CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 35Introduced by Assembly Members Kalra and Cristina GarciaDecember 03, 2018 An act to amend Section 105185 of the Health and Safety Code, and to add Section 147.3 to the Labor Code, relating to employment. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 35, as introduced, Kalra. Worker safety: blood lead levels: reporting.Existing law requires the Department of Industrial Relations, by interagency agreement with the State Department of Public Health, to establish a repository of current data on toxic materials and harmful physical agents in use or potentially in use in places of employment in the state. That repository is known as the Hazard Evaluation System and Information Service (HESIS). Existing law requires the HESIS, among other things, to provide information and collect and evaluate data relating to possible hazards to employees resulting from exposure to toxic materials or harmful physical agents. Existing law establishes the Division of Occupational Safety and Health within the Department of Industrial Relations and requires the division to, among other things, monitor, analyze, and propose health and safety standards for workers.This bill would require the State Department of Public Health to consider a report from a laboratory of an employees blood lead level at or above 25 micrograms per deciliter to be injurious to the health of the employee and to report that case within 5 business days to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health. The bill would further provide that the above-described report would constitute a serious violation and subject the employer or place of employment to an investigation, as provided, by the division, and would require the division to make any citations or fines imposed as a result of the investigation publicly available on an annual basis.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 105185 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:105185. (a) The department shall establish and maintain an occupational lead poisoning prevention program, including, but not limited to, the following:(1) Developing a system for monitoring laboratory reports of cases of adult lead toxicity, to create an occupational lead poisoning registry.(2) Following up reported cases of occupational lead poisoning to ascertain the source of lead exposure.(3) Conducting investigations in cases where take-home exposure may be occurring, where there is a likelihood of identifying additional cases, or where a previously unidentified risk factor may be present.(4) Conducting training of employers, employees, and health professionals regarding prevention of occupational lead poisoning.(5) Making recommendations for the prevention of lead poisoning.(b) In any situation where the activities specified in subdivision (a) may duplicate or overlap the activities of any other state department or agency, including the Department of Industrial Relations, the department shall coordinate with the other departments or agency and take actions to avoid program and service duplication.(c) As part of the departments Occupational Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, the department shall consider a report from a laboratory of an employees blood lead level at or above 25 micrograms per deciliter to be injurious to the health of the employee and shall report that case within five business days to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health.(c)(d) The department may adopt regulations to implement this section and Sections 105190 and 105195. Any regulations adopted shall be considered and adopted as emergency regulations in accordance with Section 11346.1 of the Government Code.SEC. 2. Section 147.3 is added to the Labor Code, to read:147.3. When the Division of Occupational Safety and Health receives a report from the State Department of Public Health pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 105185 of the Health and Safety Code, the report shall constitute a complaint from a government agency representative charging a serious violation and shall subject the employer or place of employment to the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 6309 for the Division of Occupational Safety and Health to initiate an investigation within three working days. Upon completion of the investigation, any citations and fines imposed by the division shall be made publicly available on an annual basis pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 6309.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 35Introduced by Assembly Members Kalra and Cristina GarciaDecember 03, 2018 An act to amend Section 105185 of the Health and Safety Code, and to add Section 147.3 to the Labor Code, relating to employment. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 35, as introduced, Kalra. Worker safety: blood lead levels: reporting.Existing law requires the Department of Industrial Relations, by interagency agreement with the State Department of Public Health, to establish a repository of current data on toxic materials and harmful physical agents in use or potentially in use in places of employment in the state. That repository is known as the Hazard Evaluation System and Information Service (HESIS). Existing law requires the HESIS, among other things, to provide information and collect and evaluate data relating to possible hazards to employees resulting from exposure to toxic materials or harmful physical agents. Existing law establishes the Division of Occupational Safety and Health within the Department of Industrial Relations and requires the division to, among other things, monitor, analyze, and propose health and safety standards for workers.This bill would require the State Department of Public Health to consider a report from a laboratory of an employees blood lead level at or above 25 micrograms per deciliter to be injurious to the health of the employee and to report that case within 5 business days to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health. The bill would further provide that the above-described report would constitute a serious violation and subject the employer or place of employment to an investigation, as provided, by the division, and would require the division to make any citations or fines imposed as a result of the investigation publicly available on an annual basis.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 35
Introduced by Assembly Members Kalra and Cristina GarciaDecember 03, 2018
Introduced by Assembly Members Kalra and Cristina Garcia
December 03, 2018
An act to amend Section 105185 of the Health and Safety Code, and to add Section 147.3 to the Labor Code, relating to employment.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 35, as introduced, Kalra. Worker safety: blood lead levels: reporting.
