{"id":"DUT-IL-007","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Illinois","state":"IL","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Occupational Safety and Health Act, P.A. 98-874)","authority":"Illinois Occupational Safety and Health Act, 820 ILCS 219; State plan for public employees under 29 U.S.C. § 667","instrument":"820 ILCS 219/20 (Duties of employers and employees)","title":"General duty of every public employer to furnish a workplace free from recognized hazards","dateIssued":"2015-01-01","effective":"2015-01-01","end":"standing","startDate":"2015-01-01","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["EMP","DUTY"],"addressees":["public employers (the State of Illinois and every political subdivision); private employers in Illinois are bound by the identical federal duty, 29 U.S.C. § 654(a)(1), enforced by federal OSHA"],"clause":"Every public employer must provide reasonable protection to the lives, health, and safety of its employees and must furnish to each of its employees employment and a workplace which are free from recognized hazards that cause or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to its employees.","enforcement":"Citations and penalties under 820 ILCS 219 (Illinois OSHA); for private employers, citations and penalties under 29 U.S.C. § 666","functions":[],"notes":"Every public employer (the State and its political subdivisions) must furnish a workplace free from recognized hazards, comply with Illinois OSHA standards, keep employees informed of their protections and furnish information on hazards, \u0027suitable precautions, relevant symptoms, and emergency treatment.\u0027","sourceUrl":"https://ilga.gov/Documents/legislation/ilcs/documents/082002190K20.htm","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":34846,"grade":"primary","character":"workplace_duty","description":"","collection":"DUT-IL","url":"/library/DUT-IL-007","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-IL-007","citation":"Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Occupational Safety and Health Act, P.A. 98-874), 820 ILCS 219/20 (Duties of employers and employees) (standing) (Ex. DUT-IL-007)","stateName":"Illinois","related":["DUT-IL-013"]}