If, after the effective date of this Act, a federal occupational health or safety standard, as defined under 29 U.S.C. 651 et seq., is repealed or revoked and no federal standard exists regulating that occupational safety or health issue for any employer that is not subject to the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Illinois Department of Labor shall, as soon as practical, adopt rules as the Director of the Illinois Department of Labor deems necessary to incorporate the federal occupational health or safety standard that was repealed or revoked to address that occupational safety or health issue. No rules adopted by the Illinois Department of Labor shall be construed to apply to the federal government as an employer.
820 ILCS 226/10-10
Operative provisions for the development of occupational health and safety rules in the private sector where no federal standard exists
Known as the Illinois Safe and Healthy Workplace Act
The act spans §§ 820-226-10-1 to 820-226-10-5 (7 sections).
P.A. 104-161, eff. 8-14-25.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.