N.J. Admin. Code § 12:110-3.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 12:110-3.5 - Dissemination of program information

(a) Copies of the Act, these rules, N.J.A.C. 12:100, Safety and Health Standards for Public Employees, and applicable standards adopted by reference therein and details of the employer's occupational safety and health program shall be made available by the employer upon request to employees or employee representatives for review.

(b) A copy of the employer's written occupational safety and health program applicable to the establishment shall be made available to each supervisor and to employee representatives.

(c) Each employer shall post conspicuously in each establishment, and keep posted, the Department of Labor and Workforce Development's poster informing employees of the provisions of the Act. Such poster shall be posted in each establishment in places accessible to all employees. Each employer shall take steps to ensure that any such poster is not altered, defaced, or covered by other material.

1. In the event that an employer has an internet site or intranet site for exclusive use by its employees and to which all employees have access, display of the poster on the employer's internet or intranet site shall satisfy the conspicuous posting requirement set forth in this subsection.

(d) Employers should promote employee awareness of occupational safety and health policies through information channels, such as newsletters, bulletins, handbooks and employee orientations and training or education programs.

(e) Copies of the Act and all rules shall be available at the Division of Public Safety and Occupational Safety and Health, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The employer shall obtain copies of these materials and make them available upon request to any employee or his or her authorized representative for review in the establishment where the employee is employed within 10 working days of the day the request is made.

N.J. Admin. Code § 12:110-3.5

Amended by R.1998 d.33, effective 1/5/1998.
See: 29 N.J.R. 4440(a), 30 N.J.R. 80(a).
In (c), added last sentence; deleted (c)1; added (e).
Amended by R.2008 d.302, effective 10/6/2008.
See: 40 N.J.R. 2409(a), 40 N.J.R. 5816(a).
In (c), substituted "Labor and Workforce Development's" for "Labor's"; and in (e), substituted "Public Safety and Occupational Safety and Health" for "Workplace Standards" and inserted "and Workforce Development".

Amended by 55 N.J.R. 309(a), effective 2/21/2023