2006 New York Code - Powers And Duties Of The Commissioner.

 
    §  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.