§ 25542

(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 Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. Section 651 et seq.) and the 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 Industrial Safety of the Department of Industrial Relations shall, to the maximum extent feasible, coordinate with the administering agency and other agencies in accordance with paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 25404.2.

(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 715, Sec. 32. Effective January 1, 1997.)