General - Refinery And Chemical Plants - Labor - CA

Section § 7850

This section names the California Refinery and Chemical Plant Worker Safety Act of 1990. This law focuses on the safety protocols and regulations specifically for workers in refineries and chemical plants to ensure their health and safety at work.

This part shall be known and cited as the California Refinery and Chemical Plant Worker Safety Act of 1990.

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Section § 7851

This law highlights the need for increased state efforts to protect workers handling large amounts of chemicals, due to the dangers and past chemical disasters. It stresses that proper training is crucial for workplace safety, especially in preventing catastrophic events like explosions and fires. Therefore, the law calls for urgent and thorough government measures to ensure workers in refineries and chemical plants are well-trained and that strong safety management practices are in place.

The Legislature finds and declares that because of the potentially hazardous nature of handling large quantities of chemicals and recent disasters involving chemical handling in other states, a greater state effort is required to ensure worker safety. The Legislature also recognizes that a key element for ensuring workplace safety is adequate employee training. The potential consequences of explosions, fires, and releases of dangerous chemicals may be catastrophic. Thus, immediate and comprehensive government action must be taken to ensure that workers in refineries, chemical plants, and other related facilities are thoroughly trained and that adequate process safety management practices are implemented.

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Section § 7852

This law aims to enhance worker safety in refineries, chemical plants, and other suitable facilities by implementing training and safety management practices. The Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board and Division should align their efforts to avoid unnecessary overlaps with other state requirements when creating new safety standards. The goal is to have these safety standards in place by March 31, 2014.

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this part, that the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board and the Division of Occupational Safety and Health promote worker safety through implementation of training and process safety management practices in refineries and chemical plants and other facilities deemed appropriate.

(b) To the maximum extent practicable, the board and the division shall minimize duplications with other state statutory programs and business reporting requirements when developing standards pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 7855).

(c) It is further the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this part, that in the interest of promoting worker safety, standards be adopted by March 31, 2014.

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Section § 7853

This law section defines specific terms related to the production and management of biofuels and chemical processes. "Biofuel" refers to fuels like biodiesel and renewable diesel derived from alternative materials refined at converted refineries. "Process safety management" involves programs to manage the risks of working with hazardous chemicals to prevent dangerous releases. A "refinery" is defined as a facility that creates fuels such as gasoline or biofuel from crude oil or alternative materials.

For the purposes of this part:

(a) “Biofuel” means biodiesel, renewable diesel, renewable aviation fuel, or other liquid products derived from alternative feedstock if the alternative feedstock is refined through coprocessing or at a refinery that was converted from petroleum to alternative feedstock.

(b) “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.

(c) “Refinery” means an establishment that produces gasoline, diesel fuel, aviation fuel, or biofuel through the processing of crude oil or alternative feedstock.

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