Sec. 31-383. Research and demonstration projects.
Sec. 31-383. Research and demonstration projects. The commissioner shall
conduct research and undertake demonstration projects relating to occupational safety
and health issues and problems either within the Labor Department or by grants or
contracts. The commissioner may prescribe regulations requiring employers to measure,
record and make reports on exposure of employees to toxic substances which he believes
may endanger the health or safety of employees. The commissioner shall cooperate
with the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the
Department of Health and Human Services of the United States in establishing such
programs of medical examinations and tests as may be necessary to determine the incidence of occupational illness and employee susceptibility to such illnesses. Such programs, on the request of the employer, may be paid for by the commissioner, together
with such other assistance as may be required. Information obtained under this section
shall be made public without revealing the names of individual workers covered by
physical examination or special studies and shall be made available to employers, employees and their respective organizations.
(P.A. 73-379, S. 17, 21.)