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(a) The provisions of Part 1 of Division 5 of this code 1 shall be administered and enforced by the department through the Division ofOccupational Safety and Health, subject to the direction of the director pursuant to Section 50.7.
(b) The Division of Occupational Safety and Health succeeds to, and is vested with, all of the powers, duties, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction of the Division of Industrial Safety, which is hereby abolished, and any other jurisdiction conferred by law.
(c) All powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Chief of the Division of Industrial Safety are hereby transferred to the Chief of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health.
(d) Any regulation or other action made, prescribed, issued, granted, or performed by the abolished Division of Industrial Safety in the administration of a function transferred pursuant to subdivision (b) shall remain in effect and shall be deemed to be a regulation or action of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health unless and until repealed, modified, or rescinded by such division.
(e) Whenever any reference is made in any law to the abolished Division of Industrial Safety, it shall be deemed to be a reference to, and to mean, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - California Code, Labor Code - LAB § 60.5 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/labor-code/lab-sect-60-5/
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