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California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders › Group 16 - Control of Hazardous Substances › Article 110 - Regulated Carcinogens › Section 5214 - Inorganic Arsenic

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(a)
						Scope and Application.
(1) This section
						establishes requirements for the control of employee exposure to inorganic
						arsenic.
(2) This section applies
						to the manufacture, reaction, release, packaging, repackaging, storage,
						handling, disposal or other use of inorganic arsenic except as otherwise
						provided by this subsection. This section applies to the transportation of
						inorganic arsenic except to the extent that the California Highway Patrol may
						regulate the hazards covered by this section.
(3) This section does not apply to the use of
						inorganic arsenic registered with the California Department of Food and
						Agriculture where such use occurs in:
(A)
						Pesticide application in agriculture, or
(B) Distribution, sale and use of ant control
						devices.
(4) This section
						applies to the manufacture and use of wood preservatives containing inorganic
						arsenic but does not apply to the utilization of arsenically preserved
						wood.
(5) This section does not
						apply to the utilization of electronic products or components which contain
						inorganic arsenic encapsulated or bound within the product in such a manner as
						to make unlikely the possibility of exposure to airborne inorganic
						arsenic.
(6) This section does not
						apply to the storage, transshipment, distribution, or sale of inorganic arsenic
						in intact, sealed containers except that the requirements for notification of
						use and incidents (Section
						5214(d)),
						procedures for the effective cleanup of spills and leaks (Section
						5214(j)), and
						signs and labels (Section
						5214 (
l
)) shall
						apply.
(7) The requirements of this
						section are subject to the provisions of the Occupational Carcinogens Control
						Act of 1976 (Labor Code, Division 5, Part 10).
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders › Group 16 - Control of Hazardous Substances › Article 110 - Regulated Carcinogens › Appendix B - Substance Technical Guidelines Arsenic, Arsenic Trioxide, Arsenic Trichloride (Three Examples)

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I. Physical and Chemical Properties
A. Arsenic (metal).
1. Formula: As.
2. Appearance: Gray metal.
3. Melting point: Sublimes without melting at
						  613°C.
4. Specific Gravity: (H2O = 1):
						  5.73.
5. Solubility in water: Insoluble.
B. Arsenic Trioxide.
1. Formula:
						  As2O3'
						  (As4O6).
2. Appearance: White powder.
3. Melting point: 315°C.
4. Specific Gravity (H2O = 1):
						  3.74.
5. Solubility in water: 3.7 grams in 100cc of water at
						  20° C.
C. Arsenic Trichloride (liquid).
1. Formula: AsCl3.
2. Appearance: Colorless or pale yellow liquid.
3. Melting point: -8.5° C.
4. Boiling point: 130.2° C.
5. Specific Gravity (H2O = 1):
						  2.16 at 20° C.
6. Vapor pressure: 10mm Hg at 23.5° C.
7. Solubility in Water: Decomposes in water.
II. Fire, Explosion and Reactivity Data.
A. Fire: Arsenic, Arsenic Trioxide and Arsenic
						  Trichloride are nonflammable.
B. Reactivity:
1. Conditions Contributing to Instability: Heat.
2. Incompatibility: Hydrogen gas can react with
						  inorganic arsenic to form the highly toxic gas arsine.
III. Monitoring and Measurement Procedures.
Samples collected should be full shift (at least
						  7-hour) samples. Sampling should be done using a personal sampling pump at a
						  flow rate of 2 liters per minute. Samples should be collected on 0.8 micrometer
						  pore size membrane filter (37mm diameter). Volatile arsenicals such as arsenic
						  trichloride can be most easily collected in a midget bubbler filled with 15 ml
						  of 0.1 N sodium hydroxide.
The method of sampling and analysis should have an
						  accuracy of not less than plus or minus 25 percent (with a confidence limit of
						  95 percent) for 0.01 mg per cubic meter of air (10
						  [MICRO]g/m3) and plus or minus 35 percent (with a
						  confidence limit of 95 percent) for concentrations of inorganic arsenic between
						  0.005 and 0.01 mg/m3.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders › Group 16 - Control of Hazardous Substances › Article 110 - Regulated Carcinogens › Addendum - Addendum to Section 5214 "Inorganic Arsenic"

