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18 V.S.A. § 1140
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 21 - Communicable Diseases|§ 1140. Definitions

§ 1140. Definitions|As used in this subchapter:  (1) "Bloodborne pathogen" means a pathogenic microorganism that is present in human blood and can cause disease in humans. Such pathogens include hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). (2) "Emergency personnel" shall have the same meaning as in 20 V.S.A. § 3171, but shall also include members of a ski patrol trained through the National Ski Patrol or substantially similar program. (3) "Employer" means the organization on whose behalf a worker is employed or volunteering when rendering health services to a source patient pursuant to this subchapter. (4) "Health care provider" shall have the same meaning as in subdivision 9432(9) of this title. (5) "Health care worker" means any individual or employee of a health care provider who provides medical or other health services in the course of the worker's employment. (6) "Health services" means activities and functions that are directly related to care, treatment, or diagnosis of a patient, including emergency medical treatment. (7) "Manner sufficient to transmit" means consistent with current guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as determined by a physician licensed to practice medicine in Vermont. (8) "Public safety personnel" means an individual employed or volunteering for a fire department, police department, or ambulance service. (9) "Source patient" means an individual who, in the course of receiving health services, may have exposed a health care worker, public safety personnel, or emergency personnel to blood or bodily fluids in a manner sufficient to transmit a bloodborne disease. (10) "Worker" means emergency personnel, health care worker, or public safety personnel. (Added 2007, No. 194 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
18 V.S.A. § 1221
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 23 - Water Pollution|§ 1221. Municipal water treatment plants

§ 1221. Municipal water treatment plants|If, after public hearing it finds that any public water supply is or is likely to be contaminated, or if waters designated as Class A by 10 V.S.A. § 1253 are reclassified by order of the Secretary of Natural Resources, the Board of Health shall order the municipality or person using or supplying such public water supply to construct and install filtration and disinfection facilities to protect the public health or convert to a new source of public water supply. Any such order shall specify a reasonable time schedule for such construction or conversion and shall specify any interim measures necessary for the protection of the public health. (Added 1969, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 23, eff. April 4, 1970; amended 2011, No. 138 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. May 14, 2012.)
18 V.S.A. § 1222
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 23 - Water Pollution|§ 1222. Cyanobacteria monitoring and notification

§ 1222. Cyanobacteria monitoring and notification|(a) As used in this section:  (1) "Cyanobacteria" means photosynthetic bacteria that have two photosystems, produce molecular oxygen, and use water as an electron-donating substrate in photosynthesis, including microcystis, anabaena, and aphanizomenon. (2) "Waters" shall have the same meaning as used in 10 V.S.A. § 1251.   (b) The Commissioner of Health, in consultation with the Secretary of Natural Resources, shall coordinate efforts to monitor the presence of cyanobacteria in the waters of the State.(c) The Department of Health shall maintain a publicly accessible Internet site that provides information concerning the presence of cyanobacteria in areas known to be used for recreation, including swimming or boating. Within one hour of a determination that the presence of cyanobacteria in a recreation area is a public health hazard, the Commissioner of Health shall conduct public outreach describing the area affected and the nature of the public health hazard in the area. (Added 2015, No. 86 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)
18 V.S.A. § 1241
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 24A - Lead in Drinking Water of Schools and Child Care Facilities|§ 1241. Purpose

§ 1241. Purpose|The purpose of this chapter is to require all school districts, supervisory unions, independent schools, and child care providers in Vermont to:  (1) test drinking water in their buildings and child care facilities for lead contamination; and (2) develop and implement an appropriate response or lead remediation plan when sampling indicates unsafe lead levels in drinking water at a school or child care facility. (Added 2019, No. 66, § 1, eff. June 17, 2019.)
18 V.S.A. § 1242
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 24A - Lead in Drinking Water of Schools and Child Care Facilities|§ 1242. Definitions

