No entity of state or local government shall by rule or otherwise regulate the practice of industrial hygiene by any certified industrial hygienist, except where authorized by state statute to regulate a specific activity that may include the practice of industrial hygiene.

(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1021, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)

Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 20703

  • Industrial hygiene: means the science and art devoted to the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of environmental factors or stresses which may cause sickness, impaired health and well-being, or significant discomfort and inefficiency among workers or among the citizens of a community. See California Business and Professions Code 20700
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Business and Professions Code 21
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
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