50-78-305. Employee education program
50-78-305. Employee education program. (1) Each employer shall provide, at least annually, an education and training program for all of the employer’s employees using or handling hazardous chemicals. Additional instruction must be provided whenever the potential for exposure to hazardous chemicals is altered or whenever new and significant information is received by the employer concerning the […]
50-78-306. Departmental information program
50-78-306. Departmental information program. (1) The department may develop and provide to any employer a suitable form of notice to inform employees of their rights under this chapter. (2) The department may develop an education and training program to assist employers in complying with the provisions of 50-78-204. (3) The department may develop and distribute a supply of […]
50-78-401. No effect on other duties or liabilities
50-78-401. No effect on other duties or liabilities. The provision of information to an employee does not in any way affect the liability of an employer with regard to the health and safety of an employee or other person exposed to hazardous chemicals, nor does it affect the employer’s responsibility to take any action to prevent […]
50-78-402. Complaints, investigation, and penalties
50-78-402. Complaints, investigation, and penalties. (1) An employee in a workplace covered by the OSHA standard who believes the employer is not complying with the provisions of the OSHA standard may report the alleged violation to the federal occupational safety and health administration. (2) An employee who believes an employer is not complying with the provisions of […]
50-78-205. Trade secret confidentiality
50-78-205. Trade secret confidentiality. (1) An employer who believes that the name of a hazardous chemical is a trade secret may withhold the chemical name from the material safety data sheet and workplace chemical list only if: (a) a material safety data sheet, coded to an identifying notation on each container of the hazardous chemical, is available […]
50-78-206. Labels
50-78-206. Labels. (1) An employer or distributor may not remove or deface any existing label on a container of a hazardous chemical, except that the chemical name may be concealed under trade secret protection as provided in 50-78-205. (2) Any portable container intended for an immediate transfer of a hazardous chemical is not required to be labeled. […]
50-78-301. Emergency and community information
50-78-301. Emergency and community information. (1) An employer shall comply with the provisions of the federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 or be subject to the enforcement provisions thereof. (2) The local fire chief must be permitted onsite inspection of hazardous chemicals in any workplace, including workplaces under the control of a state agency, […]
50-78-302. through 50-78-304 reserved
50-78-302 through 50-78-304 reserved.
50-78-103. Applicability — exemptions
50-78-103. Applicability — exemptions. (1) The provisions of this chapter do not apply to: (a) any consumer product intended for personal consumption or use by an employee; (b) any retail food sale establishment or other retail trade establishment, exclusive of processing and repair areas; (c) a food, drug, or cosmetic as defined in the Montana Food, Drug, and Cosmetic […]
50-78-104. Relationship to OSHA standard
50-78-104. Relationship to OSHA standard. Any employer complying with the provisions of the OSHA standard, whether or not that employer is regulated by the OSHA standard, is exempt from the provisions of this chapter, except for 50-78-204 and 50-78-301. History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 641, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 536, L. 1987.