California Labor Code

§ 6382

LAB § 6382Div. 5 · Part 1 · Ch. 2.5 · Art. 3

Statute text

The director shall prepare and amend the list of hazardous substances according to the following procedure:

(a)Any substance designated in any of the following listings in subdivision (b) shall be presumed by the director to be potentially hazardous and shall be included on the list; provided, that the director shall not list a substance or form of the substance from the listings in subdivision (b) if he or she finds, upon a showing pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 6380, that the substance as present occupationally is not potentially hazardous to human health; and provided further, that a substance, mixture, or product shall not be considered hazardous to the extent that the hazardous substance present is in a physical state, volume, or concentration for which there is no valid and substantial evidence that any adverse acute or chronic risk to human health may occur from exposure.

(b)The listings referred to in subdivision (a) are as follows:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 248, Sec. 160. Note: See this section as modified on July 17, 1991, in Governor's Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1991.