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      Sec. 31-40k. Employee's right to information concerning toxic substances. Employer's list. (a) Each employer shall post a sign, at a location readily available for viewing by employees, which informs the employees that they have the right to information from their employer regarding the toxic substances which the employer uses or produces in the manufacture of any item, product or material, or which he uses or produces for purposes of research, experimentation or treatment.

      (b) On January 1, 1984, and annually thereafter, the employer shall furnish to the Labor Department a list of all such toxic substances.

      (c) Each employee, or his representative, may request in writing from his employer all information relating to toxic substances, as provided in section 31-40l. If an employee, or his representative, has made a request for information on such a substance, and the employer has not supplied such information within five working days, the employer shall not require the employee to work with the substance until the information has been provided to the employee.

      (P.A. 82-251, S. 2, 8.)

      History: P.A. 82-251 effective July 1, 1983.