(a) the name or names of the toxic substance, including the generic or
chemical name;
(b) the trade name of the chemical and any other commonly used name;
(c) the level at which exposure to the substance is determined to be
hazardous, if known;
(d) the acute and chronic effects of exposure at hazardous levels;
(e) the symptoms of such effects;
(f) the potential for flammability, explosion and reactivity of such
substance;
(g) appropriate emergency treatment;
(h) proper conditions for safe use and exposure to such toxic
substance;
(i) procedures for cleanup of leaks and spills of such toxic
substance.
5. Whenever an employer receives new information concerning those
subjects listed in subdivision four of this section, whether from the
manufacturer, importer, producer or formulator or from state or federal
agencies, such employer must make such new information available to
employees and if so requested, their representatives upon receipt of
same.
6. Each employer shall make available to every employee the
informational leaflets that he receives about the toxic substances
information program pursuant to section forty-eight hundred four of the
public health law.
7. Upon receipt of a request for information the employer must provide
the requested information in writing within seventy-two hours, excluding
weekends and public holidays. If the information is not provided, the
employee may not be required to work with the toxic substance until the
information is made available.
8. Provision of information to an employee shall not in any way affect
the liability of an employer with regard to the health and safety of an
employee or other persons exposed to toxic substances, nor shall it
affect the employer's responsibility to take any action to prevent the
occurrence of occupational disease as required under any other provision
of law. Further, it shall not affect any other duty or responsibility of
a manufacturer, producer, or formulator to warn ultimate users of a
toxic substance pursuant to any other provisions of law.
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