§ 40:1057.3 — Regulations on aerosols; warnings; mandatory reporting

Louisiana § 40:1057.3

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 40: Public Health and Safety

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§1057.3. Regulations on aerosols; warnings; mandatory reporting
A. Any warning on aerosol products shall be prominently located in
relation to the brand name and shall be displayed in bold type. In addition, all
ingredients must be listed in bold type.
B. All manufacturers of aerosol products containing toxic substances
or which shall have fatal warnings on the containers shall file the proper
treatment in case of misuse with the department. The department shall be
responsible for compiling a list of such treatments and forwarding such list on
a periodic basis as determined by the secretary to the Louisiana State Medical
Society for review, and then distribution to all poison centers and other
medical personnel and emergency treatment centers who may have cause to
use such treatment.
C. Mandatory reporting of accidental or deliberate use causing injury
and/or sudden deaths by involvement with aerosol products shall be required
of physicians and coroners. Such reports shall be made directly to the office
of health services and environmental quality of the Louisiana Department of
Health. The department is directed to:
(1) Establish the necessary operations to receive statistics of use
causing injury or deaths by aerosols.
(2) Forward statistical information to the Department of Education and
other specified agencies on a quarterly basis.
(3) Direct coroners or pathologists who perform autopsies to be
cognizant of the possible involvement of aerosols in the case being examined
and particularly in the sudden death of youths.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1975, No. 590, §1, eff. July 17, 1975. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978.