Existing law requires the Department of Industrial Relations, by interagency agreement with the State Department of Public Health, to establish a repository of current data on toxic materials and harmful physical agents in use or potentially in use in places of employment in the state. That repository is known as the Hazard Evaluation System and Information Service (HESIS). Existing law requires the HESIS, among other things, to provide information and collect and evaluate data relating to possible hazards to employees resulting from exposure to toxic materials or harmful physical agents. Existing law establishes the Division of Occupational Safety and Health within the Department of Industrial Relations and requires the division to, among other things, monitor, analyze, and propose health and safety standards for workers.This bill would require the State Department of Public Health to consider a report from a laboratory of an employees blood lead level at or above 25 micrograms per deciliter to be injurious to the health of the employee and to report that case within 5 business days to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health. The bill would further provide that the above-described report would constitute a serious violation and subject the employer or place of employment to an investigation, as provided, by the division, and would require the division to make any citations or fines imposed as a result of the investigation publicly available on an annual basis.
Existing law requires the Department of Industrial Relations, by interagency agreement with the State Department of Public Health, to establish a repository of current data on toxic materials and harmful physical agents in use or potentially in use in places of employment in the state. That repository is known as the Hazard Evaluation System and Information Service (HESIS). Existing law requires the HESIS, among other things, to provide information and collect and evaluate data relating to possible hazards to employees resulting from exposure to toxic materials or harmful physical agents. Existing law establishes the Division of Occupational Safety and Health within the Department of Industrial Relations and requires the division to, among other things, monitor, analyze, and propose health and safety standards for workers.
This bill would require the State Department of Public Health to consider a report from a laboratory of an employees blood lead level at or above 25 micrograms per deciliter to be injurious to the health of the employee and to report that case within 5 business days to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health. The bill would further provide that the above-described report would constitute a serious violation and subject the employer or place of employment to an investigation, as provided, by the division, and would require the division to make any citations or fines imposed as a result of the investigation publicly available on an annual basis.
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## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 105185 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:105185. (a) The department shall establish and maintain an occupational lead poisoning prevention program, including, but not limited to, the following:(1) Developing a system for monitoring laboratory reports of cases of adult lead toxicity, to create an occupational lead poisoning registry.(2) Following up reported cases of occupational lead poisoning to ascertain the source of lead exposure.(3) Conducting investigations in cases where take-home exposure may be occurring, where there is a likelihood of identifying additional cases, or where a previously unidentified risk factor may be present.(4) Conducting training of employers, employees, and health professionals regarding prevention of occupational lead poisoning.(5) Making recommendations for the prevention of lead poisoning.(b) In any situation where the activities specified in subdivision (a) may duplicate or overlap the activities of any other state department or agency, including the Department of Industrial Relations, the department shall coordinate with the other departments or agency and take actions to avoid program and service duplication.(c) As part of the departments Occupational Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, the department shall consider a report from a laboratory of an employees blood lead level at or above 25 micrograms per deciliter to be injurious to the health of the employee and shall report that case within five business days to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health.(c)(d) The department may adopt regulations to implement this section and Sections 105190 and 105195. Any regulations adopted shall be considered and adopted as emergency regulations in accordance with Section 11346.1 of the Government Code.SEC. 2. Section 147.3 is added to the Labor Code, to read:147.3. When the Division of Occupational Safety and Health receives a report from the State Department of Public Health pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 105185 of the Health and Safety Code, the report shall constitute a complaint from a government agency representative charging a serious violation and shall subject the employer or place of employment to the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 6309 for the Division of Occupational Safety and Health to initiate an investigation within three working days. Upon completion of the investigation, any citations and fines imposed by the division shall be made publicly available on an annual basis pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 6309.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 105185 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:105185. (a) The department shall establish and maintain an occupational lead poisoning prevention program, including, but not limited to, the following:(1) Developing a system for monitoring laboratory reports of cases of adult lead toxicity, to create an occupational lead poisoning registry.(2) Following up reported cases of occupational lead poisoning to ascertain the source of lead exposure.(3) Conducting investigations in cases where take-home exposure may be occurring, where there is a likelihood of identifying additional cases, or where a previously unidentified risk factor may be present.(4) Conducting training of employers, employees, and health professionals regarding prevention of occupational lead poisoning.(5) Making recommendations for the prevention of lead poisoning.(b) In any situation where the activities specified in subdivision (a) may duplicate or overlap the activities of any other state department or agency, including the Department of Industrial Relations, the department shall coordinate with the other departments or agency and take actions to avoid program and service duplication.(c) As part of the departments Occupational Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, the department shall consider a report from a laboratory of an employees blood lead level at or above 25 micrograms per deciliter to be injurious to the health of the employee and shall report that case within five business days to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health.(c)(d) The department may adopt regulations to implement this section and Sections 105190 and 105195. Any regulations adopted shall be considered and adopted as emergency regulations in accordance with Section 11346.1 of the Government Code.
