Sec. 502.020. WORKPLACE SAFETY FOR INMATES. A person imprisoned in a facility operated by or for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is not an employee for the purposes of this chapter. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall provide a person imprisoned in a facility operated by or for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice the protections from exposure to hazardous chemicals in the workplace as provided for in this chapter.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1332, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1501, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 10.004, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Food, Drugs, Alcohol, and Hazardous Substances
Subtitle D - Hazardous Substances
Chapter 502 - Hazard Communication Act
Section 502.002. Findings; Purpose
Section 502.0021. Federal Laws and Regulations
Section 502.004. Applicability of Chapter
Section 502.005. Workplace Chemical List
Section 502.006. Safety Data Sheet
Section 502.008. Outreach Program
Section 502.009. Employee Education Program
Section 502.010. Liability Under Other Law
Section 502.011. Complaints and Investigations
Section 502.012. Reporting Fatalities and Injuries
Section 502.014. Administrative Penalty
Section 502.0141. Administrative Penalty Assessment Procedure
Section 502.0142. Payment of Administrative Penalty; Judicial Review
Section 502.015. Civil Penalty; Injunction
Section 502.016. Criminal Penalty
Section 502.017. Employee Notice; Rights of Employees