed by the Director. The
18 Director shall also keep records which will enable any
19 employer, employee or their agents, to determine all action
20 taken by the Director with respect to the subject matter in
21 which such employer and employee is interested. Such All such
22 records shall be purged of personal data that is otherwise
23 required to be held confidential, and the remaining records
24 shall be open to public inspection.

 

 

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1 (Source: P.A. 87-245.)
 
2     (820 ILCS 225/15)  (from Ch. 48, par. 137.15)
3     Sec. 15. The At least once each year, the Director of Labor
4 shall publish on a regular basis, in printed form, all of the
5 his rules made pursuant to Section 4 of this Act and the Safety
6 Inspection and Education Act which are in full force and effect
7 at the time of such publication.
8 (Source: P.A. 87-245.)
 
9     (820 ILCS 225/17)  (from Ch. 48, par. 137.17)
10     Sec. 17. (a) It shall be the duty of the Department of
11 Labor to enforce the rules of the Director of Labor promulgated
12 by virtue of this Act and the Safety Inspection and Education
13 Act.
14     (b) Any employees or representatives of them who believe
15 that a violation of a safety or health standard exists that
16 threatens physical harm, or that an imminent danger exists,
17 upon which the Department of Labor has failed to issue a notice
18 of violation or take another enforcement action within a
19 reasonable time after a complaint has been made to the
20 Department of Labor may request a hearing before the Director
21 of Labor by filing a written petition, setting forth the
22 details and providing a copy to the employer or his agent. The
23 Attorney General or state's attorney upon request of the
24 Director of Labor shall prosecute any violation of any law

 

 

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1 which probable cause shall be determined to exist after hearing
2 on the aforesaid petition.
3 (Source: P.A. 87-245.)
 
4     (820 ILCS 225/22)  (from Ch. 48, par. 137.22)
5     Sec. 22. All information reported to or otherwise obtained
6 by the Director of Labor or his authorized representative in
7 connection with any inspection or proceeding under this Act or
8 the Safety Inspection and Education Act which contains or might
9 reveal a trade secret shall be considered confidential, except
10 that such information may be disclosed confidentially to other
11 officers or employees concerned with carrying out this Act or
12 the Safety Inspection and Education Act or when relevant to any
13 proceeding under this Act or the Safety Inspection and
14 Education Act. In any such proceeding, the Director of Labor or
15 the court shall issue such orders as may be appropriate,
16 including the impoundment of files, or portions of files, to
17 protect the confidentiality of trade secrets.
18     Any person who shall violate the confidentiality of trade
19 secrets is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
20 (Source: P.A. 87-245.)
 
21     Section 15. The Toxic Substances Disclosure to Employees
22 Act is amended by adding Section 1.5 as follows:
 
23     (820 ILCS 255/1.5 new)

 

 

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1     Sec. 1.5. Federal regulations; operation of Act.
2     (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), Sections 2
3 through 17 of this Act are inoperative on and after the
4 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General
5 Assembly, and the Department of Labor shall instead enforce the
6 Occupational Safety and Health Administration Hazard
7 Communication standards at 29 CFR 1910.1200, as amended.
8     (b) If at any time the Director of Labor determines that
9 the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Hazard
10 Communication standards at 29 CFR 1910.1200 have been amended
11 so that they are less stringent than the provisions of this
12 Act, the Director of Labor shall adopt a rule setting forth
13 this determination and a determination that Sections 2 through
14 17 of this Act should again be operative to protect the health
15 and safety of Illinois workers. On the date such a rule is
16 adopted, Sections 2 through 17 of this Act shall again become
17 operative, and the Department of Labor shall enforce the
18 Occupational Safety and Health Administration Hazard
19 Communication standards at 29 CFR 1910.1200 only to the extent
20 this Act or rules of the Department provide for the enforcement
21 of those standards.
 
22     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
23 becoming law.

 

 

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3     820 ILCS 220/.02 from Ch. 48, par. 59.02
4     820 ILCS 220/1 from Ch. 48, par. 59.1
5     820 ILCS 220/2 from 820 ILCS 220/2, in part
6     820 ILCS 220/2.2
7     820 ILCS 220/2.3 from 820 ILCS 220/2, in part
8     820 ILCS 220/2.4 from 820 ILCS 220/2, in part
9     820 ILCS 220/2.5
10     820 ILCS 220/2.6
11     820 ILCS 220/2.7
12     820 ILCS 220/2.8 from 820 ILCS 220/2, in part
13     820 ILCS 220/2.10 from 820 ILCS 220/2, in part
14     820 ILCS 220/8 from Ch. 48, par. 59.8
15     820 ILCS 220/10 from Ch. 48, par. 59.10
16     820 ILCS 220/11 from Ch. 48, par. 59.11
17     820 ILCS 220/12 new
18     820 ILCS 225/.01 from Ch. 48, par. 137.01
19     820 ILCS 225/2 from Ch. 48, par. 137.2
20     820 ILCS 225/3 from Ch. 48, par. 137.3
21     820 ILCS 225/4 from 820 ILCS 225/4, in part
22     820 ILCS 225/4.1 from 820 ILCS 225/4, in part
23     820 ILCS 225/4.2 from 820 ILCS 225/4, in part
24     820 ILCS 225/7 from Ch. 48, par. 137.7
25     820 ILCS 225/7.01 from Ch. 48, par. 137.7-01

 

 

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1     820 ILCS 225/7.02 from Ch. 48, par. 137.7-02
2     820 ILCS 225/7.04 from Ch. 48, par. 137.7-04
3     820 ILCS 225/7.05 from Ch. 48, par. 137.7-05
4     820 ILCS 225/7.07 from Ch. 48, par. 137.7-07
5     820 ILCS 225/7.10 from Ch. 48, par. 137.7-10
6     820 ILCS 225/7.11 from Ch. 48, par. 137.7-11
7     820 ILCS 225/7.12 from Ch. 48, par. 137.7-12
8     820 ILCS 225/7.18 from Ch. 48, par. 137.7-18
9     820 ILCS 225/8 from Ch. 48, par. 137.8
10     820 ILCS 225/9 from Ch. 48, par. 137.9
11     820 ILCS 225/12 from Ch. 48, par. 137.12
12     820 ILCS 225/14 from Ch. 48, par. 137.14
13     820 ILCS 225/15 from Ch. 48, par. 137.15
14     820 ILCS 225/17 from Ch. 48, par. 137.17
15     820 ILCS 225/22 from Ch. 48, par. 137.22
16     820 ILCS 255/1.5 new