N.J. Admin. Code § 8:59-6.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 8:59-6.1 - General provisions

(a) The requirements for training public employees about hazardous chemicals can be found in the PEOSH Hazard Communication Standard, 12:100-7, adopted and enforced by the Public Employees Occupational Safety and Health (PEOSH) Programs in the Departments of Labor and Workforce Development and Health.

(b) -(c) (Reserved)

(d) All public employers shall submit, attached to their Right to Know Survey, a certification that employees who are exposed or are potentially exposed to hazardous substances in the course of their employment, have received an education and training program that meets the requirements of 8:59-6.3 that were in effect prior to April 18, 2005, within the deadlines set forth in 8:59-6.2 that were in effect prior to April 18, 2005. Research and development laboratories shall certify by letter that all employees have received an education and training program that meets the requirements of 8:59-6.3 by January 1 of each year. This requirement shall end after the 2003 Right to Know Survey.

(e) Public employers shall maintain a written record of training given to employees prior to the adoption of the PEOSH Hazard Communication Standard, on May 3, 2004. This record, at a minimum, shall describe the training, the date or dates on which it was given, the names and signatures of the employees, and the person conducting the training. These records shall be maintained by the public employer for the duration of each employee's employment and shall be made available to the Department upon request.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:59-6.1

Amended by 50 N.J.R. 1036(a), effective 3/19/2018