147.6.
(a) The board shall, by June 1, 2017, adopt a standard developed by the division that requires employers performing corrosion prevention work on industrial and infrastructure projects to use trained and certified personnel.(b) The standard adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include all of the following:
(1) A requirement that an employee performing corrosion prevention work be trained in accordance with the NACE 13/ACS 1 standard for an industrial coating and lining application specialist developed by the Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) and the National Association of Corrosion Engineers International (NACE).
(2) A requirement that an employee who performs corrosion prevention work obtain a certification as an SSPC Level 2 Corrosion Application Specialist, or an equivalent certification.
(3) A requirement that an employer performing corrosion prevention work use at least three trained and certified employees for every one employee who is not certified, with the uncertified employee working under supervision.
(4) Provisions that allow corrosion prevention work to be performed by apprentices registered in an industrial apprenticeship program approved by the Division of Apprenticeship Standards pursuant to Section 3075 that provides training to meet the NACE 13/ACS 1 standard.
(5) Provisions that require an employer to maintain records of compliance with the standard and allow reasonable access to those records
by members of the public in a manner that protects employee privacy.
(6) An appropriate phase-in period for the certification requirement that ensures full implementation of the standard by January 1, 2020.
(7) A definition of corrosion prevention work that includes surface preparation, including by abrasive blasting, and application of protective coatings and linings, including spray application, to steel and concrete surfaces for the purpose of corrosion prevention.
(8) An exception from the standard for work on sheet metal and ventilation systems or on plumbing and piping systems or precast concrete work that is performed offsite when the work on those systems or precast concrete work is performed by either of the following:
(A) Skilled
journeypersons who are graduates of an apprenticeship program for the applicable occupation that was either approved by the Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards pursuant to Section 3075 or located outside California and approved for federal purposes pursuant to the apprenticeship regulations adopted by the federal Secretary of Labor.
(B) Apprentices registered in an apprenticeship program for the applicable occupation that is approved by the Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards pursuant to Section 3075.
(9) An exception from the standard if the surface to be prepared and the surface to be coated are both smaller than 100 square or 100 linear feet.
(c) This section shall not be construed to limit the authority of the standards board to adopt additional standards to protect employees
performing corrosion prevention or other industrial painting work. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to preclude the board from adopting standards that include elements or requirements additional to, or broader in scope than, those described in this section.