876 - Notice Requirements.

NY Lab L § 876 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) the name or names of the toxic substance, including the generic or chemical name;

(b) the trade name of the chemical and any other commonly used name;

(c) the level at which exposure to the substance is determined to be hazardous, if known;

(d) the acute and chronic effects of exposure at hazardous levels;

(e) the symptoms of such effects;

(f) the potential for flammability, explosion and reactivity of such substance;

(g) appropriate emergency treatment;

(h) proper conditions for safe use and exposure to such toxic substance;

(i) procedures for cleanup of leaks and spills of such toxic substance. 5. Whenever an employer receives new information concerning those subjects listed in subdivision four of this section, whether from the manufacturer, importer, producer or formulator or from state or federal agencies, such employer must make such new information available to employees and if so requested, their representatives upon receipt of same. 6. Each employer shall make available to every employee the informational leaflets that he receives about the toxic substances information program pursuant to section forty-eight hundred four of the public health law. 7. Upon receipt of a request for information the employer must provide the requested information in writing within seventy-two hours, excluding weekends and public holidays. If the information is not provided, the employee may not be required to work with the toxic substance until the information is made available. 8. Provision of information to an employee shall not in any way affect the liability of an employer with regard to the health and safety of an employee or other persons exposed to toxic substances, nor shall it affect the employer's responsibility to take any action to prevent the occurrence of occupational disease as required under any other provision of law. Further, it shall not affect any other duty or responsibility of a manufacturer, producer, or formulator to warn ultimate users of a toxic substance pursuant to any other provisions of law.