The New Jersey Worker and Community Right to Know Act requires public and private employers to provide information about hazardous substances at their workplaces.
This act informs public employees about chemical hazards at their workplace so they can work safely with these hazardous substances, helps firefighters, police, and other emergency responders adequately plan for and respond to incidents such as fires, explosions or spills, and provides data for monitoring and tracking hazardous substances in the workplace and the environment.
All surveys are due every calendar year. By March 1st, private employers must send their Community Right to Know surveys to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). By July 1st, public employers must send their Right to Know surveys to the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH).
Once the surveys are completed, copies are sent to your local:
- Police Department
- Fire Department
- County Right to Know Lead Agency
- Local Emergency Planning Committee
To learn how surveys are completed and whether or not you would need to complete one, check out the infographic below! To refer to NJDEP’s Environmental Hazardous Substances List, please click here.
How Can Whitman Help?
Whitman has years of experience in completing the surveys for both public and private entities.
Our services include:
- Performing the chemical inventory onsite and determining if any chemicals are over the reporting threshold.
- Completing the Right to Know survey.
- Submitting the reports to the local authorities as required.
- Labeling containers.
- Creating and maintaining a Right to Know central file.
- Posting the Right to Know post where applicable.
For more information, please contact:
John Beaupre
Senior Vice President
jbeaupre@whitmanco.com
(732) 390-5858
Posted on January 3rd, 2024
