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DIVISION 103. DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION 104100-106036›PART 5. ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY 105150-105459›CHAPTER 2. Occupational Health and Disease Prevention 105175-105197›ARTICLE 2. Occupational Lead Poisoning Prevention 105185-105197

§ 105191

California Health and Safety Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(1) There are some employers who use or disturb very small amounts of lead in ways that pose a very minimal potential for lead poisoning of employees.

(2) These users of de minimis amounts of lead are not currently eligible for a waiver of the Occupational Lead Poisoning Fee.

(b) The State Department of Health Services shall adopt regulations that define a de minimis amount of lead use or disturbance. Any employer who is within the requirements of this definition shall be exempt from payment of the Occupational Lead Poisoning Fee.

(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 720, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997.)

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