AB 1930 Summary

• Prohibits manufacturing, selling, or offering glass beads containing 75 parts per million (ppm) or more of arsenic or 100 ppm or more of lead by weight if intended for use with pressure, suction, or wet/dry-type blasting equipment in California

• Requires each container or bag of glass beads sold for surface preparation to be labeled stating "Glass bead contents contain less than 75 ppm arsenic and less than 100 ppm lead pursuant to the California Health and Safety Code Section 25258"

• Specifies that arsenic and lead content must be determined using EPA Method 3052 (as modified) and EPA Method 6010C, or other generally accepted instrumental methods with traceable standards

• Exempts glass beads from being classified as a product category subject to California's chemicals of concern regulations under Article 14

• Sunsets all prohibitions and requirements on January 1, 2015, unless extended by later legislation