CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions

Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 947, Sec. 2.

§§ 9000–9009 · 10 sections

• § 9000 This part shall be known and may be cited as the Occupational Carcinogens Control Act of 1976.
• § 9001 The purpose of this part is to clarify and strengthen the provisions of state law applicable to the use of carcinogens in California. It is the intent of the…
• § 9002 The following definitions shall govern the construction of this part. Additionally, except where the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in…
• § 9003 “Affected employee” means an employee who, as part of his or her employment, is involved in the use of a carcinogen, or an employee with respect to whom there…
• § 9004 “Carcinogen” means and includes the following recognized cancer-causing substances for which standards have been adopted pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with…
• § 9005 “Division” means the Division of Occupational Safety and Health.
• § 9006 “Employer” means any of the following: (a) The state and every state agency. (b) Each county, city, district, and all public and quasi-public corporations and…
• § 9007 “Standards” means standards and orders adopted by the standards board pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 140) of Division 1.
• § 9008 “Standards board” means the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board.
• § 9009 “Use” means any use of a carcinogen by an employer, including, but not limited to, the following: (a) Manufacture of a carcinogen, industrial uses thereof, or…