Section 325.3451. Applicability.

(1) These rules apply to all employers covered in the act who make, maintain, contract for, or have access to, employee exposure or medical records, or analyses thereof, pertaining to employees exposed to toxic substances or harmful physical agents.

(2)   These rules apply to all employee exposure and medical records, and analyses thereof, of employees exposed to toxic substances or  harmful physical agents, whether or not   the  records  are  related  to  specific occupational safety or health rules.

(3)   These rules apply to all employee exposure and medical records, and analyses thereof, made or  maintained   in  any  manner,  including  on    an in-house, contractual, or fee-for-service basis. An employer shall assure that the preservation and access requirements of these rules are complied with, regardless of the manner in which records are made or maintained.

History: 1983 AACS.