---
kind: "section"
citation: "29 C.F.R. § 1960.79"
title: "29"
number: "1960.79"
heading: "Self-evaluations of occupational safety and health programs."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/29/1960.79"
---

# §1960.79. Self-evaluations of occupational safety and health programs.


Agency heads shall develop and implement a program of self-evaluations to determine the effectiveness of their occupational safety and health programs. The self-evaluations are to include qualitative assessments of the extent to which their agency safety and health programs are:

- (a) Developed in accordance with the requirements set forth in Executive Order 12196 and this part and,
- (b) **Implemented effectively in all agency field activities.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Sections 19 and 24 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1609, 1614; 29 U.S.C. 668, 673), 5 U.S.C. 553, Secretary of Labor's Order No. 1-90 (55 FR 9033), and Executive Order 12196.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 69798, Oct. 21, 1980, unless otherwise noted.