New Jersey Statutes 34:5A-10. Retention of workplace surveys
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 34:5A-10
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
b. The department shall require every employer to update the workplace survey for his facility every five years, and shall supply each employer with any necessary additional hazardous substance fact sheets. If any additional workplace hazardous substance is present at the employer’s facility during a non-reporting year that had not been previously reported, the employer shall inform the department and all other appropriate departments or entities which receive a copy of the completed survey as required pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1983, c.315 (C. 34:5A-7) of the change no later than the July 15 following the change.
c. Upon request by the department, an employer shall provide the department with copies of employee health and exposure records, including those maintained for, and supplied to, the federal government.
d. Any person may request in writing from the department a copy of a workplace survey for a facility, together with the appropriate hazardous substance fact sheets, and the department shall transmit any material so requested within 30 days of the request therefor. Any request by an employee for material pertaining to the facility where he is employed made pursuant to this subsection shall be treated by the department as confidential.
L.1983,c.315,s.10; amended 1995,c.259,s.4.