Section 4801. Definitions  


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  • When used in this article:
        1.  "Workplace"  means  any  location away from the home, permanent or
      temporary, where any employee performs  any  work-related  duty  in  the
      course of his employment.
        2. "Toxic substance" means any substance which is listed in the latest
      printed  edition  of  the National Institute for Occupational Safety and
      Health Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances or  has  yielded
      positive evidence of acute or chronic health hazards in human, animal or
      other biological testing.
        3.  "Employer"  means  any  individual,  partnership,  corporation  or
      association engaged in a business who has employees including the  state
      and its political subdivisions. The term "employer" does not include the
      employment  of domestic workers or casual laborers employed at the place
      of residence of his or her employer.