California Labor Code CHAPTER 2 - Process Safety Management Standards

• Section 7855.
  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...
• Section 7856.
  By March 31, 2014, the board shall adopt process safety management standards for refineries, chemical plants, and other manufacturing facilities, as specified in Codes 28...
• Section 7857.
  The process safety management standards shall include provisions dealing with the items prescribed by Sections 7858 to 7868, inclusive, of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1990,...
• Section 7858.
  The employer shall develop and maintain a compilation of written safety information to enable the employer and the employees operating the process to identify and...
• Section 7859.
  The employer shall perform a hazard analysis for identifying, evaluating, and controlling hazards involved in the process. The employer shall provide for the participation of...
• Section 7860.
  (a) The employer shall develop and implement written operating procedures that provide clear instructions for safely conducting activities involved in each process consistent with the process...
• Section 7861.
  (a) Each employee whose primary duties include the operating or maintenance of a process, and each employee prior to assuming operations and maintenance duties in a...
• Section 7862.
  (a) The employer shall inform contractors performing work on, or near, a process of the known potential fire, explosion, or toxic release hazards related to the...
• Section 7863.
  The employer shall perform a prestartup safety review for new facilities and for modified facilities for which the modification necessitates a change in the process...
• Section 7864.
  The employer shall establish and implement written procedures and inspection and testing programs to maintain the ongoing integrity of process equipment. These programs shall include...
• Section 7865.
  The employer shall develop and implement a written procedure governing the issuance of “hot work” permits. “Hot work” includes electric or gas welding, cutting, brazing,...
• Section 7866.
  The employer shall establish and implement written procedures to manage changes, except for replacements in kind, to process chemicals, technology, and equipment, and to make...
• Section 7867.
  The employer shall establish a written procedure for investigating every incident which results in, or, as determined by board criteria, could reasonably have resulted in,...
• Section 7868.
  The employer shall establish and implement an emergency action plan. The employer may use the business plan for emergency response submitted pursuant to subdivision (a)...
• Section 7870.
  Notwithstanding the availability of federal funds to carry out the purposes of this part, the division shall annually fix and collect reasonable fees for consultation,...
• Section 7872.
  (a) As used in this section and in Section 7873, “turnaround” means a planned, periodic shutdown, total or partial, of a refinery process unit or plant...
• Section 7873.
  (a) As used in this section, “trade secret” means a trade secret as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 6254.7 of the Government Code or Section...

Last modified: October 22, 2018