ยง 4802. Powers and duties of the commissioner. 1. The commissioner or
his designated representative from the department shall have the right
of entry at reasonable hours into any workplace when the commissioner
has reason to believe that employees are being exposed to toxic
substances at hazardous levels to conduct such investigations as the
commissioner authorizes. The commissioner shall make available to
appropriate authorities the results of any such investigation in which
hazardous levels of toxic substances are found.
2. The commissioner may make public, available information containing
descriptions of the toxic effects and the circumstances under which
these effects are produced for toxic substances found in the course and
scope of employment. He shall prepare this information in a clear and
coherent manner using words with common and everyday meanings to be
forwarded to the industrial commissioner of the department of labor for
use in compliance with the provisions of article twenty-eight of the
labor law. The information provided may be based on the Threshold Limit
Values For Chemical Substances And Physical Agents In The Workroom
Environment With Intended Changes For 1979, as amended from time to
time, and the current Registry Of Toxic Effects Of Chemical Substances
Of The National Institute Of Occupational Safety And Health.
3. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations and take
all other actions necessary for the effective implementation of this
article.