26120. The department, in consultation with the task force convened pursuant to Section 26101.7, shall adopt mold identification guidelines for the recognition of mold, water damage, or microbial volatile organic compounds in indoor environments. (Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 584, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)
26121. Identification guidelines shall include scientifically valid methods to identify the presence of mold including elements for collection of air, surface and bulk samples, visual identification, olfactory identification, laboratory analysis, measurements of amount of moisture, and presence of mold and other recognized analytical methods used for the identification of molds. (Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. […]
26122. (a) Identification guidelines developed by the department shall do all of the following: (1) Avoid adverse effects on the health of the general population, with an adequate margin of safety, and avoid any significant risk to public health. (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), balance the protection of public health with technological and economic feasibility. (3) […]
26123. The department may review, and consider adopting by reference, any information prepared by, or on behalf of, the United States Environmental Protection Agency or other authoritative bodies, for the purpose of adopting national identification standards for molds. (Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 584, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)
26124. (a) The department shall, at the time it commences preparation of identification guidelines for mold, electronically post on its Internet Web site a notice that informs interested persons that it has initiated work on the identification guidelines. (b) The notice shall include a brief description, or a bibliography, of the technical documents or other […]
26125. All identification guidelines for mold published by the department shall be reviewed at least once every five years and revised, as necessary, based upon the availability of new scientific data or information on effective mold identification. (Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 584, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)
