2016 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title X - PUBLIC HEALTH
Chapter 140 - OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Section 140:2 - Purpose.

    140:2 Purpose. – It is the purpose of this chapter to implement the policies set forth in RSA 140:1 by providing for:
    I. Effective consultative service relative to the use of chemical or physical agents for the protection of the occupational and public health and safety.
    II. Promotion of an orderly consultative pattern within the state, among the states, and between the federal government and the state, and the facilitation of intergovernmental cooperation with respect to the use of chemical and physical agents to the end that duplication of effort may be minimized.
    III. Maximum utilization of chemical or physical agents consistent with the health and safety of the public.
    IV. Collection of information regarding ailments or diseases which may be contracted from occupational exposure to chemical or physical agents.

Source. 1986, 198:20, eff. Aug. 2, 1986.