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 Akron
 Code of Ordinances
 Title 9. GENERAL PROVISIONS
 Chapter 100. TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES

  § 100.02. Exemptions.  

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  • A.

    This chapter shall not apply to any employer which is an educational institution; a federal, state, or county government; or any department, agency, board, or commission thereof, but shall apply to the city, its agencies, departments, and subdivisions.

    B.

    This chapter shall not apply to any laboratory operated by an otherwise covered employer, including research laboratories, analytical laboratories, and medical laboratories, so long as the names of materials in such laboratories are available to the employees.

    C.

    This chapter shall not apply to any person or entity who employs domestic workers or casual laborers solely at a residence.

    D.

    This chapter shall not apply to hazardous chemicals in the process of being transported in, into, or through the city.

    E.

    This chapter shall not apply to substances which are consumer products, food stuffs, or tobacco products, packaged for distribution to, and intended for use by the general public. This includes any product used by an employer in the same physical form, approximate amount, concentration, and manner as used by consumers, and to which, to the knowledge of the employer, employee exposure is not significantly greater than that of the consumer in foreseeable consumer uses of the product.

    F.

    This chapter shall not apply to toxic or hazardous substances used, stored, or manufactured in containers from levels less than five hundred pounds or more than ten thousand pounds.

    G.

    This chapter does not apply to chemicals which are foods, drugs, cosmetics, or tobacco products intended for personal consumption by employees while in the workplace.

    H.

    The City Health Commission shall have the authority to exempt any business regulated, if an inspection indicates there is no significant public health hazard at the time of inspection. However, should the business start to use, store, or manufacture hazardous chemicals in the future, then the sections of this chapter, where applicable, shall apply to such businesses.

(Ord. 856-1990; Ord. 252-1987; Ord. 771-1984)