(B) Matters to be evaluated In conducting the study and evaluation under subparagraph (A), the Director shall
(i) conduct a review of past incidents of home contamination through the utilization of literature and of records concerning past investigations and enforcement actions undertaken by
(I) the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health;
(II) the Secretary of Labor to enforce the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (
29 U.S.C.
651 et seq.);
(III) States to enforce occupational safety and health standards in accordance with section 18 of such Act (
29 U.S.C.
667); and
(IV) other government agencies (including the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency), as the Director may determine to be appropriate;
(ii) evaluate current statutory, regulatory, and voluntary industrial hygiene or other measures used by small, medium and large employers to prevent or remediate home contamination;
(iii) compile a summary of the existing research and case histories conducted on incidents of employee transported contaminant releases, including
(I) the effectiveness of workplace housekeeping practices and personal protective equipment in preventing such incidents;
(II) the health effects, if any, of the resulting exposure on workers and their families;
(III) the effectiveness of normal house cleaning and laundry procedures for removing hazardous materials and agents from workers homes and personal clothing;
(IV) indoor air quality, as the research concerning such pertains to the fate of chemicals transported from a workplace into the home environment; and
(V) methods for differentiating exposure health effects and relative risks associated with specific agents from other sources of exposure inside and outside the home;
(iv) identify the role of Federal and State agencies in responding to incidents of home contamination;
(v) prepare and submit to the Task Force established under paragraph (2) and to the appropriate committees of Congress, a report concerning the results of the matters studied or evaluated under clauses (i) through (iv); and
(vi) study home contamination incidents and issues and worker and family protection policies and practices related to the special circumstances of firefighters and prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report concerning the findings with respect to such study.