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CA Labor Code § 6434 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 1 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH|CHAPTER 4 - Penalties|Section 6434.

6434.  (a) Any civil or administrative penalty assessed pursuant to this chapter against a school district, county board of education, county superintendent of schools, charter school, community college district, California State University, University of California, or joint powers agency performing education functions shall be deposited with the Workplace Health and Safety Revolving Fund established pursuant to Section 78.(b) Any school district, county board of education, county superintendent of schools, charter school, community college district, California State University, University of California, or joint powers agency performing education functions may apply for a refund of their civil penalty, with interest, if all conditions previously cited have been abated, they have abated any other outstanding citation, and if they have not been cited by the division for a serious violation at the same school within two years of the date of the original violation. Funds not applied for within two years and six months of the time of the original violation shall be expended as provided for in Section 78 to assist schools in establishing effective occupational injury and illness prevention programs.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 135, Sec. 129. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Labor Code § 6434.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 1 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH|CHAPTER 4 - Penalties|Section 6434.5.

6434.5.  (a) Any civil or administrative penalty assessed pursuant to this chapter against a public police or city, county, or special district fire department or the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection shall be deposited into the Workers’ Compensation Administration Revolving Fund established pursuant to Section 62.5.(b) Any public police or city, county, or special district fire department or the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection may apply for a refund of any civil or administrative penalty assessed pursuant to this chapter, with interest, if all conditions previously cited have been abated, the department has abated any other outstanding citation, and the department has not been cited by the division for a serious violation within two years of the date of the original violation. Funds received as a result of a penalty, for which a refund is not applied for within two years and six months of the time of the original violation, shall be expended in accordance with Section 78 as follows:(1) Funds received as a result of a civil or administrative penalty imposed on a city, county, or special district fire department or the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection shall be allocated to the California Firefighter Joint Apprenticeship Program for the purpose of establishing and maintaining effective occupational injury and illness prevention programs.(2) Funds received as a result of a civil or administrative penalty imposed on a police department shall be allocated to the Office of Criminal Justice Planning, or any succeeding agency, for the purpose of establishing and maintaining effective occupational injury and illness prevention programs.(c) This section does not apply to that portion of any civil or administrative penalty that is distributed directly to an aggrieved employee or employees pursuant to the provisions of Section 2699.(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 141, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Labor Code § 6435 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 1 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH|CHAPTER 4 - Penalties|Section 6435.

6435.  (a) Any employer who violates any of the requirements of Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 6500) of this part shall be assessed a civil penalty under the appropriate provisions of Sections 6427 to 6430, inclusive.(b) This section shall become inoperative on January 1, 1987, and shall remain inoperative until January 1, 1991, at which time it shall become operative, unless a later enacted statute, which becomes effective on or before January 1, 1991, deletes or extends that date.(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1178, Sec. 3. Note: This section was inoperative from Jan. 1, 1987, until Jan. 1, 1991, by its own provisions.)
CA Labor Code § 6436 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 1 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH|CHAPTER 4 - Penalties|Section 6436.

6436.  The criminal complaint regarding a violation of Section 6505.5 may be brought by the Attorney General or by the district attorney or prosecuting attorney of any city, in the superior court of any county in the state with jurisdiction over the contractor or employer, by reason of the contractor’s or employer’s act or failure to act within that county. Any penalty assessed by the court shall be paid to the office of the prosecutor bringing the complaint, but if the case was referred to the prosecutor by the division, or some other governmental unit, one-half of the civil or criminal penalty assessed shall be paid to that governmental unit.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 449, Sec. 30. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Labor Code § 6450 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 1 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH|CHAPTER 5 - Temporary Variances|Section 6450.

