140:1 Public Policy. – Whereas the use of certain chemical and physical agents can be instrumental in the improvement of health, welfare, and productivity of the public if properly utilized, or may impair the industrial and agricultural potentials of this state and adversely affect the well-being of the citizens of this state if improperly […]
140:2 Purpose. – It is the purpose of this chapter to implement the policies set forth in RSA 140:1 by providing for: I. Effective consultative service relative to the use of chemical or physical agents for the protection of the occupational and public health and safety. II. Promotion of an orderly consultative pattern within […]
140:3 Definitions. – In this chapter: I. "Chemical agent" means any element, molecule, compound, or mixture to which persons may be exposed through ingestion, inhalation, or absorption and which, at sufficiently high concentrations, may produce adverse effects. II. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of health and human services. III. "Person" means any […]
140:4 Duties; Fees. – The commissioner shall, for the protection of the occupational and public health and safety: I. Develop and conduct comprehensive policies and programs for evaluation of hazards associated with the use of chemical or physical agents and for their amelioration. II. Develop and conduct programs with due regard for compatibility with […]
140:5 Report. – I. Every physician in this state attending a patient whom he believes to be suffering from poison from lead, phosphorus, arsenic, brass, wood alcohol, mercury, or their compounds, or from anthrax, compressed air illness, or any other ailment or disease contracted as a result of the nature of the patient’s employment, […]
140:6 Rulemaking. – The commissioner of the department of health and human services shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to: I. Any information required on the reports under RSA 140:5, I. II. Form and content of the blanks for the reports under RSA 140:5, II. III. The fee schedule under RSA 140:4, […]
140:7 Copy of Reports to Commissioner of Labor. – The commissioner of the department of health and human services shall transmit a copy of all reports prepared pursuant to RSA 140:5 to the commissioner of labor. Source. 1986, 198:20. 1995, 310:182, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
140:8 Conflicting Laws. – This chapter shall not be construed as repealing any laws of the state relating to chemical or physical agents or exposures to them but shall be held and construed as auxiliary and supplementary to them, except to the extent that they are in direct conflict with this chapter, in which […]
140:9 Penalty. – Any person who does not comply with any of the provisions of RSA 140 or with the rules adopted by the commissioner of the department of health and human services under RSA 140 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other […]
