Action level. Action level means a concentration of 0.5 part formaldehyde per million parts of air (0.5 ppm) calculated as an eight (8)-hour time-weighted average (TWA) concentration.
Authorized Person. Authorized person means any person required by work duties to be present in regulated areas, or authorized to do so by the employer, by this section, or by the California Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1973.
Chief. The Chief of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, or designee.
Director. Director means the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, or designee.
Emergency. An emergency is any occurrence, such as but not limited to equipment failure, rupture of containers, or failure of control equipment that results in an uncontrolled release of a significant amount of formaldehyde.
Employee exposure. Employee exposure means the exposure to airborne formaldehyde which would occur without corrections for protection provided by any respirator that is in use.
Formaldehyde. Formaldehyde means the chemical substance, HCHO, Chemical Abstracts Service Registry No. 50-00-0.
Where the employer documents, using objective data, that the presence of formaldehyde or formaldehyde-releasing products in the workplace cannot result in concentrations of airborne formaldehyde that would cause any employee to be exposed at or above the action level or at or above the STEL under foreseeable conditions of use, the employer will not be required to measure employee exposure to formaldehyde.
DANGER
FORMALDEHYDE
MAY CAUSE CANCER
CAUSES SKIN, EYE, AND RESPIRATORY IRRITATION
AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY
DANGER
FORMALDEHYDE
IRRITANT AND POTENTIAL CANCER HAZARD
AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY
DANGER
FORMALDEHYDE-CONTAMINATED
(CLOTHING) EQUIPMENT
MAY CAUSE CANCER
CAUSES SKIN, EYE AND RESPIRATORY IRRITATION
DO NOT BREATHE VAPOR
DO NOT GET ON SKIN
DANGER
FORMALDEHYDE-CONTAMINATED
(CLOTHING) EQUIPMENT
MAY CAUSE CANCER
CAUSES SKIN, EYE, AND RESPIRATORY IRRITATION
DO NOT BREATHE VAPOR
DO NOT GET ON SKIN
DANGER
FORMALDEHYDE-CONTAMINATED
(CLOTHING) EQUIPMENT
AVOID INHALATION AND SKIN CONTACT
DANGER
FORMALDEHYDE-CONTAMINATED
(CLOTHING) EQUIPMENT
AVOID INHALATION AND SKIN CONTACT
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 8, § 5217
2. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 11-21-90 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 91, No. 2).
3. Amendment of subsection (c)(1), table 1, subsections (g)(3)(D), (n)(1)-(2) and Appendix 1, repeal of subsections (d)(1)(B)1., (m)(1) and (n)(2)(B) and new subsections (d)(2)(C), (l)(8)(A)-(m)(5) and (q)-(q)(5) and relettering filed 12-9-92; operative 1-8-93 (Register 92, No. 50).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (o)(6)(C) filed 3-30-93 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 93, No. 14).
5. Editorial corrections (Register 95, No. 24).
6. Amendment of former subsections (g)(1)-(g)(3)(E) including subsection renumbering and relettering resulting in newly designated subsections (g)(1)-(g)(3)(B), and amendment repealing appendix E and adding editorial reference filed 8-25-98; operative 11-23-98 (Register 98, No. 35).
7. Editorial correction moving NOTE and HISTORIES 1-6 from following Appendix E to preceding Appendix A (Register 99, No. 28).
8. Amendment of subsection (p) and repealer of subsections (p)(1)-(3) filed 7-6-99; operative 8-5-99 (Register 99, No. 28).
9. Editorial correction of subsections (o)(2) and (o)(3) (Register 2007, No. 6).
10. Amendment of subsections (g)(2)(A)-(B), repealer of subsections (g)(2)(B)1.-2., amendment of subsections (h)(3)(A)-(B) and new subsections (h)(3)(C)-(h)(3)(E) filed 3-6-2007; operative 3-6-2007. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Labor Code section 142.3(a)(3) (Register 2007, No. 10).
11. Amendment of subsection (e)(1), new subsections (e)(1)(A)-(B), amendment of subsection (h)(2)(B), new subsections (h)(2)(B)1.-4., amendment of subsection (j)(4) and subsection (m) and subsections therein and amendment of Appendix A filed 5-6-2013; operative 5-6-2013 pursuant to Labor Code section 142.3(a)(4)(C). Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Labor Code section 142.3(a)(4) (Register 2013, No. 19).
