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
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