New Jersey § 34:15-31

§ 34:15-31.

Any injury, illness or death of a public safety worker which may be caused by exposure

to a known carcinogen, cancer-causing radiation or a radioactive substance, including

cancer and damage to reproductive organs, shall be presumed to be compensable under

the provisions of R.S.34:15-1 et seq. , if the worker demonstrates that he was exposed, due to fire, explosion, spill or

other means, to a known carcinogen, cancer-causing radiation or radioactive substances

in the course of the worker's employment as a public safety worker and demonstrates

that the injury, illness or death has manifested during his or her employment as a

public safety worker. This prima facie presumption may be rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence

that the exposure is not linked to the injury, illness or death. The employer of the public safety worker may require the worker to undergo, at the

expense of the employer, reasonable testing, evaluation and monitoring of health conditions

of the worker which is relevant to determining whether the exposure is linked to the

occurrence, but the presumption of compensability shall not be adversely affected

by any failure of the employer to require such testing, evaluation or monitoring. The employer shall maintain records regarding any instance in which any public safety

worker in its employ was deployed to a facility or location where the presence of

one or more substances which are known carcinogens is indicated in documents provided

to local fire or police departments pursuant to the requirements of section 7 of P.L.1983,

c. 315 ( C.34:5A-7 ) and where fire, explosions, spills or other events occurred which could result in

exposure to those carcinogens. The records shall include the identity of each deployed public safety worker and

each worker shall be provided notice of the records.