§ 1242. Definitions|As used in this chapter:  (1) "Action level" means four parts per billion (ppb) of lead. (2) "Alternative water source" means:  (A) water from an outlet within the building or facility that is below the action level; or (B) containerized, bottled, or packaged drinking water.  (3) "Building" means any structure, facility, addition, or wing that may be occupied or used by children or students. (4) "Child care provider" has the same meaning as in 33 V.S.A. § 3511. (5) "Child care facility" or "facility" has the same meaning as in 33 V.S.A. § 3511. (6) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health. (7) "Department" means the Department of Health. (8) "Drinking water" has the same meaning as in 10 V.S.A. § 1671. (9) "Independent school" has the same meaning as in 16 V.S.A. § 11. (10) "Outlet" means a drinking water fixture currently or reasonably expected to be used for consumption or cooking purposes, including a drinking fountain, an ice machine, or a faucet as determined by a school district, supervisory union, independent school, or child care provider. (11) "School district" has the same meaning as in 16 V.S.A. § 11. (12) "Supervisory union" has the same meaning as in 16 V.S.A. § 11. (Added 2019, No. 66, § 1, eff. June 17, 2019.)
18 V.S.A. § 1244
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 24A - Lead in Drinking Water of Schools and Child Care Facilities|§ 1244. Response to action level; notice; reporting

§ 1244. Response to action level; notice; reporting|If a sample of drinking water under section 1243 of this title indicates that drinking water from an outlet is at or above the action level, the school district, supervisory union, independent school, or child care provider that owns, controls, or operates the building or facility in which the outlet is located shall conduct remediation to eliminate or reduce lead levels in the drinking water from the outlet. In conducting remediation, a school district, supervisory union, independent school, or child care provider shall strive to achieve the lowest level of lead possible in drinking water. At a minimum, the school district, supervisory union, independent school, or child care provider shall:  (1)(A) prohibit use of an outlet that is at or above the action level until:   (i) implementation of a lead remediation plan that is consistent with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 3Ts for Reducing Lead in Drinking Water in Schools; and (ii) sampling indicates that lead levels from the outlet are below the action level; or  (B) prohibit use of an outlet that is at or above the action level until the outlet is permanently removed, disabled, or otherwise cannot be accessed by any person for the purposes of consumption or cooking;  (2) provide occupants of the building or child care facility an adequate alternative water source until remediation is performed; (3) notify all staff and all parents or guardians of students directly of the test results and the proposed or taken remedial action in writing or by electronic means within 10 school days after receipt of the laboratory report; (4) submit lead remediation plans to the Department as they are completed; (5) notify all staff and all parents or guardians or students in writing or by electronic means of what remedial actions have been taken; and (6) submit notice to the Department of Health that remediation plans have been completed. (Added 2019, No. 66, § 1, eff. June 17, 2019.)
18 V.S.A. § 1245
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 24A - Lead in Drinking Water of Schools and Child Care Facilities|§ 1245. Record keeping; public notification; database

§ 1245. Record keeping; public notification; database|(a) Record keeping. The Department of Health shall retain all records of test results, laboratory analyses, lead remediation plans, and waiver requests for 10 years following the creation or acquisition of the record. Records produced or acquired by the Department under this chapter are public records subject to inspection or copying under the Public Records Act.(b) Public notification. On or before March 1, 2021, the Commissioner shall publish on the Department website the data from testing under section 1243 of this title so that the results of sampling are fully transparent and accessible to the public. The data published by the Department shall include a list of all buildings or facilities owned, controlled, or operated by a school district, supervisory union, independent school, or child care provider at which drinking water from an outlet tested is at or above the action level within the previous two years of reported samples. The Commissioner shall publish all retesting data on the Department's website within two weeks of receipt of the relevant laboratory analysis. The Secretary of Education shall include a link on the Agency of Education website to the Department of Health website required under this subsection. (Added 2019, No. 66, § 1, eff. June 17, 2019.)
18 V.S.A. § 1246
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 24A - Lead in Drinking Water of Schools and Child Care Facilities|§ 1246. Lead remediation plan; guidance; communication

§ 1246. Lead remediation plan; guidance; communication|(a) Consultation. When a laboratory analysis of a sample of drinking water from an outlet at a building or facility owned, controlled, or operated by a school district, supervisory union, independent school, or child care provider is at or above the action level, the school district, supervisory union, independent school, or child care provider may consult with the Commissioner regarding the development of a lead remediation plan or other necessary response.(b) Guidance; lead remediation plan. The Commissioner, after consultation with the Secretary of Natural Resources, the Commissioner for Children and Families, and the Secretary of Education, shall issue guidance on development of a lead remediation plan by a school district, supervisory union, independent school, or child care provider. The guidance provided by the Commissioner shall reference the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 3Ts for Reducing Lead in Drinking Water in Schools.(c) Communications. The Department of Health shall develop sample communications for parents for use by school districts, supervisory unions, independent schools, and child care providers concerning lead in water and reducing exposure to lead under this chapter. (Added 2019, No. 66, § 1, eff. June 17, 2019.)
18 V.S.A. § 1247
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 24A - Lead in Drinking Water of Schools and Child Care Facilities|§ 1247. Rulemaking

