# 42 CFR § 85.3: Procedures for requesting health hazard evaluations

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-85.3

## Section

- **Citation:** 42 CFR § 85.3
- **Heading:** Procedures for requesting health hazard evaluations
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 42—Public Health > CHAPTER I—PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES > SUBCHAPTER G—OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES > PART 85—REQUESTS FOR HEALTH HAZARD EVALUATIONS

## Text

(a) Requests for health hazard evaluations should be addressed to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health as follows:
(1) Requests from general industry. Hazard Evaluations and Technical Assistance Branch, Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies, NIOSH, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226.
(2) Requests from mining industry. Environmental Investigations Branch, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, NIOSH, 944 Chestnut Ridge Road, Morgantown, WV 26505.
(b) Requests for health hazard evaluations shall be submitted in writing and signed by either: (1) The employer in whose place of employment the substance or physical agent is normally found, or (2) an authorized representative of employees (see § 85.3-1(e)) in the place of employment where the substance or physical agent is normally found.
[45 FR 2653, Jan. 14, 1980]

## Nearby sections

- [42 CFR § 85.1 § 85.1 Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-85.1.md)
- [42 CFR § 85.2 § 85.2 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-85.2.md)
- [42 CFR § 85.3 § 85.3 Procedures for requesting health hazard evaluations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-85.3.md)
- [42 CFR § 85.3-1 § 85.3-1 Contents of a request for health hazard evaluation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-85.3-1.md)
- [42 CFR § 85.4 § 85.4 Acting on requests.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-85.4.md)
- [42 CFR § 85.5 § 85.5 Authority for investigations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-85.5.md)
- [42 CFR § 85.6 § 85.6 Advance notice of visits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-85.6.md)
- [42 CFR § 85.7 § 85.7 Conduct of investigations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-85.7.md)
- [42 CFR § 85.8 § 85.8 Provision of suitable space for employee interviews and examinations; identification of employees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-85.8.md)
- [42 CFR § 85.9 § 85.9 Representatives of employers and employees; employee requests.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-85.9.md)
- [42 CFR § 85.10 § 85.10 Imminent dangers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-85.10.md)
- [42 CFR § 85.11 § 85.11 Notification of determination to employers, affected employees and Department of Labor.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-85.11.md)
- [42 CFR § 85.12 § 85.12 Subsequent requests for health hazard evaluations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-85.12.md)
- [42 CFR § 85a.1 § 85a.1 Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-85a.1.md)

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