Document Citation: Wis. Stat. § 101.598

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WISCONSIN ANNOTATED STATUTES
REGULATION OF INDUSTRY
CHAPTER 101. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE -- REGULATION OF INDUSTRY, BUILDINGS AND SAFETY
SUBCHAPTER I REGULATION OF INDUSTRY: GENERAL PROVISIONS



Date:
08/31/2009

Document:
Wis. Stat. § 101.598 (2011)

101.598. Rules.

(1) The department shall, by rule, identify as an infectious agent any bacterial, mycoplasmal, fungal, parasitic or viral agent which causes illness in humans or human fetuses or both. The department shall consult with the department of health services in promulgating these rules.

(2) The department may, by rule, exempt employers from retaining a data sheet or maintaining a list, under s. 101.583 (1), regarding any mixture containing a toxic substance if the nature of the toxic substance or the quantity of toxic substance present in the mixture is such that the mixture is highly unlikely to pose an unreasonable acute or chronic health hazard to an employee who works with or is likely to be exposed to the mixture.