---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 85.4"
title: "42"
number: "85.4"
heading: "Acting on requests."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/85.4"
---

# §85.4. Acting on requests.

- (a) Upon receipt of a request for health hazard evaluation submitted under this part, NIOSH will determine whether or not there is reasonable cause to justify conducting an investigation.
- (b) If NIOSH determines that an investigation is justified, a NIOSH officer will inspect the place of employment, collect samples where appropriate, and perform tests necessary to the conduct of a health hazard evaluation, including medical examinations of employees.
- (c) If NIOSH determines that an investigation is not justified, the requester will be notified in writing of the decision.

## Notes

### Amendments

[45 FR 2653, Jan. 14, 1980]

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 8(g), 84 Stat. 1600; 29 U.S.C. 657(g) and sec. 508, 83 Stat. 803; 30 U.S.C. 957.

### Source

Source: 37 FR 23640, Nov. 7, 1972, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[45 FR 2653, Jan. 14, 1980]