California Health and Safety Code 25542 – (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that for those …
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that for those facilities with an RMP incorporating some, or all, of the federal or state process safety management program under the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.) and the California Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1973 (Part 1 (commencing with Section 6300) of Division 5 of the Labor Code), where a violation may be penalized pursuant to this article and the process safety management program, penalties shall be imposed under only one program.
(b) It is the further intent of the Legislature that for any facility described in subdivision (a), the Division of Occupational Safety and Health of the Department of Industrial Relations shall, to the maximum extent feasible, coordinate with the unified program agency and other agencies in accordance with paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 25404.2.
Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 25542
- department: means State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 20
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 115, Sec. 54. (AB 148) Effective July 22, 2021.)