(a) The Division of Public Health under the direction and control of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services in collaboration with the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control shall, by rules and regulations, establish an Occupational Health Program (“the Program”). The Program will include a statewide statistical assessment of the degree to which Delawareans are exposed to hazardous substances in the workplace and the nature of that exposure.
(b) The Program shall offer voluntary and confidential educational and consultation services for employers and employees in the public sector based on the Program's assessment. In collaboration with the Department of Labor Office of Occupational Safety and Health Consultation, which conducts private sector consultations only, the Program will work to improve the workplace environment in Delaware.
(c) Any statewide statistical assessment of hazardous substances in the workplace shall not include specific findings from the Department of Labor's Office of Occupational Safety and Health Consultation in the private sector.