CHAPTER 2.2. Artificial Stone; Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica [6359.1. - 6359.5.]

Chapter 2.2 added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 734, Sec. 3.

§§ 6359.1–6359.5 · 6 sections

• § 6359.1 For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Artificial stone” means any reconstituted, artificial, synthetic, composite, engineered, or…
• § 6359.1.5 (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…
• § 6359.2 (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…
• § 6359.3 This part, or any related health and safety standard, does not prevent or limit an employer, contractor, or fabrication shop from adopting stricter safety…
• § 6359.4 (a) The State Department of Public Health shall consider a report of silicosis related to occupational exposure to artificial stone as a serious illness and…
• § 6359.5 The State Department of Public Health shall conduct all of the following activities to address silicosis risk exposure in fabrication shops: (a) Identify…