SECTION 1. Section 105185 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
105185. (a) The department shall establish and maintain an occupational lead poisoning prevention program, including, but not limited to, the following:(1) Developing a system for monitoring laboratory reports of cases of adult lead toxicity, to create an occupational lead poisoning registry.(2) Following up reported cases of occupational lead poisoning to ascertain the source of lead exposure.(3) Conducting investigations in cases where take-home exposure may be occurring, where there is a likelihood of identifying additional cases, or where a previously unidentified risk factor may be present.(4) Conducting training of employers, employees, and health professionals regarding prevention of occupational lead poisoning.(5) Making recommendations for the prevention of lead poisoning.(b) In any situation where the activities specified in subdivision (a) may duplicate or overlap the activities of any other state department or agency, including the Department of Industrial Relations, the department shall coordinate with the other departments or agency and take actions to avoid program and service duplication.(c) As part of the departments Occupational Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, the department shall consider a report from a laboratory of an employees blood lead level at or above 25 micrograms per deciliter to be injurious to the health of the employee and shall report that case within five business days to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health.(c)(d) The department may adopt regulations to implement this section and Sections 105190 and 105195. Any regulations adopted shall be considered and adopted as emergency regulations in accordance with Section 11346.1 of the Government Code.
105185. (a) The department shall establish and maintain an occupational lead poisoning prevention program, including, but not limited to, the following:(1) Developing a system for monitoring laboratory reports of cases of adult lead toxicity, to create an occupational lead poisoning registry.(2) Following up reported cases of occupational lead poisoning to ascertain the source of lead exposure.(3) Conducting investigations in cases where take-home exposure may be occurring, where there is a likelihood of identifying additional cases, or where a previously unidentified risk factor may be present.(4) Conducting training of employers, employees, and health professionals regarding prevention of occupational lead poisoning.(5) Making recommendations for the prevention of lead poisoning.(b) In any situation where the activities specified in subdivision (a) may duplicate or overlap the activities of any other state department or agency, including the Department of Industrial Relations, the department shall coordinate with the other departments or agency and take actions to avoid program and service duplication.(c) As part of the departments Occupational Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, the department shall consider a report from a laboratory of an employees blood lead level at or above 25 micrograms per deciliter to be injurious to the health of the employee and shall report that case within five business days to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health.(c)(d) The department may adopt regulations to implement this section and Sections 105190 and 105195. Any regulations adopted shall be considered and adopted as emergency regulations in accordance with Section 11346.1 of the Government Code.
