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The record
- Jurisdiction
- Illinois
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Illinois Occupational Safety and Health Act, 820 ILCS 219; State plan for public employees under 29 U.S.C. § 667
- Issued
- 2015-01-01 Jan. 1, 2015
- Effective
- 2015-01-01
- End
- standing (read as 2021-09-30)
- In force
- Standing since Jan. 1, 2015 (a statutory duty; in force throughout the six quarters)
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Workplace rulesStanding 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
- Character
- workplace duty
- Collection
- Standing duties: Illinois DUT-IL
Operative words
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.
Penalty
Citations and penalties under 820 ILCS 219 (Illinois OSHA); for private employers, citations and penalties under 29 U.S.C. § 666
What it required
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, 'suitable precautions, relevant symptoms, and emergency treatment.'
Retrieval noteIllinois operates a State plan for public-sector employees only; private employers are under federal OSHA, as the State's own guidance records: 'The federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 protects private sector' employees and 'The Illinois Occupational Safety and Health Act of 2015 protects state and local' employees (DUT-IL-013). The former Health and Safety Act, 820 ILCS 225, does not appear in the current compiled statutes (its section pages return no document); not verified further.