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a. The Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Department of Community Affairs, shall develop a list of substances and their quantities (1) which are not normally hazardous to the health and safety of a person in their common chemical state but which become unusually hazardous to firefighters and the surrounding community in the event of the exposure of the substance to a fire and (2) which are not already covered by the Emergency Services Information Survey which is developed and distributed pursuant to the “Worker and Community Right to Know Act” (P.L.1983, c. 315; C.34:5A-1 et seq.).
b. The department shall develop a fact sheet for each substance contained on the list. The fact sheet shall describe (1) the unusually hazardous nature of a substance to firefighters or the surrounding community, or both, in the event of the exposure of the substance to a fire, and (2) the steps necessary to neutralize the hazard.
c. The department shall include the list of unusually hazardous substances, using their common names, on the Emergency Services Information Survey. The purpose of including this list on the survey is to require business entities to report the manufacture, distribution, storage or warehousing of objects comprised of substances identified by the department as unusually hazardous to firefighters or the surrounding community in the event of the exposure of the substance to fire. It is not the intent of this act to require the reporting of materials that are commonly used in the normal conduct of business, including, but not limited to, desks, paneling, flooring, piping and rugs.
d. The department shall adopt the list and fact sheet developed under this section no later than three months prior to the effective date of this act.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Jersey Statutes Title 52. State Government, Departments and Officers 52 § 27D-223 - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nj/title-52-state-government-departments-and-officers/nj-st-sect-52-27d-223/
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