Section 218-A. Sun safety education for state employees  


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  • 1. Any state
      employee who spends more than a total of five hours  per  week  outdoors
      shall  be  provided  information  about  (a)  the  potential  dangers of
      diseases caused by over-exposure of the sun, such as  skin  cancer,  (b)
      the  existence  of  available protections and their proper uses, and (c)
      any other information necessary to afford an employee his  or  her  best
      opportunity to protect themselves from the sun.
        2.  An  employer  of  any  employee subject to subdivision one of this
      section shall ensure that any necessary information  is  given  to  each
      employee  for  his or her use during their employment, at no cost to the
      employee.
        3.  The  commissioner,  in  consultation  with  the  commissioner   of
      education,  shall  determine  the  form  and  content of the information
      supplied to the state employees who are subject  to  the  provisions  of
      this section.