Section 26134 Of Article 3. Guidelines For Remediation From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 18. >> Article 3.
26134
. (a) The department shall make available to the public upon
request, information about contracting for the removal of mold in a
building or surrounding environment, including all of the following:
(1) Recommended steps to take when contracting with a company to
remove mold.
(2) Existing laws, regulations, and guidelines developed by the
department, pertaining to permissible exposure limits to mold
infestation, identification, and remediation.
(3) Basic health information as contained in existing mold
publications.
(b) All mold remediation guidelines published by the department
shall be reviewed at least once every five years and revised, as
necessary based upon the availability of new scientific data.
(c) (1) The State Department of Health Services shall develop
public education materials and resources to inform the public about
the health effects of molds, methods to prevent, identify and
remediate mold growth, resources to obtain information about molds,
and contact information for individuals, organizations, or government
entities to assist with public concerns about molds.
(2) The department shall make its public education materials
available to public health officers, environmental health officers,
commercial and residential landlord organizations, homeowners'
organizations, and tenants' organizations. These materials shall be
readily available to the general public.
(3) These materials shall be comprehensible to the general public.
(4) These materials shall be produced to include other languages,
in addition to English, to accommodate the diverse multicultural
population of California.
(5) These materials shall be made available on the department's
Internet Web site.