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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 675. Annual reports by Secretary of Labor and Secretary of Health and Human Services; contents
Within one hundred and twenty days following the convening of
each regular session of each Congress, the Secretary and the
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall each prepare and
submit to the President for transmittal to the Congress 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 shall 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; an evaluation of the degree of observance of applicable
occupational safety and health standards, and a summary of
inspection and enforcement activity undertaken; 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 manpower 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.
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