{"code":"LAB","codeName":"Labor Code","section":"6359.2","citation":"Lab. Code, § 6359.2","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) The owner or operator of a fabrication shop, or any individual who will employ another individual to perform high-exposure trigger tasks in a fabrication shop, shall do both of the following:</p><p>(1) Ensure that any employee who performs high-exposure trigger tasks receives training as required pursuant to Section 5204 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations.</p><p>(2) (A) Beginning on July 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, provide to the division through electronic submission a written attestation that each employee who performs high-exposure trigger tasks has received training as required pursuant to Section 5204 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations.</p><p>(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to make a false statement, representation, or certification on the written attestation described in subparagraph (A).</p><p>(b) The division shall enforce this section by issuing a citation alleging a violation of this section and a notice of a civil penalty in a manner that is 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) The owner or operator of a fabrication shop, or any individual who will employ another individual to perform high-exposure trigger tasks in a fabrication shop, shall do both of the following: (1) Ensure that any employee who performs high-exposure trigger tasks receives training as required pursuant to Section 5204 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations. (2) (A) Beginning on July 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, provide to the division through electronic submission a written attestation that each employee who performs high-exposure trigger tasks has received training as required pursuant to Section 5204 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations. (B) It shall be unlawful for any person to make a false statement, representation, or certification on the written attestation described in subparagraph (A). (b) The division shall enforce this section by issuing a citation alleging a violation of this section and a notice of a civil penalty in a manner that is 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-6359-2","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}