New Jersey § 34:5a-5

§ 34:5a-5.

a. The Department of Health shall develop a workplace hazardous substance list which

shall include: (1) Any substance or substance contained in a mixture regulated by the federal Occupational

Safety and Health Administration under Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1910, subpart z ; (2) Any environmental hazardous substance; and (3) Any other substance which the department, based on documented scientific evidence,

determines poses a threat to the health or safety of an employee. b. The department shall develop a special health hazard substance list comprising

hazardous substances which, because of their known carcinogenicity, mutagenicity,

teratogenicity, flammability, explosiveness, corrosivity, or reactivity pose a special

hazard to health and safety, and for which an employer shall not be permitted to make

a trade secret claim. c. The department shall develop a workplace survey designed to facilitate the reporting

by employers of those hazardous substances present at their facilities. The workplace survey shall include a copy of the special health hazard substance

list. d. The department shall develop a hazardous substance fact sheet for each hazardous

substance on the workplace hazardous substance list. e. The department shall prepare and, upon request, make available to employers, county

health departments, and the public a Spanish translation of the workplace survey and

each hazardous substance fact sheet. The department shall also prepare and make available a Spanish translation of any

written material prepared by the department to inform employees of their rights under

this act. f. Three months prior to the effective date of this act, the department shall adopt,

pursuant to the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L. 1968, c. 410 ( C. 52:14B-1 et seq. ), a workplace hazardous substance list.