Occupational safety: high-exposure trigger tasks on artificial stone.
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Overview
This bill addresses occupational safety concerns related to artificial stone fabrication, specifically focusing on silicosis and silica-related lung cancer. It adds these conditions to the list of ‘serious injuries or illnesses’ under California’s Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), requiring employers to use wet methods instead of dry methods when working with artificial stone. The bill also mandates training for employees and requires reporting of silicosis cases to public health agencies, aiming to prevent worker exposure and improve surveillance.
Key provisions
- Adds silicosis and silica-related lung cancer to the list of ‘serious injuries or illnesses’ under OSHA.
- Prohibits the use of dry methods when working with artificial stone.
- Requires employers to use effective wet methods for high-exposure trigger tasks.
- Mandates training for employees who perform high-exposure trigger tasks.
- Requires employers to attest annually to employee training.
- Requires the State Department of Public Health to consider silicosis reports as ‘serious illnesses’ and report them to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health.
- Requires the Division of Occupational Safety and Health to investigate reports of silicosis.
- Requires the State Department of Public Health to provide technical assistance to local health jurisdictions regarding silicosis surveillance and prevention.
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