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DIVISION 5. SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT 6300-9104›PART 7.5. REFINERY AND CHEMICAL PLANTS 7850-7873›CHAPTER 2. Process Safety Management Standards 7855-7873

§ 7855

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

The purpose of this chapter is to prevent or minimize the consequences of catastrophic releases of toxic, flammable, or explosive chemicals. The establishment of process safety management standards are intended to eliminate, to a substantial degree, the risks to which workers are exposed in petroleum refineries, chemical plants, and other related manufacturing facilities.

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

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