Section 89B.8 – Information required.
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 […]
Section 89B.9 – Employee rights.
89B.9 Employee rights. An employer shall not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against an employee because the employee has filed a complaint or brought an action under this section or has cooperated in bringing an action against an employer. An employee may file a complaint with the labor commissioner alleging discharge or discrimination […]
Section 89B.10
89B.10 Repealed by 88 Acts, ch 1042, §8.
Section 89B.1 – Short title.
89B.1 Short title. This chapter may be cited as the “Hazardous Chemicals Risks Right to Know Act”. 84 Acts, ch 1085, §1 C85, §455D.1 C87, §89B.1
Section 89B.2 – Legislative findings.
89B.2 Legislative findings. The general assembly finds as follows: 1. The proliferation of hazardous chemicals in the environment poses a growing threat to the public health, safety, and welfare. 2. The constantly increasing number and variety of hazardous chemicals and the many routes of exposure to them make it difficult and expensive to adequately monitor […]
Section 89B.3 – Definitions.
89B.3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Division” means the division of labor services of the department of workforce development created under section 84A.1. 2. “Emergency response department” means any governmental department which might be reasonably expected to be required to respond to an emergency involving a hazardous chemical, […]