Section 26101 Of Article 1. General Provisions From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 18. >> Article 1.
26101
. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions
apply:
(a) "Affect" means to cause a condition by the presence of mold in
the dwelling unit, building, appurtenant structure, common wall,
heating system, or ventilating and air-conditioning system that
affects the indoor air quality of a dwelling unit or building.
(b) "Authoritative bodies" means any recognized national or
international entities with expertise on public health, mold
identification and remediation, or environmental health, including,
but not limited to, other states, the United States Environmental
Protection Agency, the World Health Organization, the American
Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, the New York City
Department of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
and the American Industrial Hygiene Association.
(c) "Certified Industrial Hygienist" means a person who has met
the education, experience, and examination requirements of an
industrial hygiene certification organization as defined in Section
20700 of the Business and Professions Code.
(d) "Code enforcement officer" means a local official responsible
for enforcing housing codes and maintaining public safety in
buildings using an interdepartmental approach at the local government
level.
(e) "Department" means the State Department of Health Services,
designated as the lead agency in the adoption of permissible exposure
limits to mold in indoor environments, mold identification and
remediation efforts, and the development of guidelines for the
determination of what constitutes mold infestation.
(f) "Indoor environments" means the affected dwelling unit or
affected commercial or industrial building.
(g) "Mold" means any form of multicellular fungi that live on
plant or animal matter and in indoor environments. Types of mold
include, but are not limited to, Cladosporium, Penicillium,
Alternaria, Aspergillus, Fuarim, Trichoderma, Memnoniella, Mucor, and
Stachybotrys chartarum, often found in water-damaged building
materials.
(h) "Person" means an individual, corporation, company,
association, partnership, limited liability company, municipality,
public utility, or other public body or institution.
(i) "Public health officer" means a local health officer appointed
pursuant to Section 101000 or a local comprehensive health agency
designated by the board of supervisors pursuant to Section 101275 to
carry out the drinking water program.