你有权利知道
关于你工作场所和社区的有害物质
Publication of the New Jersey Institute of Technology - Department of 健康 & 环境安全
(973) 596 - 3059
2009年12月
的 知情权 行为
新泽西工人和社区 知情权法 requires public and private employers to provide information about hazardous substances at their workplaces. 该法案:
- Informs public employees about chemical hazards at their workplace so they can work safely with these hazardous substances;
- 帮助消防队员, 警察, and other emergency responders adequately plan for and respond to incidents such as fires, 爆炸或泄漏;
- Provides data for monitoring and tracking hazardous substances in the workplace and the environment.
的 行为 能保护你和你的家人吗
Harmful substances may be present at your workplace and at other workplaces in your community, 或者释放到环境中. 的y may also be carried home to your family on your work clothes.
Hazardous substances can cause irritation to the eyes, skin, and respiratory tract. Exposure to hazardous substances has been linked to health problems such as cancer, 出生缺陷, 和心脏, 肺部和肾脏疾病. 这些疾病可能在接触多年后发展. 作为一个公共机构的雇员, you can obtain information about hazardous substances that may harm you or your family from documents in your workplace's 知情权 (RTK) central file.
Knowing about hazardous substances and how they harm you can help you obtain the proper diagnosis and treatment if you should become sick. 更重要的是, awareness about hazardous substances and your potential exposure to them can help you make important decisions about your employment.
如何 行为 作品
Employers covered by the Act must complete surveys listing the names and amounts of hazardous chemicals stored and used at their workplaces.
知情权调查s are completed by public agencies and sent to the 新泽西卫生和老年服务部 (NJDHSS).
Community 知情权调查s are completed by private employers and sent to the 新泽西州环境保护部 (NJDEP).
Copies of these surveys are required to be sent to local fire and 警察 departments, designated 知情权 county agencies (mostly county health departments), 以及当地应急计划委员会.
Public employers are required to label containers according to the 新泽西州知情权法案 和PEOSHA, and maintain a Right To Know Central File that contains information about hazardous substances at their facilities. Private employers are required to label containers according to OSHA and the 新泽西州知情权法案.
的 following three agencies work together to implement the Worker and Community 知情权法:
新泽西卫生和老年服务部
的 State agency enforces all provisions of the 知情权法 in public workplaces and the 知情权 labeling in private workplaces. 该方案编制有害物质情况说明书, 知情权小册子, and other materials to increase awareness of hazardous chemicals and help employers comply with the Right To Know Act. Printed materials are available upon request and many are translated into Spanish.
新泽西州环境保护部
This State agency enforces the community provisions of the 知情权法 in the private sector (except for labeling). 的 Department is also responsible for implementing Title III (Emergency Planning and Community 知情权) of the Federal Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA), which establishes requirements for industry regarding emergency planning and reporting of hazardous chemicals.
新泽西州劳动和劳动力发展部
This State agency collects 知情权 fees from private employers and investigates complaints by public employees who suspect they are being discriminated against for exercising their rights under the 知情权法.
公共雇主如何遵守知情权法案
Public employers have the responsibility to assist workers in learning about the hazards of the products they work with. 雇主必须:
- 完成知情权调查
- 标签的容器
- 建立并保持中央档案的知情权
- 展示知情权海报
NJIT personnel can obtain a copy of the survey by contacting the Department of 健康 & 环境安全. (973) 596 - 3059. 远景大厦9室.
如何利用工作场所的权利来保护自己的健康
的 知情权 Act gives employees certain rights and access to information about hazardous chemicals in their workplace. 这个信息, 保存在知情权中央档案中, informs workers about the health hazards of chemicals and ways to reduce or prevent their exposure to the chemical hazards. Learn to work safely with chemical hazards to protect your health and the health of your family members.
这样做:
- 只能使用有标签的容器.
- Check your workplace Right To Know Survey to find out which products contain hazardous chemicals.
- Read Material 安全 Data Sheets and Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets about the health hazards of the hazardous chemicals in the products. 的se documents are kept in the 知情权 central file.
You do not have to work with a product if your employer has not given you the ingredient information you requested in writing within five working days. 打电话给申博太阳城环境健康中心 & 如欲了解更多资料,请浏览. (973) 596 - 3059在你拒绝使用一个产品之前.
如何在申博太阳城获取信息
您可以获得的副本 知情权调查, and Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets from your designated 知情权 以下部门:
- 申博太阳城卫生部 & 环境安全- 973-596 - 3059
- NJIT公共安全部门- 973 596 - 3111
的 Central File is located in Police Headquarters at the 停车 Deck
For more information about the program and training, contact the 申博太阳城卫生部 & 环境安全,电话:(973)596 - 3059. Should there be an actual emergency contact NJIT Office of 公共安全 at (973) 596 - 3111