12. Amendment of subsection (e)(1), new subsections (e)(1)(A)-(B), amendment of subsection (h)(2)(B), new subsections (h)(2)(B)1.-4., amendment of subsection (j)(4) and subsection (m) and subsections therein and amendment of Appendix A refiled 11-6-2013; operative 11-6-2013 pursuant to Labor Code section 142.3(a)(4)(C). Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Labor Code section 142.3(a)(4) (Register 2013, No. 45).
13. Repealer of 11-6-2013 order by operation of law 5-6-2014 pursuant to Labor Code 142.3 (Register 2014, No. 19).
14. Amendment of subsection (e)(1), new subsections (e)(1)(A)-(B), amendment of subsection (h)(2)(B), new subsections (h)(2)(B)1.-4., amendment of subsection (j)(4) and subsection (m) and subsections therein and amendment of Appendix A filed 5-5-2014; operative 5-6-2014 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2014, No. 19).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 142.3, 9020, 9030 and 9040, Labor Code. Reference: Sections 142.3, 9004(d), 9009, 9020, 9030, 9031 and 9040, Labor Code.
2. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 11-21-90 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 91, No. 2).
3. Amendment of subsection (c)(1), table 1, subsections (g)(3)(D), (n)(1)-(2) and Appendix 1, repeal of subsections (d)(1)(B)1., (m)(1) and (n)(2)(B) and new subsections (d)(2)(C), (l)(8)(A)-(m)(5) and (q)-(q)(5) and relettering filed 12-9-92; operative 1-8-93 (Register 92, No. 50).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (o)(6)(C) filed 3-30-93 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 93, No. 14).
5. Editorial corrections (Register 95, No. 24).
6. Amendment of former subsections (g)(1)-(g)(3)(E) including subsection renumbering and relettering resulting in newly designated subsections (g)(1)-(g)(3)(B), and amendment repealing appendix E and adding editorial reference filed 8-25-98; operative 11-23-98 (Register 98, No. 35).
7. Editorial correction moving Note and Histories 1-6 from following Appendix E to preceding Appendix A (Register 99, No. 28).
8. Amendment of subsection (p) and repealer of subsections (p)(1)-(3) filed 7-6-99; operative 8-5-99 (Register 99, No. 28).
9. Editorial correction of subsections (o)(2) and (o)(3) (Register 2007, No. 6).
10. Amendment of subsections (g)(2)(A)-(B), repealer of subsections (g)(2)(B)1.-2., amendment of subsections (h)(3)(A)-(B) and new subsections (h)(3)(C)-(h)(3)(E) filed 3-6-2007; operative 3-6-2007. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Labor Code section 142.3(a)(3) (Register 2007, No. 10).
11. Amendment of subsection (e)(1), new subsections (e)(1)(A)-(B), amendment of subsection (h)(2)(B), new subsections (h)(2)(B)1.-4., amendment of subsection (j)(4) and subsection (m) and subsections therein and amendment of Appendix A filed 5-6-2013; operative 5-6-2013 pursuant to Labor Code section 142.3(a)(4)(C). Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Labor Code section 142.3(a)(4) (Register 2013, No. 19).
12. Amendment of subsection (e)(1), new subsections (e)(1)(A)-(B), amendment of subsection (h)(2)(B), new subsections (h)(2)(B)1.-4., amendment of subsection (j)(4) and subsection (m) and subsections therein and amendment of Appendix A refiled 11-6-2013; operative 11-6-2013 pursuant to Labor Code section 142.3(a)(4)(C). Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Labor Code section 142.3(a)(4) (Register 2013, No. 45).
13. Repealer of 11-6-2013 order by operation of law 5-6-2014 pursuant to Labor Code 142.3 (Register 2014, No. 19).
14. Amendment of subsection (e)(1), new subsections (e)(1)(A)-(B), amendment of subsection (h)(2)(B), new subsections (h)(2)(B)1.-4., amendment of subsection (j)(4) and subsection (m) and subsections therein and amendment of Appendix A filed 5-5-2014; operative 5/6/2014 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2014, No. 19).