Section 23-24.4-1. – Short title.

§ 23-24.4-1. Short title. This chapter may be cited as the “Hazardous Substances Community Right To Know Act”. History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 151, § 1.

Section 23-24.4-2. – Purpose and findings.

§ 23-24.4-2. Purpose and findings. (a) It is found that the health and safety of the people of the state are threatened by the proliferation of hazardous substances and that the people can begin to control exposure to these substances and to remediate the effects of that exposure only by knowledge of what hazardous substances […]

Section 23-24.4-3. – Definitions.

§ 23-24.4-3. Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter: (1) “Department” means the department of labor and training. (2) “Designated substance” means any material designated as hazardous or toxic under the provisions of chapter 21 of title 28; (3) “Employer” includes an individual, partnership, association, corporation, business trust or any person or group of persons […]

Section 23-24.4-4. – Community access.

§ 23-24.4-4. Community access. (a) Any resident of the state shall have the right to make a reasonable request from the department for copies of lists of designated substances and material safety data sheets as defined in this chapter. These requests may be made in person during normal business hours or by mail. (b) The […]

Section 23-24.4-5. – Employers’ responsibility.

§ 23-24.4-5. Employers’ responsibility. (a) All employers in the state shall, upon request by the department and in accordance with the provisions of chapter 21 of title 28 and any amendments to this chapter, submit, in duplicate, copies of those lists of designated substances and material safety data sheets to the department within thirty (30) […]

Section 23-24.4-6. – Trade secrets — Exemptions.

§ 23-24.4-6. Trade secrets — Exemptions. An employer is not required to submit information to the department of labor and training if that information has been exempted under the trade secret exemption provided for in chapter 21 of title 28. History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 151, § 1.

Section 23-24.4-7. – Penalties.

§ 23-24.4-7. Penalties. Any employer who willfully, knowingly, and intentionally violates the requirements of this chapter shall be subject to a fine imposed by the department of labor and training of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) for every day the violation exists. The department may impose those fines and enforce the collection thereof […]

Section 23-24.4-8. – Right of action.

§ 23-24.4-8. Right of action. Any resident who makes a reasonable request for material covered by this chapter and does not receive that material within ninety (90) days of making the request will have the right to take civil action against the employer or employers in question and the department of labor and training in […]

Section 23-24.4-9. – Severability.

§ 23-24.4-9. Severability. If any provisions or parts of this chapter or application of this chapter to any person or circumstance is held unconstitutional or invalid, the remaining provisions of this chapter and the application of those provisions to other persons or circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid shall not be […]