105185. (a) The department shall establish and maintain an occupational lead poisoning prevention program, including, but not limited to, the following:(1) Developing a system for monitoring laboratory reports of cases of adult lead toxicity, to create an occupational lead poisoning registry.(2) Following up reported cases of occupational lead poisoning to ascertain the source of lead exposure.(3) Conducting investigations in cases where take-home exposure may be occurring, where there is a likelihood of identifying additional cases, or where a previously unidentified risk factor may be present.(4) Conducting training of employers, employees, and health professionals regarding prevention of occupational lead poisoning.(5) Making recommendations for the prevention of lead poisoning.(b) In any situation where the activities specified in subdivision (a) may duplicate or overlap the activities of any other state department or agency, including the Department of Industrial Relations, the department shall coordinate with the other departments or agency and take actions to avoid program and service duplication.(c) As part of the departments Occupational Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, the department shall consider a report from a laboratory of an employees blood lead level at or above 25 micrograms per deciliter to be injurious to the health of the employee and shall report that case within five business days to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health.(c)(d) The department may adopt regulations to implement this section and Sections 105190 and 105195. Any regulations adopted shall be considered and adopted as emergency regulations in accordance with Section 11346.1 of the Government Code.
105185. (a) The department shall establish and maintain an occupational lead poisoning prevention program, including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) Developing a system for monitoring laboratory reports of cases of adult lead toxicity, to create an occupational lead poisoning registry.
(2) Following up reported cases of occupational lead poisoning to ascertain the source of lead exposure.
(3) Conducting investigations in cases where take-home exposure may be occurring, where there is a likelihood of identifying additional cases, or where a previously unidentified risk factor may be present.
(4) Conducting training of employers, employees, and health professionals regarding prevention of occupational lead poisoning.
(5) Making recommendations for the prevention of lead poisoning.
(b) In any situation where the activities specified in subdivision (a) may duplicate or overlap the activities of any other state department or agency, including the Department of Industrial Relations, the department shall coordinate with the other departments or agency and take actions to avoid program and service duplication.
(c) As part of the departments Occupational Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, the department shall consider a report from a laboratory of an employees blood lead level at or above 25 micrograms per deciliter to be injurious to the health of the employee and shall report that case within five business days to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health.
(c)
(d) The department may adopt regulations to implement this section and Sections 105190 and 105195. Any regulations adopted shall be considered and adopted as emergency regulations in accordance with Section 11346.1 of the Government Code.
SEC. 2. Section 147.3 is added to the Labor Code, to read:147.3. When the Division of Occupational Safety and Health receives a report from the State Department of Public Health pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 105185 of the Health and Safety Code, the report shall constitute a complaint from a government agency representative charging a serious violation and shall subject the employer or place of employment to the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 6309 for the Division of Occupational Safety and Health to initiate an investigation within three working days. Upon completion of the investigation, any citations and fines imposed by the division shall be made publicly available on an annual basis pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 6309.
SEC. 2. Section 147.3 is added to the Labor Code, to read:
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147.3. When the Division of Occupational Safety and Health receives a report from the State Department of Public Health pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 105185 of the Health and Safety Code, the report shall constitute a complaint from a government agency representative charging a serious violation and shall subject the employer or place of employment to the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 6309 for the Division of Occupational Safety and Health to initiate an investigation within three working days. Upon completion of the investigation, any citations and fines imposed by the division shall be made publicly available on an annual basis pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 6309.
147.3. When the Division of Occupational Safety and Health receives a report from the State Department of Public Health pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 105185 of the Health and Safety Code, the report shall constitute a complaint from a government agency representative charging a serious violation and shall subject the employer or place of employment to the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 6309 for the Division of Occupational Safety and Health to initiate an investigation within three working days. Upon completion of the investigation, any citations and fines imposed by the division shall be made publicly available on an annual basis pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 6309.
147.3. When the Division of Occupational Safety and Health receives a report from the State Department of Public Health pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 105185 of the Health and Safety Code, the report shall constitute a complaint from a government agency representative charging a serious violation and shall subject the employer or place of employment to the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 6309 for the Division of Occupational Safety and Health to initiate an investigation within three working days. Upon completion of the investigation, any citations and fines imposed by the division shall be made publicly available on an annual basis pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 6309.
147.3. When the Division of Occupational Safety and Health receives a report from the State Department of Public Health pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 105185 of the Health and Safety Code, the report shall constitute a complaint from a government agency representative charging a serious violation and shall subject the employer or place of employment to the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 6309 for the Division of Occupational Safety and Health to initiate an investigation within three working days. Upon completion of the investigation, any citations and fines imposed by the division shall be made publicly available on an annual basis pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 6309.