HR and Workplace Safety: Iowa
Federal law and guidance on this subject should be reviewed together with this section.
Authors: Stuart R. Buttrick and Tareen Zafrullah, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Summary
This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Iowa requirements regarding workplace safety and health, including those related to the state plan, the Iowa Occupational Safety and Health Act, Iowa OSHA (IOSHA), differences from federal law, variances, reporting and recordkeeping, workplace posters, hazardous chemicals right to know law, compliance programs, enforcement, retaliation and discrimination protections, the statute of limitations for personal injuries, the use of electronic devices while driving, and drug and alcohol testing.