§ 3341. Accident Prevention Tags.
8 CA ADC § 3341Barclays Official California Code of Regulations
8 CCR § 3341
§ 3341. Accident Prevention Tags.
(a) Scope and application. This section applies to all accident prevention tags used to identify hazardous conditions and provide a message to employees with respect to hazardous conditions as set forth in subsection (c) of this section, or to meet the specific tagging requirements of other standards.
Exception: This section does not apply to construction, maritime or agriculture.
“Major message” means that portion of a tag's inscription that is more specific than the signal word and that indicates the specific hazardous condition or the instruction to be communicated to the employee. Examples include: “High Voltage,” “Close Clearance,” “Do Not Start,” or “Do Not Use” or a corresponding pictograph used with a written text or alone.
“Pictograph” means a pictorial representation used to identify a hazardous condition or to convey a safety instruction.
“Signal word” means that portion of a tag's inscription that contains the word or words that are intended to capture the employee's immediate attention.
“Tag” means a device usually made of card, paper, pasteboard, plastic or other material used to identify a hazardous condition.
(c) Use. Tags shall be used as a means to prevent accidental injury or illness to employees who are exposed to hazardous or potentially hazardous conditions, equipment or operations which are out of the ordinary, unexpected or not readily apparent. Tags shall be used until such time as the identified hazard is eliminated or the hazardous operation is completed. Tags need not be used where signs, guarding or other positive means of protection are being used.
(g) Warning Tags. Warning tags may be used to represent a hazard level between “Caution” and “Danger,” instead of the required “Caution” tag, provided that they have a signal word of “Warning,” an appropriate major message, and otherwise meet the general tag criteria of subsection (d) of this section.
Biological Hazard Symbol Configuration
Appendix A
Recommended Color Coding For Accident Prevention Tags
While this appendix does not specifically mandate colors to be used on accident prevention tags, the following color scheme is recommended for meeting the requirements of Section 3441:
“DANGER”--Red, or predominantly red, with lettering or symbols in a contrasting color.
“CAUTION”--Yellow, or predominantly yellow, with lettering or symbols in a contrasting color.
“WARNING”--Orange, or predominantly orange, with lettering or symbols in a contrasting color.
“BIOLOGICAL HAZARD”--Fluorescent orange or orange-red or predominantly so, with lettering or symbols in a contrasting color.
Credits
Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code.
History
1. Renumbering of former section 6004 and accompanying Appendix A to new section 3341 and Appendix A and amendment of Appendix A filed 2-5-97; operative 3-7-97 (Register 97, No. 6).
2. Change without regulatory effect providing more legible illustration of Biological Hazard Symbol Configuration filed 2-9-2009 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2009, No. 7).
This database is current through 6/14/24 Register 2024, No. 24.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 8, § 3341, 8 CA ADC § 3341
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