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						  Peripheral neuropathy in arsenic smelter workers. Neurology 29:939-944.
Fowler, B.A., Ishiniski, N., Tsuchiya, K. 1979.
						  Arsenic, in Handbook on the Toxicology of Metals. Friberg et al (Ed.).
						  Elsevier, New York.
Haley, T.J. 1984. Arsenic. Dangerous Properties of
						  Industrial Materials 4:9-17.
Hine, C.H., Pinto, S.S. and Nelson, K.W. 1977. Medical
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Landrigan, P.J. 1981. Arsenic - State of the art. Am.
						  J. Indust. Med. 2:5-14.
Lauwerys, R.R. 1983. Arsenic, in Industrial Chemical
						  Exposure: Guidelines for Biological Monitoring. Biomedical Publications, Davis,
						  CA.
Leonard, A. and Lauwerys, R.R. 1980. Carcinogenicity,
						  teratogenicity and mutagenicity of arsenic. Mut. Res. 75:49-62.
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California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders › Group 16 - Control of Hazardous Substances › Article 110 - Regulated Carcinogens › Section 5215 - 4,4'-Methylenebis(2-Chloroaniline)

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(a) Scope and
						Application.
(1) This section establishes
						requirements for the control of employee exposure to
						4,4'-methylenebis(2-chloroaniline), MBOCA, Chemical Abstracts Service Registry
						No. 101144.
(2) This section
						applies to the manufacture, packaging, repackaging, storage, handling and use
						of MBOCA, but does not apply to:
(A)
						Fabricated products; or
(B) The
						storage or transportation of MBOCA in sealed, unbroken containers except for
						labeling of containers under Section
						5215(j)(3),
						reporting of use under Section
						5215(m) and
						preparation of emergency plan under Section
						5215(h)(4).
(3) The requirements of this section are
						subject to the provisions of the Occupational Carcinogens Control Act of 1976
						(Health and Safety Code, Division 20, Chapter 2).
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders › Group 16 - Control of Hazardous Substances › Article 110 - Regulated Carcinogens › Appendix A - Physical and Chemical Data

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(1) Synonyms:
4,4'-methylenebis(2-chloroaniline)
p,p'-methylenebis(o-chloroaniline)
methylene-4,4'-bis(o-chloroaniline)
4,4'-methylenebis(2-chlorobenzenamine)
p,p'-methylenebis(o-chlorobenzenamine)
3,3'-dichloro-4,4'-diaminodiphenylmethane
p,p'-methylenebis(alpha-chloroaniline)
di(4-amino-3-chlorophenyl)methane
di(4-amino-3-clorofenil)metano (Italian)
3,3'dicloro-4,4'diaminodifenilmetano (Italian)
4,4'-metilene-bis-o-cloranilina (Italian)
3,3'-dichlor-4,4'-diaminodiphenylmethan (German)
MBOCA
DACPM
MOCA (R), DuPont
Cyanaset (R), American Cyanamid
Curalon M (R), Uniroyal
Curene 442 (R), Anderson Chemical
Bis-Amine A (R), Wakayama Seiko/Polyester Corp.
CL-MDA
Activator M (R), MVR
Cuamine M, Ihara Chemical
MBK, Kulkman
(2) Identification and General Properties:
Structural formula:
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Molecular weight: 267
Specific gravity of solid: 1.44 at 75° (24°
						  C)
Melting range: 212-228° F (100-109° C)
Color: light creamy yellow to light gray tan
Odor: slight
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders › Group 16 - Control of Hazardous Substances › Article 110 - Regulated Carcinogens › Appendix B - Supplemental Medical Information

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(1) When required tests under Section
						  5215(k)(2) reveal
						  abnormalities, the tests should be repeated as soon as practicable within 30
						  days. If the tests remain abnormal, consideration should be given to
						  withdrawing the employee from contact with 4,4'-methylenebis(2-chloroaniline)
						  while a more comprehensive examination is made.
(2) Additional tests that may be useful;
(A) Pulmonary system
1. Sputum cytology
2. Bronchoscopy with bronchial washings for cytology
						  and tissue biopsy.
3. Computerized axial tomography with or without use of
						  a contrast medium.
(B) Liver
1. Liver scan
2. Percutaneous liver biopsy
3. Hepatic angiography
(C) Urinary system
1. Urine cytology, 24-hour specimen
2. Blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
3. Serum creatinine
4. Creatinine clearance
5. Radioactive renogram
6. Intravenous pyelogram (IVP)
7. Cystoscopy with retrograde pyelogram and/or urinary
						  bladder biopsy, as indicated.
8. Percutaneous renal biopsy.
(D) Breasts
1. Mammography
2. Breasts biopsy
(3) Known toxicity of
						  4,4'-methylenebis(2-chloroaniline)
(A) Pulmonary carcinoma*
(B) Malignant tumors of the liver*
(C) Carcinoma of the breast*
(D) Carcinoma of the urinary bladder*
(E) Kidney irritation
(F) Methemoglobinemia*
*Observed in experimental animals only
(4) Routes of absorption
(A) Skin (primary)
(B) Inhalation (secondary)
(C) Ingestion (minor)
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders › Group 16 - Control of Hazardous Substances › Article 110 - Regulated Carcinogens › Appendix C - Analytical Methods

