Lab. Code, § 9004 · Chapter 1. General Provisions and Definitions
Lab. Code, § 9004
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“Carcinogen” means and includes the following recognized cancer-causing substances for which standards have been adopted pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 9020):
(a) Any of the following substances and any compound, mixture, or product containing these substances:
(1) 2-acetylaminofluorene.
(2) 4-aminodiphenyl.
(3) Benzidine and its salts.
(4) Bis(chloromethyl) ether.
(5) 3,3´-dichlorobenzidine and its salts.
(6) 4-dimethylaminoazobenzene.
(7) Beta-naphthylamine.
(8) 4-nitrodiphenyl.
(9) N-nitrosodimethylamine.
(10) Beta-propriolactone.
(11) Methyl chloromethyl ether.
(12) Alpha-naphthylamine.
(13) 4,4´-methylene-(bis)2-chloroaniline.
(14) Ethyleneimine.
(b) Asbestos, including chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, tremolite, anthophyllite, and actinolite.
(c) Vinyl chloride.
(d) Any other substance for which standards are adopted and in effect due to cancer-causing properties and any compound, mixture, or product containing such a substance, except as specifically exempted from the standards.
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Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 947, Sec. 2.
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