6450.  (a) Any employer may apply to the division for a temporary order granting a variance from an occupational safety or health standard. Such temporary order shall be granted only if the employer files an application which meets the requirements of Section 6451, and establishes that (1) he is unable to comply with a standard by its effective date because of unavailability of professional or technical personnel or of materials and equipment needed to come into compliance with the standard or because necessary construction or alteration of facilities cannot be completed by the effective date, (2) he is taking all available steps to safeguard his employees against the hazards covered by the standard, and (3) he has an effective program for coming into compliance with the standard as quickly as practicable.(b) Any temporary order issued under this section shall prescribe the practices, means, methods, operations, and processes which the employer must adopt and use while the order is in effect and state in detail his program for coming into compliance with the standard. Such a temporary order may be granted only after notice to employees and an opportunity for a hearing. However, the division may issue one interim order for a temporary variance upon submission of an application showing that the employment or place of employment will be safe for employees pending a hearing on the application for a temporary variance. No temporary order may be in effect for longer than the period needed by the employer to achieve compliance with the standard or one year, whichever is shorter, except that such an order may be renewed not more than twice provided that the requirements of this section are met and an application for renewal is filed prior to the expiration date of the order. No single renewal of an order may remain in effect for longer than 180 days.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 993.)
CA Labor Code § 6451 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 1 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH|CHAPTER 5 - Temporary Variances|Section 6451.

6451.  An application for a temporary order under Section 6450 shall contain all of the following:(a) A specification of the standard or portion thereof from which the employer seeks a variance.(b) A representation by the employer, supported by representations from qualified persons having firsthand knowledge of the facts represented, that he is unable to comply with the standard or portion thereof and a detailed statement of the reasons therefor.(c) A statement of the steps he has taken and will take, with specific dates, to protect employees against the hazard covered by the standard.(d) A statement of when he expects to be able to comply with the standard and what steps he has taken and what steps he will take, with dates specified, to come into compliance with the standard.(e) A certification that he has informed his employees of the application by giving a copy thereof to their authorized representative, posting a statement giving a summary of the application and specifying where a copy may be examined at the place or places where notices to employees are normally posted, and by other appropriate means. A description of how employees have been informed shall be contained in the certification. The information to employees shall also inform them of their right to petition the division for a hearing.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 993.)
CA Labor Code § 6452 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 1 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH|CHAPTER 5 - Temporary Variances|Section 6452.

6452.  The division is authorized to grant a temporary variance from any standard or portion thereof whenever it determines such variance is necessary to permit an employer to participate in an experiment approved by the director designed to demonstrate or validate new and improved techniques to safeguard the health or safety of workers.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 993.)
CA Labor Code § 6454 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 1 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH|CHAPTER 5 - Temporary Variances|Section 6454.

6454.  The division may, in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, make such rules and regulations as are reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter and to establish rules and regulations relating to the granting or denial of temporary variances.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 142, Sec. 116.)
CA Labor Code § 6455 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 1 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH|CHAPTER 5 - Temporary Variances|Section 6455.

6455.  Any employer or other person adversely affected by the granting or denial of a temporary variance may appeal to the standards board within 15 working days from receipt of the notice granting or denying the variance. The 15-day period may be extended by the standards board for good cause.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 993.)
CA Labor Code § 6456 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 1 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH|CHAPTER 5 - Temporary Variances|Section 6456.

6456.  A decision of the standards board on a variance appeal is binding on the director and the division with respect to the parties involved in the particular appeal. The director shall have the right to seek judicial review of a standards board decision irrespective of whether he appeared or participated in the appeal to the standards board.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 993.)
CA Labor Code § 6457 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 1 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH|CHAPTER 5 - Temporary Variances|Section 6457.

6457.  The standards board shall conduct hearings and render decisions on appeals of decisions of the division relating to allowance or denial of temporary variances. All board decisions on such variance appeals shall be in writing and shall be final except for any rehearing or judicial review.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 993.)
CA Labor Code § 6500 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 1 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH|CHAPTER 6 - Permit Requirements|Section 6500.

