{"code":"LAB","codeName":"Labor Code","section":"6359.1.5","citation":"Lab. Code, § 6359.1.5","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 5. SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT [6300. - 9254.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/labor-code/division-5"},{"name":"PART 1. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH [6300. - 6725.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/labor-code/division-5/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2.2. Artificial Stone; Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica [6359.1. - 6359.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/labor-code/division-5/part-1/chapter-2.2"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 734, Sec. 3.   (SB 20)   Effective January 1, 2026.","effective":"2026-01-01","html":"<p>(a) A person or entity engaged in high-exposure trigger tasks shall not use dry methods when engaging in any high-exposure trigger tasks.</p><p>(b) A person or entity engaged in high-exposure trigger tasks shall use effective wet methods when engaging in any high-exposure trigger tasks.</p><p>(c) A violation of this section shall be grounds for an immediate order by the division prohibiting continued work and shall be grounds for penalties as set forth in Division 5 and Chapters 3.2, 3.3, 3.5, 4, and 7 of Division 1 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations.</p><p>(d) The division shall enforce this section by issuing a citation alleging a violation of this section and a notice of civil penalty in a manner consistent with Section <a href=\"/lab/6317\">6317</a>. Any person who receives a citation and penalty may appeal the citation and penalty to the appeals board in a manner consistent with Section <a href=\"/lab/6319\">6319</a>.</p>","text":"(a) A person or entity engaged in high-exposure trigger tasks shall not use dry methods when engaging in any high-exposure trigger tasks. (b) A person or entity engaged in high-exposure trigger tasks shall use effective wet methods when engaging in any high-exposure trigger tasks. (c) A violation of this section shall be grounds for an immediate order by the division prohibiting continued work and shall be grounds for penalties as set forth in Division 5 and Chapters 3.2, 3.3, 3.5, 4, and 7 of Division 1 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations. (d) The division shall enforce this section by issuing a citation alleging a violation of this section and a notice of civil penalty in a manner consistent with Section 6317. Any person who receives a citation and penalty may appeal the citation and penalty to the appeals board in a manner consistent with Section 6319.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/labor-code/artificial-stone-occupational-exposure-to-respirable-6359-1-5","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}