Section 105215 Of Chapter 3. Pesticide Poisoning From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 103. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 3.
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. (a) Any public employee, as defined in Section 811.4 of the
Government Code, whose responsibilities include matters relating to
health and safety, protection of the environment, or the use or
transportation of any pesticide and who knows, or has reasonable
cause to believe, that a pesticide has been spilled or otherwise
accidentally released, shall promptly notify the local health officer
or the notification point specified in the local hazardous materials
response plan, where the plan has been approved by the Office of
Emergency Services and is in operation. The operator of the
notification point shall immediately notify the local health officer
of the pesticide spill report.
(b) The local health officer shall immediately notify the county
agricultural commissioner and, at his or her discretion, shall
immediately notify the Director of Environmental Health Hazard
Assessment of each report received. Within seven days after receipt
of any report, the local health officer shall notify the Director of
Pesticide Regulation, the Director of Environmental Health Hazard
Assessment, and the Director of Industrial Relations, on a form
prescribed by the Director of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment,
of each case reported to him or her pursuant to this section.
(c) The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment shall
designate a telephone number or numbers for use by local health
officers in the immediate notification of the office of a pesticide
spill report. The office shall from time to time establish criteria
for use by the local health officers in determining whether the
circumstances of a pesticide spill warrants the immediate
notification of the office.