§ 1247. Rulemaking|(a) The Commissioner shall adopt rules under this chapter to achieve the purposes of this chapter.(b) On or before November 1, 2020, the Commissioner, with continuing consultation with the Secretary of Natural Resources, the Commissioner for Children and Families, and the Secretary of Education, shall adopt rules regarding the implementation of the requirements of this chapter. The rules shall include:  (1) requirements or guidance for taking samples of drinking water from outlets in a building or facility owned, controlled, or operated by a school district, supervisory union, independent school, or child care provider that are no less stringent than the requirements of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 3Ts for Reducing Lead in Drinking Water in Schools and that include a first draw sample and second flush sample; (2) the frequency and scope of continued sampling of outlets by school districts, supervisory unions, independent schools, and child care providers, provided that the Department may stagger when continued sampling shall occur by school or provider, school type or provider type, or initial sampling results; (3) requirements for implementation of a lead mitigation plan or other necessary response to a report that drinking water from an outlet is at or above the action level; and (4) any other requirements that the Commissioner deems necessary for the implementation of the requirements of this chapter. (Added 2019, No. 66, § 1, eff. June 17, 2019.)
18 V.S.A. § 1248
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 24A - Lead in Drinking Water of Schools and Child Care Facilities|§ 1248. Enforcement; penalties

§ 1248. Enforcement; penalties|In addition to any other authority provided by law, the Commissioner of Health or a hearing officer designated by the Commissioner may, after notice and an opportunity for hearing, impose an administrative penalty of up to $500.00 for a violation of the requirements of this chapter. The hearing before the Commissioner shall be a contested case subject to the provisions of 3 V.S.A. chapter 25. (Added 2019, No. 66, § 1, eff. June 17, 2019.)
18 V.S.A. § 1331
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 26 - Certification of Asbestos Contractors|§ 1331. Definitions

§ 1331. Definitions|As used in this chapter:  (1) "Asbestos" means the asbestiform varieties of chrysotile (serpentine); crocidolite (riebeckite); amosite (cummingtonite-grunerite); anthophyllite; tremolite; and actinolite. (2) "Asbestos abatement" means the repair, enclosure, removal, encapsulation, or any other activity for the evaluation or control of any material which contains more than one percent asbestos by weight. (3) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health or the Commissioner's designee. (Added 1985, No. 238 (Adj. Sess.), eff. June 3, 1986.)
18 V.S.A. § 1332
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 26 - Certification of Asbestos Contractors|§ 1332. Certification

§ 1332. Certification|Any person may apply to the Commissioner for certification as an asbestos contractor permitted to perform asbestos abatement in the State of Vermont. Certification shall be granted to any person who meets the standards for certified asbestos contractors established by the Commissioner by rule. The Commissioner shall provide proof of certification to all successful applicants. The Commissioner shall maintain and, upon request, make available a list of asbestos contractors certified under this chapter. The Commissioner shall, by rule, establish procedures to be followed under this chapter. (Added 1985, No. 238 (Adj. Sess.), eff. June 3, 1986.)
18 V.S.A. § 1333
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 26 - Certification of Asbestos Contractors|§ 1333. Notification of work

§ 1333. Notification of work|Any contractor performing asbestos abatement work must notify the Commissioner 10 working days prior to beginning work. (Added 1985, No. 238 (Adj. Sess.), eff. June 3, 1986.)
18 V.S.A. § 1334
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 26 - Certification of Asbestos Contractors|§ 1334. Application fees

