N.Y. Public Health Law § 4802: 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.