Rhode Island Right to Know Poster Required

Ignoring This Poster	
Can Be Hazardous To Your Health	
Under the Rhode Island Right-To-Know Law, your employer	
must tell you about the dangers of any hazardous substances in your workplace.	
You have a right to know :	
• 	the common name or trade names of the substance,
including the chemical name; 	
• 	the level at which exposu re to the substance is
hazardous, if known; 	
•  	the effects and symptoms of exposure at hazardous
levels; 	
• 	the potential for flammability, explosion, and
reactivity of the substance; 	
• 	appropriate emergency treatment; 	
• 	proper procedures for the safe use of and exposure to
the substance; 	
• 	proper protective equipment for safe use; and 	
• 	procedures for clean-up of leaks and spills. 	
Your employer must provide you with the above information. If
he or she has not, make sure you ask about it. Your company
representative is:
The Right-To-Know Law was created to protect you. For more
information about your rights under the Hazardous Substances
Right-to-Know Law, contact the R.I. Department of Labor and
Training at (401) 462-85	
70 .	
"Because not knowing about the hazardous substances you
work with is the greatest hazard of all.	
"	
THIS POSTER MUST BE  DISPLAYED IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION IN THE
WORKPLACE.   	
DLT-L-47 (Rev. 	4/2008 )	
The Rhode Island	
R I G H T – T O – K N O W	
L A W