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(Laboratory methods used by CAL/OSHA will be furnished
						  on request.)
1. New
						  section and Appendices A-C filed 5-25-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter
						  (Register 79, No. 21).
2. Amendment of subsection (m) filed 3-20-81;
						  effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 81, No. 12).
3.
						  Editorial correction of subsection (b) filed 3-3-83 (Register 83, No.
						  10).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending definition of
						  Chief in subsection (b) filed 3-4-92 pursuant to section
						  100, title 1, California Code of
						  Regulations (Register 92, No. 19).
5. Amendment of subsection (n),
						  repealer of subsections (n)(1)-(3) and amendment of NOTE filed 7-6-99;
						  operative 8-5-99 (Register 99, No. 28).
6. Change without regulatory
						  effect providing more legible illustration within Appendix A filed 3-2-2009
						  pursuant to section
						  100, title 1, California Code of
						  Regulations (Register 2009, No. 10).
7. Amendment filed 5-5-2014;
						  operative 5-6-2014 pursuant to Government Code section
						  11343.4(b)(3)
						  (Register 2014, No. 19).
8. Editorial correction removing duplicate
						  subsection (j) (Register 2014, No. 31).
9. Editorial correction of
						  subsections (d)(3)(A) and (d)(3)(B) (Register 2016, No.
						  35).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
							 142.3,
							 9020,
							 9030 and
							 9040, Labor
							 Code. Reference: Sections
							 142.3,
							 9004(d),
							 9009,
							 9020,
							 9030,
							 9031 and
							 9040, Labor
							 Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders › Group 16 - Control of Hazardous Substances › Article 110 - Regulated Carcinogens › Section 5217 - Formaldehyde

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(a) Scope and
						application. This standard applies to all occupational exposures to
						formaldehyde, i.e. from formaldehyde gas, its solutions, and materials that
						release formaldehyde.
(b)
						Definitions. For purposes of this standard, the following definitions shall
						apply:
Action level. Action level means a concentration of 0.5
						  part formaldehyde per million parts of air (0.5 ppm) calculated as an eight
						  (8)-hour time-weighted average (TWA) concentration.
Authorized Person. Authorized person means any person
						  required by work duties to be present in regulated areas, or authorized to do
						  so by the employer, by this section, or by the California Occupational Safety
						  and Health Act of 1973.
Chief. The Chief of the Division of Occupational Safety
						  and Health, or designee.
Director. Director means the Director of the National
						  Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Health and
						  Human Services, or designee.
Emergency. An emergency is any occurrence, such as but
						  not limited to equipment failure, rupture of containers, or failure of control
						  equipment that results in an uncontrolled release of a significant amount of
						  formaldehyde.
Employee exposure. Employee exposure means the exposure
						  to airborne formaldehyde which would occur without corrections for protection
						  provided by any respirator that is in use.
Formaldehyde. Formaldehyde means the chemical
						  substance, HCHO, Chemical Abstracts Service Registry No.
						  50-00-0.
(c) Permissible
						Exposure Limit (PEL)
(1) Time Weighted Average
						(TWA): The employer shall assure that no employee is exposed to a concentration
						of airborne formaldehyde which exceeds 0.75 parts formaldehyde per million
						parts of air (0.75 ppm) as an 8-hour TWA.
(2) Short Term Exposure Limit (STEL): The
						employer shall assure that no employee is exposed to a concentration of
						airborne formaldehyde which exceeds two parts formaldehyde per million parts of
						air (2 ppm) as a 15 minute STEL.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders › Group 16 - Control of Hazardous Substances › Article 110 - Regulated Carcinogens › Appendix E to Section 5217 - Qualitative and Quantitative Fit Testing Procedures

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[See Section
						  5144, Appendix A]
1.
						  Editorial correction moving NOTE and HISTORIES 1-6 to precede Appendix A of
						  section 5217 (Register 99, No. 28). For
						  prior history of Appendices, see section
						  5217.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders › Group 16 - Control of Hazardous Substances › Article 110 - Regulated Carcinogens › Section 5218 - Benzene

