As used in this chapter, the term:
History. Code 1981, § 45-22-2 , enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1778, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 1304, §§ 1-5; Ga. L. 2015, p. 911, § 1/HB 278; Ga. L. 2017, p. 774, § 45/HB 323.
The 2015 amendment, effective January 1, 2016, added present paragraph (1); redesignated former paragraphs (1) and (2) and present paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; deleted former paragraph (3), which read: “ ‘Commissioner’ means the Commissioner of Labor or his designee.”; deleted “Department of Labor” preceding “office of the Safety Fire Commissioner” in paragraph (6); redesignated former paragraph (11.1) as present paragraph (12); redesignated former paragraph (12) as present paragraph (13); deleted former paragraph (13), which read: “ ‘Impurity’ means a hazardous chemical which is unintentionally present with another chemical or mixture.”; deleted former paragraph (14), which read: “Reserved.”; redesignated former paragraphs (15) and (16) as present paragraphs (14) and (15), respectively; deleted former paragraph (17), which read: “ ‘Medical emergency’ means a medical condition which poses an imminent threat to a person’s health, caused or suspected to have been caused by exposure to a hazardous chemical, and which requires immediate treatment by a physician.”; redesignated former paragraphs (18), (19), (20), (20.1), and (21) as present paragraphs (16), (17), (18), (19), and (20), respectively; deleted former paragraph (22), which read: “ ‘Specific chemical identity’ means the chemical name, the Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number, or any other specific information which reveals the precise chemical designation.”; and redesignated former paragraphs (23) and (24) as present paragraphs (21) and (22), respectively.
The 2017 amendment, effective May 9, 2017, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “C.F.R.” for “CFR” throughout this Code section.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees
Chapter 22 - Public Employee Hazardous Chemical Protection and Right to Know
§ 45-22-3. Labeling Requirements
§ 45-22-4. Responsibility of Public Contractors Who Introduce Hazardous Materials Into Workplace
§ 45-22-5. Exclusions From Chapter; Exclusions From Labeling Requirements
§ 45-22-6. Rules and Regulations; Consultation
§ 45-22-7. Material Safety Data Sheets; Notice to Employees; Rights of Employees
§ 45-22-8. Information and Training Standards
§ 45-22-9. Publication by Employers of List of Hazardous Chemicals in Workplace
§ 45-22-10. Unlawful Discharge, Disciplining, or Discrimination Against Employees