6500.  (a) For those employments or places of employment that by their nature involve a substantial risk of injury, the division shall require the issuance of a permit prior to the initiation of any practices, work, method, operation, or process of employment. The permit requirement of this section is limited to employment or places of employment that are any of the following:(1) Construction of trenches or excavations that are five feet or deeper and into which a person is required to descend.(2) The construction of any building, structure, falsework, or scaffolding more than three stories high or the equivalent height.(3) The demolition of any building, structure, falsework, or scaffold more than three stories high or the equivalent height.(4) The underground use of diesel engines in work in mines and tunnels.This subdivision does not apply to motion picture, television, or theater stages or sets, including, but not limited to, scenery, props, backdrops, flats, greenbeds, and grids.(b) On or after January 1, 2000, this subdivision shall apply to motion picture, television, or theater stages or sets, if there has occurred within any one prior calendar year in any combination at separate locations three serious injuries, fatalities, or serious violations related to the construction or demolition of sets more than 36 feet in height for the motion picture, television, and theatrical production industry.An annual permit shall be required for employers who construct or dismantle motion picture, television, or theater stages or sets that are more than three stories or the equivalent height. A single permit shall be required under this subdivision for each employer, regardless of the number of locations where the stages or sets are located. An employer with a currently valid annual permit issued under this subdivision shall not be required to provide notice to the division prior to commencement of any work activity authorized by the permit. The division may adopt procedures to permit employers to renew by mail the permits issued under this subdivision. For purposes of this subdivision, “motion picture, television, or theater stages or sets” include, but are not limited to, scenery, props, backdrops, flats, greenbeds, and grids.(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 17, Sec. 92. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Labor Code § 6501 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 1 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH|CHAPTER 6 - Permit Requirements|Section 6501.

6501.  Any employer subject to Section 6500 shall apply to the division for a permit pursuant to Section 6500. Such application for a permit shall contain such information as the division may deem necessary to evaluate the safety of the proposed employment or place of employment.An application by an employer shall include a provision that the applicant has knowledge of applicable occupational safety and health standards and will comply with such standards and any other lawful order of the division.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 993.)
CA Labor Code § 6501.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 1 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH|CHAPTER 6 - Permit Requirements|Section 6501.7.

6501.7.  “Asbestos” means fibrous forms of various hydrated minerals, including chrysotile (fibrous serpentine), crocidolite (fibrous riebecktite), amosite (fibrous cummingtonite—grunerite), fibrous tremolite, fibrous actinolite, and fibrous anthophyllite.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1587, Sec. 11. Effective October 2, 1985.)
CA Labor Code § 6501.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 1 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH|CHAPTER 6 - Permit Requirements|Section 6501.8.

6501.8.  (a) For purposes of this chapter, “asbestos-related work” means any activity which by disturbing asbestos-containing construction materials may release asbestos fibers into the air and which is not related to its manufacture, the mining or excavation of asbestos-bearing ore or materials, or the installation or repair of automotive materials containing asbestos.(b) For purposes of this chapter, “asbestos containing construction material” means any manufactured construction material that contains more than one-tenth of 1 percent asbestos by weight.(c) For purposes of this chapter, “asbestos-related work” does not include the installation, repair, maintenance, or nondestructive removal of asbestos cement pipe used outside of buildings, if the installation, repair, maintenance, or nondestructive removal of asbestos cement pipe does not result in asbestos exposures to employees in excess of the action level determined in accordance with Sections 1529 and 5208 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations, and if the employees and supervisors involved in the operation have received training through a task-specific training program, approved pursuant to Section 9021.9, with written certification of completion of that training by the training entity responsible for the training.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1075, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Labor Code § 6501.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 1 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH|CHAPTER 6 - Permit Requirements|Section 6501.9.

6501.9.  The owner of a commercial or industrial building or structure, employer, or contractor who engages in, or contracts for, asbestos-related work shall make a good faith effort to determine if asbestos is present before the work is begun. The contractor or employer shall first inquire of the owner if asbestos is present in any building or structure built prior to 1978.(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1451, Sec. 12. Effective September 30, 1986.)
CA Labor Code § 6502 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 1 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH|CHAPTER 6 - Permit Requirements|Section 6502.