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(a) Scope and
						Application.
(1) This section applies to all
						occupational exposures to benzene, Chemical Abstracts Service Registry No.
						71-43-2, except as provided in subsections (a)(2) and (a)(3).
(2) This section does not apply to:
(A) The storage, transportation,
						distribution, dispensing, sale or use of gasoline, motor fuels, or other fuels
						containing benzene subsequent to their final discharge from bulk wholesale
						storage facilities, except that operations where gasoline or motor fuels are
						dispensed for more than 4 hours per day in an indoor location are covered by
						this section.
(B) Loading and
						unloading operations at bulk wholesale storage facilities which use vapor
						control systems for all loading and unloading operations, except for the
						provisions of section
						5194, Hazard Communication, as
						incorporated into this section and the emergency provisions of subsections (g)
						and (i)(4) of this section.
(C) The
						storage, transportation, distribution or sale of benzene or liquid mixtures
						containing more than 0.1 percent benzene in intact containers or in
						transportation pipelines while sealed in such a manner as to contain benzene
						vapors or liquid, except for the provisions of section
						5194, Hazard Communication, as
						incorporated into this section and the emergency provisions of subsections (g)
						and (i)(4) of this section.
(D)
						Containers and pipelines carrying mixtures with less than 0.1 percent benzene
						and natural gas processing plants processing gas with less than 0.1 percent
						benzene.
(E) Work operations where
						the only exposure to benzene is from liquid mixtures containing 0.1 percent or
						less of benzene by volume, or the vapors released from such liquids.
(F) Tire building machine operators except
						that such operators using solvents with more than 0.1 percent benzene are
						covered by subsection (i) of this section.
(G) Oil and gas drilling, production and
						servicing operations.
(H) Coke oven
						batteries.
(3) The
						cleaning and repair of barges and tankers which have contained benzene are
						excluded from subsections (f), methods of compliance; (e)(1), exposure
						monitoring-general; and (e)(6), accuracy of monitoring. Engineering and work
						practice controls shall be used to keep exposures below 10 ppm unless proven to
						not be feasible.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders › Group 16 - Control of Hazardous Substances › Article 110 - Regulated Carcinogens › Appendix E - Qualitative and Quantitative Fit Testing Protocols

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[See Section
						  5144, Appendix A]
1. New
						  section 5218 and Appendices A-E filed
						  4-20-90; operative 5-20-90 (Register 90, No. 23).
2. Amendment
						  repealing appendix E and adding editorial reference filed 8-25-98; operative
						  11-23-98 (Register 98, No. 35).
3. Editorial correction relocating
						  HISTORY 2 to HISTORIES for section
						  5218 and renumbering HISTORIES
						  (Register 99, No. 28).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
							 142.3,
							 9020,
							 9030 and
							 9040, Labor
							 Code. Reference: Sections
							 142.3,
							 9004(d),
							 9009,
							 9020,
							 9030,
							 9031 and
							 9040, Labor
							 Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders › Group 16 - Control of Hazardous Substances › Article 110 - Regulated Carcinogens › Section 5219 - Ethylene Dibromide (Edb)

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(a) Scope and Application.
(1) This section establishes requirements for
						the control of employee exposure to ethylene dibromide (EDB) including
						exposures which may result after EDB use as a fumigant. Because of the higher
						risk of harm due to exposure above the permissible exposure limit,
						noncompliance with subsections (c), (e) through (j), and (m) constitutes a real
						and apparent hazard.
(2) This
						section applies to the manufacture, reaction, packaging, repackaging, storage,
						transportation, distribution, sale, handling and use of ethylene
						dibromide.
(3) This section does
						not apply to the storage, transportation, distribution or sale of EDB in intact
						containers sealed in such a manner as to prevent the release of EDB vapor or
						liquid except for the following provisions:
(A) Notification of use and emergencies
						(subsection (d));
(B) Emergency
						Procedures (subsection (i));
(C)
						Training (subsection (j)); and
(D)
						Posting and notification of shipment (subsection (j)).
(4) This section, with the exception of
						subsection (c), Permissible Exposure Limit, does not apply to:
(A) The distribution, storage, bulk handling,
						or use of leaded fuel;
NOTE: This section applies to the entering of leaded
						  fuel storage tanks.
(B) The
						handling and storage of EDB-treated materials at or between wholesale and
						retail establishments provided the requirements of subsection (n), Receipt of
						EDB-Treated Materials, have been met;
(C) Liquid mixtures that contain less than
						0.01% EDB by weight or volume.
(5) This section does not apply to the use of
						EDB by pest control applicators who are regulated by the California Department
						of Food and Agriculture. Employees who may be exposed to EDB as a result of the
						activities of such applicators are covered by this section.
(6) The provisions of this section are
						subject to the requirements of the Occupational Carcinogens Control Act of 1976
						(Health and Safety Code, Division 20, Chapter 2).
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders › Group 16 - Control of Hazardous Substances › Article 110 - Regulated Carcinogens › Section 5220 - Ethylene Oxide

