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Cal. Lab. Code § 9004

General Provisions and Definitions

Known as the Occupational Carcinogens Control Act

The act spans §§ 9000–9061 (27 sections).

Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 947, Sec. 2.

“Carcinogen” means and includes the following recognized cancer-causing substances for which standards have been adopted pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 9020):

(a) Any of the following substances and any compound, mixture, or product containing these substances:

(1) 2-acetylaminofluorene.

(2) 4-aminodiphenyl.

(3) Benzidine and its salts.

(4) Bis(chloromethyl) ether.

(5) 3,3´-dichlorobenzidine and its salts.

(6) 4-dimethylaminoazobenzene.

(7) Beta-naphthylamine.

(8) 4-nitrodiphenyl.

(9) N-nitrosodimethylamine.

(10) Beta-propriolactone.

(11) Methyl chloromethyl ether.

(12) Alpha-naphthylamine.

(13) 4,4´-methylene-(bis)2-chloroaniline.

(14) Ethyleneimine.

(b) Asbestos, including chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, tremolite, anthophyllite, and actinolite.

(c) Vinyl chloride.

(d) Any other substance for which standards are adopted and in effect due to cancer-causing properties and any compound, mixture, or product containing such a substance, except as specifically exempted from the standards.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.