Section 277-A:1 – Name.

    277-A:1 Name. – This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Worker’s Right to Know Act." Source. 1983, 466:1, eff. Oct. 26, 1983.

Section 277-A:10 – Construction of Chapter.

    277-A:10 Construction of Chapter. – The provisions of this chapter shall be construed as being complementary to and not in lieu of any other law or of any rule adopted under authority of law relative to toxic substances or toxic waste including but not limited to RSA 147-A and RSA 147-B. However, any conflict […]

Section 277-A:2 – Purpose.

    277-A:2 Purpose. – The general court hereby finds and declares that the proliferation of toxic substances in the workplace poses a growing threat to the health of employees exposed to these substances; that the number and variety of these substances makes effective monitoring of these potential health hazards by governmental agencies difficult and expensive; […]

Section 277-A:3 – Definitions.

    277-A:3 Definitions. – As used in this chapter: I. "Employee" means any person who currently works or formerly worked, with or without compensation, in a workplace. The term "employee" does not include domestic workers or casual laborers employed at the place of residence of the employer. II. "Employee representative" means an individual or organization […]

Section 277-A:4 – Safety Data Sheets.

    277-A:4 Safety Data Sheets. – I. Except as provided in paragraph III, no person shall obtain, purchase, manufacture, formulate, transport or distribute any toxic substance within this state unless the substance is accompanied by a complete safety data sheet prepared by the manufacturer, producer, or formulator of such substance no more than one year […]

Section 277-A:5 – Employer’s Duty to Provide Information.

    277-A:5 Employer’s Duty to Provide Information. – Subject to the limitations of RSA 277-A:4, III, every employer whose employees handle, use, or are otherwise exposed to any toxic substance during the course and scope of their employment shall: I. Keep on file in a convenient office location and make available for examination and reproduction […]

Section 277-A:6 – Employees’ Rights if Information Not Provided.

    277-A:6 Employees’ Rights if Information Not Provided. – Any employee who requests information about a toxic substance required pursuant to RSA 277-A:5, III may, if he does not receive such information within 5 working days, refuse to work with such substance until such time as the employer provides him with such information. Source. 1983, […]

Section 277-A:7 – Discharge or Discrimination for Exercise of Rights Forbidden.

    277-A:7 Discharge or Discrimination for Exercise of Rights Forbidden. – I. No employer shall discharge or cause to be discharged or otherwise discipline or in any manner discriminate against any employee, prospective employee or employee representative because that person has filed any complaint or has instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding related […]

Section 277-A:8 – Inspection by Department of Labor Permitted.

    277-A:8 Inspection by Department of Labor Permitted. – I. If the commissioner or his designee finds, or has cause to believe, that any provision of this chapter is being violated, he may enter and inspect the premises of any employer’s place of business and take samples of any unknown substance in order to ascertain […]

Section 277-A:9 – Penalty.

    277-A:9 Penalty. – Any person who violates any provisions of this chapter shall be liable for a penalty of not more than $2,500 for each such violation, to be collected in a civil action by the commissioner of labor. If the violation is of a continuing nature, each day during which it continues shall […]