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(a)
						Scope and Application.
(1) This section
						applies to all occupational exposures to ethylene oxide (EtO) except as
						provided in subsection (a)(2).
(2)
						This section does not apply to the processing, use, or handling of products
						made from or containing EtO where objective data demonstrate that the product
						is not capable of releasing airborne EtO in concentrations at or above the
						action level under conditions of processing, use, or handling that would
						reasonably be expected to cause the greatest possible release.
(3) Where a product is exempted pursuant to
						subsection (a)(2), the employer shall maintain a record of the objective data
						supporting that exemption and the basis for the employer's reliance on the
						data, as provided in subsection (k)(1).
(4) Sections
						5221 and
						5222 also apply where EtO is used
						in walk-in chambers for fumigation or sterilization purposes.
(5) Every employer using EtO shall report
						such use(s) to the Chief in accordance with subsection (m) except to the extent
						that the use of EtO is exempt under the provisions of subsection
						(a)(2).
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders › Group 16 - Control of Hazardous Substances › Article 111 - Fumigation › Section 5221 - Fumigation: General

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(a)
						Wherever a poisonous gas or a substance giving rise to a poisonous gas is used
						for fumigation, at least two people shall be present at all times, and each
						person shall be provided with respiratory equipment approved as protection
						against the gas being used.
(b) All
						persons working with fumigants or near fumigation operations shall be
						instructed in the hazards of the substances employed.
(c) Where poisonous gas or substance giving
						rise to poisonous gas is used for fumigation, the division may require an
						employer to provide an approved antidote or first-aid treatment where lack of
						such facilities might constitute a hazard.
1.
						  Renumbering of Section
						  5215 to Section
						  5221 filed 5-3-78 as procedural and
						  organizational; effective upon filing (Register 78, No. 18).
2.
						  Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (a) filed 12-19-2002
						  pursuant to section
						  100, title 1, California Code of
						  Regulations (Register 2002, No. 51).
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders › Group 16 - Control of Hazardous Substances › Article 111 - Fumigation › Section 5222 - Fumigation in Vaults and Chambers

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(a) Vaults and chambers used for fumigation
						of food products, textiles or other objects shall be so constructed that
						employees will not be exposed to hazardous concentrations of fumigants during
						fumigation.
(b) A suitable warning
						notice with the words, "Danger," "Do Not Open," "Poison Gas," or equivalent
						shall be attached to the door of such rooms or vaults.
(c) After the exposure is completed, vaults
						or chambers shall be purged of fumigant and the air therein shall be tested.
						Employees shall not be allowed to enter a vault or chamber, except to make
						tests, until the concentration of fumigant in the air is known to be safe.
						Employees making tests shall wear respiratory protection approved for use in
						the fumigant used.
(d) Purging
						shall be carried out in such a way as not to endanger employees.
(e) If a flammable gas, or substance giving
						rise to a flammable gas is used for fumigation, all sources of ignition shall
						be removed or extinguished before fumigation is begun, and no source of
						ignition shall be allowed in a vault or chamber which has been fumigated while
						the concentration of flammable gas is over 20 percent of the lower explosive
						limit.
1.
						  Renumbering of Section
						  5216 to Section
						  5222 filed 5-3-78 as procedural and
						  organizational; effective upon filing (Register 78, No.
						  18).
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders › Group 16 - Control of Hazardous Substances › Article 111 - Fumigation › Section 5223 - Fumigation in Buildings or Rooms Other than Fumigation Vaults or Chambers

