29 U.S.C. § 2705 : US Code - Section 2705: Identification and dissemination of best practices

Search 29 U.S.C. § 2705 : US Code - Section 2705: Identification and dissemination of best practices

(a) In general
(1) Information
The Secretary, in cooperation and after consultation with the
Secretary of Commerce, shall assist workers, worker
organizations, and employers in successfully adopting advanced
workplace technologies, and advanced workplace practices by
identifying, collecting, and disseminating information on best
workplace practices and workplace assessment tools, including -
(A) methods, techniques, and successful models of labor-
management cooperation and of worker and worker organization
participation in the development, evaluation, selection, and
implementation of new and advanced workplace technologies, and
advanced workplace practices;
(B) methods, techniques, and successful models for the design
and implementation of new and advanced workplace practices;
(C) methods, techniques, and successful models for the design
and implementation of advanced forms of work organization; and
(D) methods, techniques, and successful models for the
assessment of worker skills and training needs relating to the
effective development, evaluation, selection, and
implementation of advanced workplace technologies, and advanced
workplace practices.
(2) Contents
Such information on best workplace practices shall include -
(A) summaries and analyses of best practice cases;
(B) criteria for assessment of current workplace practices;
and
(C) information on the best available education and training
materials and services relating to the development,
implementation, and operation of systems utilizing new and
advanced workplace technologies, and advanced workplace
practices.
(b) Distribution
The information and materials developed under this section shall
be distributed through an appropriate entity designated by the
Secretary of Commerce to the Regional Centers for the Transfer of
Manufacturing Technology, to the Manufacturing Outreach Center, to
other technology training entities, and directly to others as
determined appropriate by the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary
of Commerce.