Cal. LAB § 7311.25
This is the official text of Cal. LAB § 7311.25, part of California’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and employee rights.
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(a) The following meanings apply for purposes of this section:
(1) “Agricultural production, processing, and handling facilities” includes grain elevators, feed mills, flour mills, rice mills, rice dryers, and other similar facilities.
(2) “Applicable Elevator Safety Orders” means the Elevator Safety Orders referenced in Subchapter 6 (commencing with Section 3000) of Chapter 4 of Division 1 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations, and any successors to those orders.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 7311.2 or any other provision of this chapter, an owner or operator of agricultural production, processing, and handling facilities may designate a competent person in his or her employ to maintain, repair, service, lubricate, or test manlifts installed and used at the facilities if the manlifts are maintained and inspected in accordance with applicable Elevator Safety Orders. The designated competent person need not be a certified competent conveyance mechanic.
(1) “Agricultural production, processing, and handling facilities” includes grain elevators, feed mills, flour mills, rice mills, rice dryers, and other similar facilities.
(2) “Applicable Elevator Safety Orders” means the Elevator Safety Orders referenced in Subchapter 6 (commencing with Section 3000) of Chapter 4 of Division 1 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations, and any successors to those orders.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 7311.2 or any other provision of this chapter, an owner or operator of agricultural production, processing, and handling facilities may designate a competent person in his or her employ to maintain, repair, service, lubricate, or test manlifts installed and used at the facilities if the manlifts are maintained and inspected in accordance with applicable Elevator Safety Orders. The designated competent person need not be a certified competent conveyance mechanic.
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