6502.  The division may issue a permit based on a determination the employer has demonstrated evidence that the conditions, practices, means, methods, operations or processes used or proposed to be used will provide a safe and healthful place of employment. The division may issue a single permit for two or more projects to be performed by a single employer if similar conditions exist on each project and the chief or his representative is satisfied an adequate safety program has been developed for all the projects. The division may, upon its motion, conduct any investigation or hearing it deems necessary for the purpose of this section, and may require a safety conference prior to the start of actual work.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 993.)
CA Labor Code § 6503 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 1 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH|CHAPTER 6 - Permit Requirements|Section 6503.

6503.  A safety conference shall include representatives of the owner or contracting agency, the contractor, the employer, employees and employee representatives. The safety conference shall include a discussion of the employer’s safety program and such means, methods, devices, processes, practices, conditions or operations as he intends to use in providing safe employment and a safe place of employment.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 993.)
CA Labor Code § 6503.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 1 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH|CHAPTER 6 - Permit Requirements|Section 6503.5.

6503.5.  A safety conference shall be held for all asbestos handling jobs prior to the start of actual work. It shall include representatives of the owner or contracting agency, the contractor, the employer, employees, and employee representatives. It shall include a discussion of the employer’s safety program and such means, methods, devices, processes, practices, conditions, or operations as the employer intends to use in providing a safe place of employment.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1587, Sec. 13. Effective October 2, 1985.)
CA Labor Code § 6504 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 1 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH|CHAPTER 6 - Permit Requirements|Section 6504.

6504.  Any employer issued a permit pursuant to this chapter shall post a copy or copies of the permit pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 6408.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 993.)
CA Labor Code § 6505 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 1 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH|CHAPTER 6 - Permit Requirements|Section 6505.

6505.  The division may at any time, upon good cause being shown therefor, and after notice and an opportunity to be heard revoke any permit issued pursuant to this chapter.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 993.)
CA Labor Code § 6505.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 1 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH|CHAPTER 6 - Permit Requirements|Section 6505.5.

6505.5.  (a) The division may, upon good cause shown, and after notice to the employer or contractor by the division and an opportunity to be heard, revoke or suspend any registration issued to the employer or contractor to do asbestos-related work until certain specified written conditions are met.(b) Any person who owns a commercial or industrial building or structure, any employer who engages in or contracts for asbestos-related work, any contractor, public agency, or any employee acting for any of the foregoing, who, contracts for, or who begins, asbestos-related work in any commercial or industrial building or structure built prior to 1978 without first determining if asbestos-containing material is present, and thereby fails to comply with the applicable laws and regulations, is subject to one of the following penalties:(1) For a knowing or negligent violation, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or both the fine and imprisonment.(2) For a willful violation which results in death, serious injury or illness, or serious exposure, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or both the fine and imprisonment. A second or subsequent conviction under this paragraph may be punishable by a fine of not more than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or by both the fine and imprisonment.(c) It is a defense to an action for violation of this section if the owner, contractor, employer, public agency, or agent thereof, proves, by a preponderance of the evidence, that he or she made a reasonable effort to determine whether asbestos was present.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 28, Sec. 33. (SB 96) Effective June 27, 2017.)
CA Labor Code § 6506 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 1 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH|CHAPTER 6 - Permit Requirements|Section 6506.

6506.  (a) Any employer denied a permit upon application, or whose permit is revoked, may appeal such denial or revocation to the director.(b) The filing of an appeal to the director from a permit revocation by the division shall not stay the revocation. Upon application by the employer with proper notice to the division, and after an opportunity for the division to respond to the application, the director may issue an order staying the revocation while the appeal is pending.(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1222.)
CA Labor Code § 6507 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 1 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH|CHAPTER 6 - Permit Requirements|Section 6507.

6507.  The division shall set fees to be charged for permits and registrations in amounts reasonably necessary to cover the costs involved in administering the permitting and registration programs in this chapter. All permit and registration fees collected under this chapter shall be deposited in the Occupational Safety and Health Fund.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 195. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)