Connecticut § 31-40j Definitions.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 31-40j — Definitions.

Connecticut·Title 31 Labor·Ch. 557 Employment Regulation

As used in sections 31-40j to 31-40p, inclusive:

(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 who may be exposed under normal operating conditions or foreseeable emergencies to toxic substances while engaged in service to an employer in a business of his employer. For the purposes of this subdivision, “emergency” means any occurrence such as, but not limited to, equipment failure, rupture of containers or failure of control equipment which may or does result in an uncontrolled release of a t

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As used in sections 31-40j to 31-40p, inclusive: (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 who may be exposed under normal operating conditions or foreseeable emergencies to toxic substances while engaged in service to an employer in a business of his employer. For the purposes of this subdivision, “emergency” means any occurrence such as, but not limited to, equipment failure, rupture of containers or failure of control equipment which may or does result in an uncontrolled release of a toxic substance. (4) “Toxic substance” means any substance: (A) Which has been identified as an air contaminant under the Occupational Safety and Health Standards, Code of Federal Regulations, Title 29, Chapter XVII, Subpart Z, Section 1910.1000, and (B) which an 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. “Toxic substance” shall not include carcinogenic substances, as described in sections 19a-329 and 19a-331 . (5) “Trade secret” means any unpatented, secret, commercially valuable plan, appliance, formulation or process which is used for the making, preparing, compounding, treating or processing of articles or materials which are trade commodities obtained from a person and which are recognized by law as confidential.

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Legislative History

(P.A. 82-251, S. 1, 8; P.A. 95-79, S. 108, 189.) History: P.A. 82-251 effective July 1, 1983; P.A. 95-79 redefined “person” to include limited liability companies, effective May 31, 1995. Cited. 243 C. 66.