Section 105405 Of Chapter 7. Indoor Environmental Quality From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 103. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 7.
105405
. (a) The department through its Indoor Air Quality Program
shall develop nonbinding guidelines for the reduction of exposure to
volatile organic compounds (VOC) from construction materials in newly
constructed or remodeled office buildings. At a minimum, the
department shall consider all of the following:
(1) The type of building to which the guidelines shall apply.
(2) The methodology for identifying indoor sources of VOC.
(3) The bake-out procedures prior to occupancy for newly
constructed buildings.
(4) The procedures for VOC reduction during and after major
remodeling of occupied buildings.
(5) The need to establish mandatory regulations rather than
nonbinding guidelines for the procedures to reduce VOC exposure in
newly constructed buildings and during the remodeling of buildings
and, in addition, the need for regulation regarding the occupancy of
a newly constructed building or a building undergoing remodeling
where VOC reduction is to be a consideration.
(6) The need to establish an ad hoc group of building construction
material manufacturers, builders, building owners and managers,
organized labor, sheetmetal contractors, plumbing contractors,
mechanical engineers, architects, and building inspectors to advise
the department on procedures and costs related to implementing the
proposed guidelines.
(b) The department shall develop and submit the nonbinding
guidelines to the Legislature, and file copies with the Department of
General Services and the State Building Standards Commission, by
January 1, 1992.
(c) The guidelines developed by the department pursuant to this
section shall be nonbinding and voluntary, and shall therefore, be
exempt from the procedures for adoption of regulations, including the
review and approval by the Office of Administrative Law, pursuant to
Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3
of the Government Code.