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[inglés] Worker and Community Right to Know Act

Jurisdicción Estados Unidos - Nueva Jersey
Año 1987
Publicado en inglés
Título original / otro título [inglés] Worker and Community Right to Know Act [USA - New Jersey]
Fuente [inglés] Office of Administrative Law, CN 301, Trenton, NJ 08625, USA, 1987. 51p. + 21p.
Número de referencia NJ Adm. Code - 8. Dep. of Health - Ch. 59
Descriptores [Principales] Estados Unidos, Nueva Jersey, información del personal, protección del vecindario, riesgos químicos, substancias peligrosas
[Secundarios] archivos de los servicios de higiene, comentario de ley, derecho de rechazo, identificación de riesgos, ley, papel de los poderes públicos, responsabilidades de los empresarios, trabajos de laboratorio, valoración del riesgo
Categoría Riesgos químicos
Resumen [inglés] Consolidation of the Act (originally enacted in 1983) establishing the right of workers and communities potentially expsosed to hazardous substances to information about the substance(s) in question. Responsibilities of employers include: completion of the Right to Know (RTK) Survey identifying hazardous substances in the enterprise; labelling of hazardous substances; education and training of employees; provision of information to employees; keeping of health records. Employees have certain rights, including the right to refuse work with hazardous substances under certain conditions. The Act contains special provisions regarding research and development laboratories and concerning trade secrets. Various Departments of the State Government are also assigned responsibilities in connection with the Act. A summary with explanations of the Act accompanies the publication.
CIS No. 92-14
Número de registro 57391

 

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