Section 7850.

7850. This part shall be known and cited as the California Refinery and Chemical Plant Worker Safety Act of 1990. (Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1632, Sec. 1.)

Section 7851.

7851. The Legislature finds and declares that because of the potentially hazardous nature of handling large quantities of chemicals and recent disasters involving chemical handling in other states, a greater state effort is required to assure worker safety. The Legislature also recognizes that a key element for assuring workplace safety is adequate employee training. The […]

Section 7852.

7852. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this part, that the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board and the Division of Occupational Health and Safety (OSHA) promote worker safety through implementation of training and process safety management practices in petroleum refineries and chemical plants and other facilities deemed appropriate. (b) To the maximum […]

Section 7853.

7853. For the purposes of this part, “process safety management” means the application of management programs, which are not limited to engineering guidelines, when dealing with the risks associated with handling or working near hazardous chemicals. Process safety management is intended to prevent or minimize the consequences of catastrophic releases of acutely hazardous, flammable, or […]