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(a) Whenever any
						building or section thereof, other than fumigation vaults or chambers, are
						fumigated with a poisonous gas:
(1) All
						cracks, holes, crevices, openings, and apertures in walls, floors, and ceilings
						shall be sealed so as to confine the gas to the rooms being
						fumigated.
(2) Doors and windows
						shall be closed and sealed; and legible warning signs shall be posted at all
						entrances or approaches. Signs shall state premises under fumigation and type
						of gas used and shall not be removed till fumigation and ventilation are
						complete.
(3) Employees releasing
						poisonous gases for fumigation shall wear respiratory protection of a type
						approved for use in the gas used.
(4) Fumigation of single rooms is forbidden
						unless such room constitutes a wing, floor, or other detached or semi-detached
						section of a building, or can be effectively sealed off from the remainder of
						the building.
(5) When a part of a
						building is to be fumigated, all adjoining rooms, including those above and
						below, and all other parts of the building or of adjacent buildings into which
						the gas may penetrate shall be vacated. Windows in such locations shall be open
						during fumigation.
(6) After the
						exposure is completed, premises shall be purged of fumigant and the air therein
						shall be tested. Employees shall not be allowed to enter the premises, except
						to make tests, until the concentration of fumigant is known to be safe.
						Employees making tests shall wear respiratory protection approved for use in
						the fumigant used.
(7) Purging or
						ventilation shall be carried out in such a manner as not to endanger
						employees.
(8) Where flammable
						fumigants are used, no source of ignition shall be allowed in premises being
						fumigated. When part of a building is being fumigated, no source of ignition
						shall be allowed in the rooms being fumigated or in adjoining rooms including
						those above and below, or in adjacent buildings into which gas may reasonably
						be expected to penetrate.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders › Group 16 - Control of Hazardous Substances › Article 112 - Labeling of Injurious Substances [Repealed]

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1.
						Repealer of article 112 (sections
						5225-5230) filed 9-4-97; operative
						10-4-97 (Register 97, No. 36).
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders › Group 18 - Explosive Materials › Article 113 - Explosive Materials › Section 5236 - Purpose

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(a) Group 18
						establishes minimum standards for the manufacture, assembly, possession,
						storage, transportation, repacking and distribution, and use of explosive
						materials at places of employment.
(b) This group shall not apply to:
(1) The public display of fireworks as
						defined in Health and Safety Code Section
						12524
						and under the jurisdiction of the State Fire Marshal under Title 19.
(2) Explosive materials while in the course
						of transportation under the jurisdiction of the US Department of Transportation
						(USDOT), the permit provisions of the Health and Safety Code or the California
						Vehicle Code (CVC) as enforced by the California Highway Patrol.
(3) Pyrotechnic devices, fireworks and
						special effects which are regulated by the State Fire Marshal under provisions
						of Part 2, Division 11 (commencing with Section
						12500) of the Health and Safety
						Code.
(4) The use of explosive
						materials in medicines and medicinal agents in the forms prescribed by the
						United States Pharmacopeia, or the National Formulary.
(5) Operations governed by the provisions of
						Group 18 under contract with federal government agencies requiring compliance
						with:
(A) DOD Contractors' Safety
						Manual(s),
(B) DOD explosive safety
						requirements and surveillance, and
(C) Where the Department of the Army/DOD
						conducts site inspections to ensure compliance.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders › Group 18 - Explosive Materials › Article 113 - Explosive Materials › Section 5238 - Competency and Qualifications of Blasters

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(a) An employer shall not permit a blasting
						operation, unless a blaster having a current, valid California "Blaster's
						License" issued by the Division is physically present on the site to accomplish
						the blasting operation and/or direct and supervise others in such
						operation.
(b) The employer shall
						ensure that the physical condition of the licensed blaster will not interfere
						with his or her ability to safely conduct blasting operations.
(c) A licensed blaster shall be able to
						understand and give written and oral orders.
NOTE: Other persons may work under the direct
						  supervision of a licensed blaster for the purpose of obtaining the necessary
						  experience to qualify for a California Blaster's License.
(d) The employer shall require that the
						licensed blaster:
(1) furnish satisfactory
						evidence of competency in the use and handling of explosive materials,
						and
(2) have the necessary
						qualifications to safely perform the type of blasting operations required for
						the specific worksite.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders › Group 18 - Explosive Materials › Article 113 - Explosive Materials › Section 5239 - Training and Trainees

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All persons who handle or transport explosive materials
						  shall be trained in the hazards of the job and safe performance of their
						  duties. Trainees conducting blasting operations shall be under the direct
						  supervision of a licensed blaster.
1.
						  Amendment of section heading and section and new NOTE filed 7-11-2003;
						  operative 8-10-2003 (Register 2003, No. 28).
Note: Authority cited: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code. Reference: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders › Group 18 - Explosive Materials › Article 113 - Explosive Materials › Section 5240 - Disposal of Explosive Materials

