50-79-203. Federal-state agreements
50-79-203. Federal-state agreements. (1) The governor, on behalf of this state, is authorized to enter into agreements with the federal government providing for discontinuance of certain of the federal government’s responsibilities with respect to sources of ionizing radiation and the assumption thereof by this state. (2) Any person who, on the effective date of an agreement under […]
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 […]
50-79-101. Policy
50-79-101. Policy. It is the policy of the state of Montana, in furtherance of its responsibility to protect the public health and safety, to: (1) institute and maintain a regulatory program for sources of ionizing radiation so as to provide, for compatibility with the standards and regulatory programs of the federal government, a single effective system of […]
50-79-102. Purpose
50-79-102. Purpose. It is the purpose of this chapter to provide a program: (1) of effective regulation of sources of ionizing radiation for the protection of the occupational and public health and safety; (2) to promote an orderly regulatory pattern within the state, among the states, and between the federal government and the state and facilitate intergovernmental cooperation […]
50-79-103. Definitions
50-79-103. Definitions. The definitions used in this chapter are intended to be consistent with those used in 10 CFR 1-171 and 49 CFR 173.401 through 173.478, subpart I. Unless the context requires otherwise, in this chapter, the following definitions apply: (1) ”Byproduct material” means: (a) any radioactive material (except special nuclear material) yielded in, or made radioactive by […]
50-79-104. Exemptions — sources, diagnosis, and therapy
50-79-104. Exemptions — sources, diagnosis, and therapy. (1) This chapter does not apply to the following sources or conditions: (a) electrical equipment that is not intended primarily to produce radiation and that, by nature of design, does not produce radiation at the point of nearest approach at a weekly rate higher than one-tenth the appropriate limit for […]
50-79-105. Conflicting laws
50-79-105. Conflicting laws. Ordinances, resolutions, or regulations now or hereafter in effect of the governing body of a municipality or county relating to byproduct, source, and special nuclear materials shall not be superseded by this chapter, provided that such ordinances or regulations are and shall continue to be consistent with the provisions of this chapter, amendments […]