§ 50-78-101 Short title
§ 50-78-102 Definitions
§ 50-78-103 Applicability — exemptions
§ 50-78-104 Relationship to OSHA standard

Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 50 > Chapter 78 > Part 1 - General

  • Chemical manufacturer: means an employer in codes 31 through 33, as defined in the North American Industry Classification System Manual, with a workplace where chemicals are produced for use or distribution. See Montana Code 50-78-102
  • Chemical name: means the scientific designation of a chemical in accordance with the nomenclature system developed by the international union of pure and applied chemistry or the chemical abstracts service rules of nomenclature or a name that will clearly identify the chemical for the purpose of conducting a hazard evaluation. See Montana Code 50-78-102
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Department: means the department of environmental quality provided for in Title 2, chapter 15, part 35. See Montana Code 50-78-102
  • Designated representative: means :

    (a)the individual or organization to whom an employee gives written authorization to exercise the employee's rights under this chapter; or

    (b)a recognized or certified collective bargaining agent who is automatically a designated representative without regard to written employee authorization. See Montana Code 50-78-102

  • Distributor: means a business, other than a chemical manufacturer, that supplies hazardous chemicals to other distributors or to employers. See Montana Code 50-78-102
  • 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
  • Exposure: means ingestion, inhalation, absorption, or other contact in the workplace with a hazardous chemical and includes potential, accidental, or possible exposure. See Montana Code 50-78-102
  • 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

  • Material safety data sheet: means a document prepared in accordance with the requirements of the OSHA standard and containing chemical hazard and safe handling information. See Montana Code 50-78-102
  • 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
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Montana Code 1-1-202
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • Workplace: means an establishment at one geographical location containing one or more work areas. See Montana Code 50-78-102