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(a) Deteriorated, damaged, frozen,
						contaminated, or scrap explosive materials which are unfit for use, shall be
						desensitized, destroyed or otherwise made safe in a safe place by a competent
						person(s).
EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS SHALL NEVER BE BURIED OR COVERED
						  OVER BY ANY MATERIALS AS A MEANS OF DISPOSAL.
(b) Sites for destruction of explosive
						materials shall be located away from inhabited buildings, public highways,
						passenger railways, operating buildings and all other explosives. The
						separation shall not be less than the inhabited building distance as contained
						in Table Ex. 1. When possible, barricades shall be utilized between the site
						and inhabited buildings.
(c) A
						shelter or other adequate protection shall be provided near the disposal area
						for emergency use.
(d) A warning
						device shall be used when explosive materials are being destroyed.
(e) Waste static sensitive explosive
						materials shall be handled, transported or otherwise protected against the
						hazards of static electricity.
(f)
						Incompatible waste explosive materials shall not be transported in the same
						container or vehicle.
(g)
						Provisions shall be made so scrap explosive materials will not be placed in any
						burn location until at least 48 hours has past since the last fire has gone
						out.
(h) Bags that have contained
						ammonium nitrate shall not be piled, even temporarily, in or near a wooden
						building, as such bags are flammable. Bags shall be destroyed after
						emptying.
1.
						  Amendment of section heading and section and new NOTE filed 7-11-2003;
						  operative 8-10-2003 (Register 2003, No. 28).
Note: Authority cited: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code. Reference: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders › Group 18 - Explosive Materials › Article 113 - Explosive Materials › Section 5241 - Explosives for Blasting

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(a)
						Chlorate high explosives shall not be used for blasting operations.
(b) Low-Freezing explosives shall be of a
						type that will not freeze at temperatures that may reasonably be
						expected.
1.
						  Amendment of section and new NOTE filed 7-11-2003; operative 8-10-2003
						  (Register 2003, No. 28).
Note: Authority cited: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code. Reference: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders › Group 18 - Explosive Materials › Article 113 - Explosive Materials › Section 5242 - Water Gels

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(a) Cap
						sensitive water gels and those containing an explosive shall be classified as
						high explosive and manufactured, transported, stored, and used as specified for
						explosives in this Article.
(b)
						Water gels containing no substance in itself classified as an explosive and
						which are not cap-sensitive as defined in Section
						5237 under "Blasting agents" shall
						be classified as blasting agents and manufactured, transported, stored, and
						used as specified for blasting agents in this Article and Article
						120.
1.
						  Amendment of section and new NOTE filed 7-11-2003; operative 8-10-2003
						  (Register 2003, No. 28).
Note: Authority cited: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code. Reference: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders › Group 18 - Explosive Materials › Article 113 - Explosive Materials › Section 5243 - Black Powder Blasting

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(a)
						The use of Black Powder for blasting is not recommended. However, if it is
						used, the following rules shall be complied with:
(1) Inexperienced persons shall be closely
						supervised by a competent person.
(2) The licensed blaster and helper(s) shall
						not carry matches or other sources of ignition except when lighting
						fuse.
(3) The blasting crew shall
						wear shoes with no exposed metal.
(4) All persons not connected with the
						loading operations shall be kept at least 500 feet away and the area shall be
						roped off if necessary.
(5) Fires
						are prohibited within 500 feet of any black powder taken from the magazine for
						blasting purposes.
(6) Holes shall
						not be loaded while compressors, shovels, trucks, tractors, or sources of
						ignition are within 100 feet.
(7)
						Only bagged powder shall be used. It shall not be brought from the magazine
						until after the holes are sprung and have been cooled.
(8) Black powder shall not be used
						underground or for construction blasting.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders › Group 18 - Explosive Materials › Article 113 - Explosive Materials › Section 5244 - Explosives for Underground Use

