Illinois Compiled Statutes 820 ILCS 250 — Underground Sewer Employee Safety Act.

Short title

Short title. This Act may be cited as the Underground Sewer Employee Safety Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

Federal regulations; operation of Act

Federal regulations; operation of Act. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), Sections 1 through 6 of this Act are inoperative on and after June 10, 2022 (the effective date of Public Act 102-1071). (b) If at any time the Occupational Safety and Health standards at 29 CFR 1910.120 and 29 CFR 1910.146 or the Safety a…

This Act shall apply to all employers engaged in any occupation, business or enterprise in this State, including the State of Illinois and its political subdivisions

This Act shall apply to all employers engaged in any occupation, business or enterprise in this State, including the State of Illinois and its political subdivisions. (Source: P.A. 102-1071, eff. 6-10-22.)

It shall be the duty of every employer to furnish each employee who performs duties which involve or may reasonably be expected to involve entering an underground sewer, including but not limited to such employees as utility workers, firemen, policemen, paramedics, investigators and personnel involved with maintenance…

It shall be the duty of every employer of any person performing construction, maintenance or repair work inside any underground sewer which has been used as such to have safety information and equipment available at the work site. Such information and equipment shall include at a minimum (i) material for use as lifelin…

It shall be the duty of the Department of Labor to enforce the provisions of this Act

It shall be the duty of the Department of Labor to enforce the provisions of this Act. (Source: P.A. 81-772.)

Nothing in this Act is a limit on the power of any home rule or other unit of local government to pass or enforce ordinances concerning matters to which this Act applies

Nothing in this Act is a limit on the power of any home rule or other unit of local government to pass or enforce ordinances concerning matters to which this Act applies. To the extent any such powers are exercised by both a unit of local government and the State such powers shall be exercised concurrently. (Source: P.…

Any employer who violates this Act is guilty of a business offense and may be fined an amount not to exceed $5000

Any employer who violates this Act is guilty of a business offense and may be fined an amount not to exceed $5000. (Source: P.A. 81-772.)