217.660 Definitions for KRS 217.650 to 217.710.
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<![CDATA[217.660 Definitions for KRS 217.650 to 217.710. As used in KRS 217.650 to 217.710 unless the context indicates otherwise: <br>(1) "Secretary" means the secretary for health and family services; <br>(2) "Cabinet" means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; <br>(3) "Person" includes any individual, partnership, corporation, firm, or association; <br>(4) "Hazardous substance" means any substance or mixture of substances which is: (a) "Toxic" and has the inherent capacity to produce bodily injury to man through ingestion, inhalation, or absorption through any body surface, including toxic <br>substances which are poisonous; (b) "Corrosive" on contact with living tissue causing substantial destruction of tissue by chemical action, but does not refer to action on inanimate surfaces; (c) "Irritant" and not corrosive within the meaning of paragraph (b), which on immediate, prolonged, or repeated contact with normal living tissue will <br>induce a local inflammatory reaction; (d) "Strong sensitizer" and will cause on normal living tissue through an allergic or photodynamic process a hypersensitivity which becomes evident on <br>reapplication of the same substance and which is designated as such by the <br>secretary; (e) "Flammable" with a flashpoint of eighty (80) degrees Fahrenheit or below; <br>(f) "Radioactive" as a result of disintegration of unstable atomic nuclei and emits energy; (g) Capable of generating pressure through decomposition, heat, or other means; <br>(h) Capable of causing substantial personal injury or illness during any customary or reasonably anticipated handling or use; and (5) "Label" means a display of written, printed, or graphic matter upon the immediate container of any substance, or that is easily legible through the outside container or <br>wrapper. Effective: June 20, 2005 <br>History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 518, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 462, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 74, Art VI, sec. 107(1), (10) and (11). -- Created 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 244, sec. 2, <br>effective June 16, 1960. ]]>