Existing law, the California Refinery and Chemical Plant Worker Safety Act of 1990, requires the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board to adopt process safety management standards for refineries, chemical plants, and other manufacturing facilities, as prescribed. Existing law requires a petroleum refinery employer to submit an annual schedule of planned turnarounds, as defined, for all affected units for the following calendar year and to provide prescribed access onsite and to related documentation. Existing law also establishes requirements for Division of Occupational Safety and Health access to, and disclosure of, trade secrets, as defined, including information relating to planned turnarounds of petroleum refinery employers.
This bill would remove references in existing law to petroleum refineries and petroleum refinery employers and, instead, refer to refineries and refinery employers. The bill would define "refinery" to mean an establishment that produces gasoline, diesel fuel, aviation fuel, or biofuel, as defined, through the processing of crude oil or alternative feedstock. The bill would, by January 1, 2026, require the division to propose, and the board to consider for adoption, regulations that implement this part for refineries.

Statutes affected:
AB3258: 7851 LAB, 7852 LAB, 7853 LAB, 7855 LAB, 7856 LAB, 7872 LAB, 7873 LAB
02/16/24 - Introduced: 17500 FAM
03/21/24 - Amended Assembly: 7851 LAB, 7851 LAB, 7852 LAB, 7852 LAB, 7853 LAB, 7853 LAB, 7855 LAB, 7855 LAB, 7872 LAB, 7872 LAB, 7873 LAB, 7873 LAB, 17500 FAM
06/03/24 - Amended Senate: 7851 LAB, 7852 LAB, 7853 LAB, 7855 LAB, 7872 LAB, 7873 LAB
08/20/24 - Amended Senate: 7851 LAB, 7852 LAB, 7853 LAB, 7855 LAB, 7856 LAB, 7856 LAB, 7872 LAB, 7873 LAB
08/29/24 - Enrolled: 7851 LAB, 7852 LAB, 7853 LAB, 7855 LAB, 7856 LAB, 7872 LAB, 7873 LAB
09/29/24 - Chaptered: 7851 LAB, 7852 LAB, 7853 LAB, 7855 LAB, 7856 LAB, 7872 LAB, 7873 LAB
AB 3258: 17500 FAM