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CALIFORNIA OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS BOARD
TITLE 8 , DIVISION 1 , CHAPTER 4
( l ) Dates .
2 . A copy of the PLHCPs ' and specialists ' written medical opinions ; and 3 . A copy of the information provided to the PLHCPs and specialists .
( C ) The employer shall ensure that medical records are maintained and made available in accordance with Section 3204 .
( 1 ) This section is effective October 17 , 2016 .
( 2 ) Except as provided for in subsections ( l )( 3 ) and ( 4 ), all obligations of this section commence June 23 , 2018 .
( 3 ) For hydraulic fracturing operations in the oil and gas industry :
( A ) All obligations of this section , except obligations for medical surveillance in subsection ( i )( 1 )( A ) and engineering controls in subsection ( f )( 1 ), commence June 23 , 2018 ;
( B ) Obligations for engineering controls in subsection ( f )( 1 ) commence June 23 , 2021 ; and
( C ) Obligations for medical surveillance in subsection ( i )( 1 )( A ) commence in accordance with subsection ( l )( 4 ).
( 4 ) The medical surveillance obligations in subsection ( i )( 1 )( A ) commence on June 23 , 2018 , for employees who will be occupationally exposed to respirable crystalline silica above the PEL for 30 or more days per year . Those obligations commence June 23 , 2020 , for employees who will be occupationally exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level for 30 or more days per year .
NOTE : Authority cited : Sections 142.3 , 144.6 , 9020 , 9030 and 9040 , Labor Code . Reference : Sections 142.3 , 144.6 , 9004 ( d ), 9009 , 9020 , 9030 , 9031 and 9040 , Labor Code .
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