Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2351.29 – Medical surveillance; preservation of records
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2351.29
- Employee: means a person currently employed, laid off, terminated with reemployment rights, or on leave of absence who is permitted, required, or directed to engage in any employment by an employer in consideration of direct or indirect gain or profit. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2351.1
- Lead contractor: means any person employing workers engaged in lead hazard reduction activities and a self-employed individual who engages in lead hazard reduction activities. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2351.1
- Lead hazard: means any condition that causes exposure to lead from lead-contaminated dust, lead-contaminated soil, or lead-contaminated paint that is deteriorated or present in accessible surfaces, friction surfaces, or impact surfaces that would result in adverse human health effects as established by the secretary; and shall include lead-based paint as defined by the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2351.1
- Secretary: means the secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2351.1
A. The state health officer shall develop standards for a medical surveillance program for all individuals engaged in lead hazard reduction activities, which shall be consistent with those required under applicable federal law and regulations.
B. Lead contractors shall institute a medical surveillance program for all employees who are or will be exposed to lead-containing substances. All medical surveillance records shall be maintained for the duration of employment plus thirty years. Lead contractors may utilize the services of competent organizations such as industry trade associations and employee associations to maintain the records as required by this Section.
C. Whenever a lead contractor ceases to operate and there is no successor entity to receive and retain the records for the prescribed period, the lead contractor shall notify the secretary at least ninety days prior to disposal and, upon request, transmit the records to the secretary.
D. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1085, §2.
Acts 1993, No. 224, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1085, §§1, 2.