Connecticut § 31-40c Information and notice requirements for employers using or producing carcinogens.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 31-40c — Information and notice requirements for employers using or producing carcinogens.

Connecticut § 31-40c

Title 31Labor

Ch. 557Employment Regulation

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-40c (2026).

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(a)As used in this section:

(1)“Person” means one or more individuals, partnerships, associations, corporations, limited liability companies, business trusts, legal representatives or any organized group of persons.

(2)“Employer” means a person engaged in business who has employees, including the state and any political subdivision thereof.

(3)“Employee” means any person engaged in service to an employer in a business of his employer.

(b)Each employer shall post a list of all carcinogenic substances, as described in sections 19a-329 and 19a-331 , which he 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. Such list shall be readily available for viewing by the employees. Such list s

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(a) As used in this section: (1) “Person” means one or more individuals, partnerships, associations, corporations, limited liability companies, business trusts, legal representatives or any organized group of persons. (2) “Employer” means a person engaged in business who has employees, including the state and any political subdivision thereof. (3) “Employee” means any person engaged in service to an employer in a business of his employer. (b) Each employer shall post a list of all carcinogenic substances, as described in sections 19a-329 and 19a-331 , which he 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. Such list shall be readily available for viewing by the employees. Such list shall be updated to reflect any changes to sections 19a-329 and 19a-331 within ninety days of the effective date of such changes. (c) Upon offering employment to a prospective employee and on January first of each year each employer shall furnish to each of his employees a list of all such carcinogenic substances which he 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, and the dangers inherent in exposure to such substances. (d) Each employer shall provide an education and training program for his new employees, during the first month of their employment, adequately describing the presence of such carcinogenic substances which he 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, the dangers inherent in exposure to such substances and proper methods for avoiding harmful effects from such substances by keeping exposure within the allowable limits set by regulations promulgated by the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration. (e) Any person who supplies such carcinogenic substances to an employer shall label all such substances by generic or basic chemical name only and shall provide safe handling procedures for such substances.

Legislative History

(P.A. 80-257, S. 1–5; P.A. 95-79, S. 107, 189.) History: P.A. 95-79 amended Subsec. (a) to redefine “person” to include limited liability companies, effective May 31, 1995. Cited. 243 C. 66.