Enrolled
September 13, 2019
Passed
IN
Senate
September 09, 2019
Passed
IN
Assembly
September 10, 2019
Amended
IN
Senate
September 03, 2019
Amended
IN
Senate
July 01, 2019
Amended
IN
Senate
June 24, 2019
Amended
IN
Assembly
May 09, 2019
Amended
IN
Assembly
March 14, 2019
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 647
Introduced by Assembly Member Kalra
February 15, 2019
An act to add Section 6390.2 to the Labor Code, relating to occupational safety.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 647, Kalra.
Hazardous substances: cosmetics: disinfectants: safety documents.
Existing law, the Hazardous Substances Information and Training Act, prescribes the rights and duties of employers who use hazardous substances, people who sell a hazardous substance to employers in California, and manufacturers who produce or sell hazardous substances. Existing law requires the Director of Industrial Relations to establish a list of hazardous substances and make the list available to manufacturers, employers, and the public. Existing law requires the manufacturer of a hazardous substance on that list to prepare and provide its direct purchasers of the hazardous substance a material safety data sheet, referred to as an MSDS, containing specified information that is current, accurate, and complete.
This bill, beginning July 1, 2020, would require an entity that manufactures or imports a hazardous substance or mixture of substances
that constitutes a cosmetic or is used as a disinfectant, as defined, that is required to create a safety data sheet (SDS) for that product, to post and maintain the SDS on its internet website, as prescribed, by its brand name or other commonly known name in a manner generally accessible to the public. If a separate SDS based on color or tint exists, the bill would require the entity to post and translate each SDS. The bill would require the entity to translate the SDS into Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, and Korean, and other languages that the director may determine are common to the beauty care industry, and to make these translations also publicly available on its website.