Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 50 > Chapter 78 > Part 4 - Enforcement and Penalties

• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Employee: means a person who may be exposed to hazardous chemicals in the workplace under normal operating conditions or possible emergencies. See Montana Code 50-78-102
• Employer: means a person, firm, corporation, partnership, association, governmental agency, or other entity that is engaged in business or providing services and that employs workers. See Montana Code 50-78-102
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Hazardous chemical: means , except as provided in 50-78-103:

  (a)any element, chemical compound, or mixture of elements or compounds that is a physical hazard or health hazard, as defined by subsection (c) of the OSHA standard, and that has been identified as such by the federal occupational safety and health administration or the manufacturer and has been filed with the federal occupational safety and health administration;

  (b)any hazardous chemical, as defined by subsection (d)(3) of the OSHA standard; or

  (c)any emitter of ionizing radiation. See Montana Code 50-78-102

• Knowingly: means only a knowledge that the facts exist which bring the act or omission within the provisions of this code. See Montana Code 1-1-204
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• OSHA standard: means the hazard communication standard issued by the federal occupational safety and health administration, codified under 29 C. See Montana Code 50-78-102
• Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
• Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
• Workplace: means an establishment at one geographical location containing one or more work areas. See Montana Code 50-78-102