New Jersey § 34:5a-16

§ 34:5a-16.

a. Any employee or employee representative may request, in writing, from his employer,

a copy of a workplace survey, hazardous substance fact sheet, or, where applicable,

an environmental survey filed pursuant to the provisions of this act for the facility

at which he is employed. The employer shall supply this material within five working days of the request. Any employee or employee representative may request, in writing, the chemical name

and Chemical Abstracts Service number of the substance contained in any container

which is not labeled pursuant to the provisions of section 14 of this act, 1 and the employer shall supply the employee or employee representative with this information

within five working days of the request. An employee shall have the right to refuse to work with a hazardous substance for

which a request was made and not honored without loss of pay or forfeit of any other

privilege until the request is honored. b. Any employee or employee representative who believes that an employer has not complied

with the provisions of subsection a. of this section may file a complaint with the

Commissioner of the Department of Labor. Upon receipt of the complaint, the commissioner shall investigate the allegations

contained in the complaint. If the commissioner, following an administrative hearing conducted pursuant to the

“Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L. 1968, c. 410 ( C.52:14B-1 et seq. ), finds that the employer has violated the provisions of subsection a. of this section,

he shall initiate a civil action by summary proceeding pursuant to “the penalty enforcement

law” ( N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq. ). Any employer violating the provisions of subsection a. of this section is liable

to a penalty of not less than $2,500.00 for each offense. 1

N.J.S.A. § 34:5A-14.