§ 1334. Application fees|(a) The Commissioner shall require the payment of certification and permit fees at the time of application. The Commissioner shall not process an application for which fees have not been paid. No person shall perform asbestos abatement without obtaining certification and a permit from the Commissioner.(b) Certification and permit fees shall be:  (1) Certification fees (A) Entities                                                                                           $600.00 Initial                                                                                                                      $150.00 Additional             (B) Consultants                                                                                    $180.00 Initial                                                                                                                   $150.00 Additional             (C) Analysts                                                                                                    $ 60.00             (D) Workers                                                                                                    $ 60.00             (E) Supervisors                                                                                              $120.00             (F) Training courses–two-year period                 Initial                                                                                                         $480.00                Refresher                                                                                                   $300.00       (2) Permit fees           (A) more than 10 square feet           through 100 square feet                                                                                  $ 75.00            (B) more than 10 linear feet           through 100 linear feet                                                                                   $ 75.00           (C) more than 100 square feet           through 1,000 square feet                                                                              $150.00           (D) more than 100 linear feet           through 1,000 linear feet                                                                               $150.00            (E) more than 1,000 square feet                                                                    $300.00            (F) more than 1,000 linear feet                                                                     $300.00            (G) permit revision charge                                                                            $ 50.00 (c) Fees collected under this section shall be credited to a special fund and shall be available to the Department to offset the costs of providing these services. (Added 1989, No. 210 (Adj. Sess.), § 120; amended 1991, No. 5, § 35, eff. March 13, 1991; 1997, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 58; 2007, No. 76, § 10.)
18 V.S.A. § 1415
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 28 - Occupational Health|§ 1415. Division of Occupational Health

§ 1415. Division of Occupational Health|To implement the policy of the State expressed in 21 V.S.A. § 201, and to continue the functions of the Division of Industrial Hygiene, there is created within the Department of Health the Division of Occupational Health, which shall be administered by the Director of Occupational Health under direction and control of the Commissioner of Health and the State Board of Health. The Division is the successor to and a continuation of the Division of Industrial Hygiene. (Added 1971, No. 205 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
18 V.S.A. § 1416
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 28 - Occupational Health|§ 1416. Definitions

§ 1416. Definitions|As used in this chapter:  (1) "Director" means the Director of Occupational Health. (2) "Division" means the Division of Occupational Health. (3) "Employee" means any person engaged in service to an employer for wages, salary, or other compensation, excluding an independent contractor. (4) "Employer" means a person, as hereinafter defined, who employs one or more persons. (5) "Health hazard" means any material, including biological material or energy, or both, in any form from any source that can adversely affect the health of any employee, or can adversely affect the health of any person exposed in a place of employment or any person adversely exposed from a source in a place of employment. (6) "Occupational disease" means a disease caused by exposure to an occupational health hazard. (7) "VOSHA Code" means this chapter and 21 V.S.A. chapter 3, subchapters 4 and 5. (8) "Person" means a natural person, corporation, partnership, trust, society, club, association, or other organization, including municipalities and the State. (9) "Place of employment" means any work place or place where an employee is engaged in performance of his or her work or duties, or which is used in connection with an employee's employment. It includes structures, buildings, machinery, equipment, tools, appliances, and materials used in connection with the employment. It also includes land and premises where an employer is carrying on any activity or business involving the use of one or more employees. (Added 1971, No. 205 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 62.)
18 V.S.A. § 1417
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 28 - Occupational Health|§ 1417. Functions and duties of division

§ 1417. Functions and duties of division|The Division of Occupational Health shall:  (1) maintain necessary laboratory facilities and equipment required to effectively perform its functions; (2) study occupational health hazards and occupational diseases and procedures necessary for their control or prevention, and recommend necessary rules for such control or prevention to the Board of Health and the Secretary of Human Services; (3) investigate places of employment to determine the presence of health hazards which may be the cause or which may be suspected of being the cause of illness or occupational disease; (4) investigate health hazards in places of employment that cause ill health or occupational disease, or may be suspected of doing so, and recommend rules to the Board of Health and the Secretary of Human Services for the control or elimination of the health hazards; (5) advise employers of the existence of conditions at work places which cause ill health or occupational disease; (6) make inspections and investigations to discover violation of health standards and rules promulgated by the Secretary of Human Services under the VOSHA Code, and report any violation other than de minimis violations to the Commissioner of Labor, and cooperate with that Commissioner in taking action against violators of the VOSHA Code; (7) test the effectiveness of control appliances and equipment used by employers and report any deficiency in performance to the employer and the Commissioner of Labor; (8) consult, advise, and assist employers in the development and maintenance of medical services and programs for employees. (Added 1971, No. 205 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2005, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 5, 2006; 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 63.)
18 V.S.A. § 1418
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 28 - Occupational Health|§ 1418. Control equipment

§ 1418. Control equipment|The Commissioner of Health may by order require an employer to provide protective equipment, install and maintain control appliances and equipment, or take any other action necessary to remove or control a health hazard or to prevent a health hazard from becoming injurious. Failure to do so within the time limited by the Director shall be a violation of the VOSHA Code and shall be reported to the Commissioner of Labor. (Added 1971, No. 205 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2005, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 5, 2006.)