Section 1797.187 Of Article 5. Personnel 1797.160-1797.197a From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2.5. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 5.
1797.187
. A peace officer as described in Section 830.1,
subdivision (a) of Section 830.2, or subdivision (g) of Section 830.3
of the Penal Code, while in the service of the agency or local
agency which employs him or her, shall be notified by the agency or
local agency if the peace officer is exposed to a known carcinogen,
as defined by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, or as
defined by its director, during the investigation of any place where
any controlled substance, as defined in Section 11007 is suspected of
being manufactured, stored, transferred, or sold, or any toxic waste
spills, accidents, leaks, explosions, or fires.
The Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training basic
training course, and other training courses as the commission
determines appropriate, shall include, on or before January 1, 1990,
instruction on, but not limited to, the identification and handling
of possible carcinogenic materials and the potential health hazards
associated with these materials, protective equipment, and clothing
available to minimize contamination, handling, and disposing of
materials and measures and procedures that can be adopted to minimize
exposure to possible hazardous materials.