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DIVISION 5. SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT 6300-9104›PART 7.5. REFINERY AND CHEMICAL PLANTS 7850-7873›CHAPTER 1. General 7850-7853

§ 7853

California Labor Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

For the purposes of this part, “process safety management” means the application of management programs, which are not limited to engineering guidelines, when dealing with the risks associated with handling or working near hazardous chemicals. Process safety management is intended to prevent or minimize the consequences of catastrophic releases of acutely hazardous, flammable, or explosive chemicals.

(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1632, Sec. 1.)

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