Section 108210 Of Article 1. General Provisions And Definitions From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 104. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 1.
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. (a) An article may be determined to present an electrical
hazard if, in normal use or when subjected to reasonably foreseeable
damage or abuse, its design or manufacture may cause personal injury
or illness by electric shock.
(b) An article may be determined to present a mechanical hazard
if, in normal use or when subjected to reasonably foreseeable damage
or abuse, its design or manufacture presents an unreasonable risk of
personal injury or illness from any of the following:
(1) Fracture, fragmentation, or disassembly of the article.
(2) Propulsion of the article or any part or accessory thereof.
(3) Points or other protrusions, surfaces, edges, openings, or
closures.
(4) Moving parts.
(5) Lack or insufficiency of controls to reduce or stop motion.
(6) As a result of self-adhering characteristics of the article.
(7) Because the article, or any part or accessory thereof, may be
aspirated or ingested.
(8) Because of instability.
(9) Because of any other aspect of the article's design or
manufacture.
(c) An article may be determined to present a thermal hazard if,
in normal use or when subjected to reasonably foreseeable damage or
abuse, its design or manufacture presents an unreasonable risk of
personal injury or illness because of heat as from heated parts,
substances, or surfaces.