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DIVISION 5. SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT 6300-9104›PART 1. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH 6300-6720›CHAPTER 9. Miscellaneous Safety Provisions 6700-6725

§ 6716

California Labor Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

For the purposes of this division, “lead-related construction work” means any of the following:

(a) Any construction, alteration, painting, demolition, salvage, renovation, repair, or maintenance of any building or structure, including preparation and cleanup, that, by using or disturbing lead-containing material or soil, may result in significant exposure of employees to lead as determined by the standard adopted pursuant to Section 6717.

(b) The transportation, disposal, storage, or containment of materials containing lead on site or at a location at which construction activities are performed. “Lead-related construction work” does not include any activity related to the manufacture or mining of lead or the installation or repair of automotive materials containing lead.

(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1122, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1994.)

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