CA SB1300

Every petroleum refinery employer must submit a full schedule of planned turnarounds to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health by September 15 each year for the following calendar year.

Upon division request, refineries must provide onsite access and documentation at least 60 days before a turnaround, including corrosion reports, inspection reports, process hazard analyses, management of change records, work orders, and information on deferred repairs.

Refineries may designate submitted information as trade secrets and the division cannot release trade secret information to the public, except that employers must obtain a court order within 30 days and comply within 120 days to prevent disclosure.

Officers or employees of the division who knowingly and willfully disclose trade secret information are guilty of a misdemeanor.

Once a turnaround is completed, its scheduling and duration are no longer considered trade secrets.