[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 9]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1960.35]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
CHAPTER XVII--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 
                          OF LABOR (CONTINUED)
 
PART 1960_BASIC PROGRAM ELEMENTS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY 
AND HEALTH PROGRAMS AND RELATED MATTERS--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart E_General Services Administration and Other Federal Agencies
 
Sec. 1960.35  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

    (a) The Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety 
and Health (NIOSH) shall, upon request by the Secretary, assist in:
    (1) Evaluations of Federal agency safety and health programs;
    (2) Investigations of possible safety and health hazards and
    (3) Inspections resulting from employee or committee reports of 
unsafe or unhealthful working conditions.
    (b) The Director of NIOSH shall provide a Hazard Evaluation (HE) 
program for Federal agencies. This program shall be designed to respond 
to requests for assistance in determining whether or not safety or 
health hazards are present in a Federal workplace. Requests for such 
Hazard Evaluations may be submitted to the Director by:
    (1) The Secretary of Labor;
    (2) The Head of a Federal agency;

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    (3) An agency safety and health committee if half the committee 
requests such service; and
    (4) Employees who are not covered by a certified safety and health 
committee.
    (c) The Director of NIOSH may assist agencies by providing hazard 
alerts, technical services, training materials and conducting training 
programs upon request by an agency and with reimbursement.