Required Notifications

Amusement Ride and Tramway (ART) Unit

  • Report an intention to erect a new ride or alter an existing ride1. Contact the ART Unit office handling temporary amusement rides.
  • Report an injury, accident, or major mechanical failure2. Call the ART Unit office handling temporary amusement rides.
  • Report an intention to operate a new permanent amusement ride or reopen a permanent amusement ride after a major modification3. Contact the nearest ART Unit office handling permanent amusement rides.
  • Report an injury or accident on a permanent amusement ride4. Call the nearest ART Unit office handling permanent amusement rides.
  • Report an injury or accident on an aerial passenger tramway5. Call the ART Unit office handling tramway inspections.

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Asbestos and Carcinogen Unit

  • Report use of the carcinogen6. Contact the Asbestos and Carcinogen Unit.

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Crane Unit

  • Report deficiencies affecting the safe operation of a crane during the course of any certification inspection within 5 working days after the test date7. Contact the Crane Unit.

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Enforcement Branch

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Mining and Tunneling (M&T) Unit

  • Notify in writing of the start of certain construction and demolition activities at a new site16. Contact the nearest district office of the M&T Unit.
  • Notify Cal/OSHA to obtain classification of environmental hazards in a proposed underground mine or proposed tunnel prior to bidding the project17. Contact the nearest district office of the M&T Unit.
  • Notify Cal/OSHA to conduct a pre-job safety conference for an underground mining or tunneling operation prior to beginning the project18. Contact the nearest district office of the M&T Unit.
  • Report excessive gas levels, fires, or other hazards in a mine or in a tunnel under construction19. Call the nearest district office of the M&T Unit.

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Pressure Vessel (PV) Unit

  • Report that insurance has been refused for an air tank20. Contact the northern or southern California office of the PV Unit.
  • Report that an air tank has been removed from service or should be removed from service21. Contact the northern or southern California office of the PV Unit.

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Process Safety Management Unit

  • Submit a full schedule of planned turnarounds every September 15 for all affected units for the following calendar year22. Contact the Process Safety Management Unit.

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Applicable sections of the California Labor Code and Cal/OSHA Title 8 regulations are listed below by section number

1Labor Code section 7908

2Labor Code section 7914; 8 CCR section 3920

38 CCR section 344_8(a), (b)

4Labor Code section 7925; 8 CCR section 344.15

5Labor Code section 7356; 8 CCR section 3154

6Labor Code section 9030; 8 CCR section 5203(d)

78 CCR section 344.80(c)

8Labor Code section 6409.1, 6409.2; 8 CCR section 342

9Labor Code section 6409.2; 8 CCR section 342

10Labor Code sections 6500 and 6501; 8 CCR section 341(c)(2)(B)

11Labor Code section 6501.5; 8 CCR sections 341.9 and 5203(d) and (e)

12Labor Code section 6717; 8 CCR section 1532.1(p)

13Labor Code section 9030; 5203(f)

14Labor Code section 6409.1, 6409.2; 8 CCR section 342

15Labor Code section 6409.2; 8 CCR section 342

16Labor Code sections 6500 and 6501; 8 CCR section 341(c)(2)(B)

17Labor Code sections 7955 and 7956; 8 CCR sections 7103 and 8422

18Labor Code section 7955; 8 CCR section 8408

19Labor Code sections 7967, 7972, and 7997; 8 CCR sections 6960, 8422(e), 8424, 8425(f), and 8445(p)

20Labor Code section 7681; 8 CCR section 462(e)

21Labor Code section 7681; 8 CCR section 462(f)

22Labor Code section 7872

July 2016