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(a) Tests made to determine the fume class as
						shown in the following table shall be made according to the standard for "toxic
						gas test" procedure of the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA):
Cubic Feet of Toxic Gases
Per (1-1/4" X 8") Cartridge of Explosive
						  Material
Fume Class 1 -- Less than 0.16
Fume Class 2 -- From 0.16 to 0.33
Fume Class 3 -- From 0.33 to 0.67
(b) Except as provided for in subsections (c)
						and (d), main explosive charge used underground shall comply with the
						requirements for Fume Class 1.
(c)
						Where the concentration of combustible dust and vapor is found to exceed 10% of
						the lower flammable limit, loading and blasting operations with Fume Class 1
						explosive materials shall be halted.
(d) When there is reason to believe that use
						of Fume Class 1 explosive materials may endanger employees by igniting
						combustible dusts or gases, permissible explosive materials shall be used and
						the ventilation increased to compensate for the resulting increase of poisonous
						and toxic gases.
NOTE: The composition of permissible explosives is such
						  that they are less likely to ignite combustible dusts and gases than explosive
						  materials which comply with Fume Class 1. On the other hand, the volume of
						  poisonous and toxic gases produced by some permissible explosive materials is
						  several times greater than that generated by Fume Class 1 explosive
						  materials.
(e) Fume Class 1
						explosives will not be required for the final loading of a coyote hole when the
						coyote hole is sufficiently back-filled to become a primary blast.
(f) Only plant mixed blasting agents where
						composition control is assured shall be used underground.
1.
						  Amendment of section and new NOTE filed 7-11-2003; operative 8-10-2003
						  (Register 2003, No. 28).
Note: Authority cited: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code. Reference: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders › Group 18 - Explosive Materials › Article 113 - Explosive Materials › Section 5245 - Blasting Operations During Lightning and Dust Storms

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(a) Upon the approach of a lightning or dust
						storm, blasting operations shall be stopped and all persons in the blast area
						withdrawn to a safe location.
(b)
						Provisions shall be made for warning crews when an electric or dust storm
						approaches.
(c) In underground
						operations using electrical blasting systems, instrumentation to determine the
						presence of a lightning and dust storm within 15 miles of the portal and means
						to signal the heading shall be provided.
1.
						  Amendment of section heading and section and new NOTE filed 7-11-2003;
						  operative 8-10-2003 (Register 2003, No. 28).
Note: Authority cited: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code. Reference: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders › Group 18 - Explosive Materials › Article 113 - Explosive Materials › Section 5246 - Smoking and Open Flames

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Smoking and open flames are prohibited within 50 feet
						  of explosive materials in the open, unless otherwise stated in these
						  orders.
1.
						  Amendment of section and new NOTE filed 7-11-2003; operative 8-10-2003
						  (Register 2003, No. 28).
Note: Authority cited: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code. Reference: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders › Group 18 - Explosive Materials › Article 113 - Explosive Materials › Section 5247 - Miscellaneous Provisions

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(a) No person shall store, handle, or
						transport explosive materials except under a valid permit issued by the
						applicable Federal, State or Local Agency.
(b) No employee shall be permitted to handle
						or use explosive materials while under the influence of alcohol, narcotics, or
						other drugs that cause drowsiness or other side effects which could cause the
						employee to perform duties/functions in an unsafe manner.
1. New
						  section filed 10-17-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No.
						  42).
2. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 7-11-2003; operative
						  8-10-2003 (Register 2003, No. 28).
Note: Authority cited: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code. Reference: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders › Group 18 - Explosive Materials › Article 113 - Explosive Materials › Section 5248 - Blasting Accident Reports and Procedures

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(a) In the event of a blasting accident or
						unusual occurrence affecting the safety of employees in which explosive
						materials are involved, whether or not personal injury is sustained, the
						employer shall within 24 hours forward a report of the incident to the
						Division.
(b) The report shall
						state:
(1) The names and license numbers of
						all blasters involved.
(2) The
						names and occupations of any employees injured.
(3) The type of explosive materials,
						detonator, and method or methods of detonation of explosive
						materials.
(4) A factual account of
						events pertinent to the accident.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders › Group 18 - Explosive Materials › Article 114 - Storage of Explosive Materials › Section 5251 - Storage of Explosive Materials

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(a) All explosive materials as defined in
						these orders, including industrial high explosives and any newly developed and
						unclassified explosives, shall be stored in the appropriate magazine as shown
						in Table EX-3. Magazines shall be constructed in conformity with the provisions
						of this Article.
(b) The following
						materials/devices shall be kept in their shipping containers until used:
(1) Explosive materials such as explosive
						power packs in the form of explosive cartridges or explosive-charged
						construction devices, explosive rivets, explosive bolts, explosive charges for
						driving pins or studs.
(2)
						Cartridges for explosives actuated power devices when in quantities of less
						than 50 pounds net weight of explosives.
(3) Stocks of small arms ammunition,
						propellant-actuated power cartridges, small arms ammunition primers in
						quantities of less than 750,000, and smokeless propellant in quantities of less
						than 750 pounds.
(4) Fuse lighters
						and fuse igniters.
(5) Safety
						fuses.