Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 42, October 16, 2024
Section 40-2.57 - Environmental and occupational health exposure investigation, assessment and response; performance standardsThe local health department shall maintain and conduct a program that includes, at a minimum:
(a) responding to reports of exposure to chemical and non-communicable biological hazards attributable to environmental and occupational settings. Such responses shall include, at a minimum, pre-liminary evaluation and exposure investigation; appropriate environmental, biological, clinical or epidemiological monitoring; appropriate public health interventions to reduce and/or eliminate exposures; public or professional information and education; and consultation and referral as needed; and(b) maintaining a log of reported exposures and alleged health effects, including a timeline and description of the response provided.N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 10 §§ 40-2.57
Amended, New York State Register December 31, 2014/Volume XXXVI, Issue 52, eff. 12/31/2014Amended New York State Register August 26, 2020/Volume XLII, Issue 34, eff. 8/26/2020