N.Y. Public Health Law 4804 – Outreach programs
§ 4804. Outreach programs. 1. The department may develop and implement outreach programs to inform employees of their right to information regarding the toxic effects and circumstances under which these effects are produced by toxic substances found in the course of employment.
Terms Used In N.Y. Public Health Law 4804
- Toxic substance: means any substance which is listed in the latest printed edition of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances or has yielded positive evidence of acute or chronic health hazards in human, animal or other biological testing. See N.Y. Public Health Law 4801
2. The department is authorized and empowered to enter into contractual agreements with public and private organizations to develop and implement such an outreach program.
3. As part of the outreach program, health officials may maintain a supply of informational leaflets in public buildings, including but not limited to local employment services offices of the department of labor, institutions and facilities under the supervision or control of the department of health, hospitals, union halls, community centers, schools and local agencies providing services to employers and employees to help insure that such persons are informed of the toxic substance information program. The department shall periodically distribute to newspapers, television and radio stations throughout the state public service announcements describing the toxic substance information outreach program.
4. The department of health shall develop informational leaflets concerning the toxic substance information program in cooperation with the industrial commissioner. The industrial commissioner may mail such leaflets to employers.