Safety rules and regulations: notice., the official text

An act to amend Section 6328 of the Labor Code, relating to safety in employment.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

Existing law requires the Division of Occupational Safety and Health of the Department of Industrial Relations to prepare a notice, to be posted by employers, containing information regarding safety rules and regulations in the workplace. Existing law requires the notice to contain specified items of information, including, among other things, the address and telephone number of the nearest division office.
This bill would also require the notice to contain the email address of the nearest division office.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.
Section 6328 of the Labor Code is amended to read:
6328.
(a) The division shall prepare a notice containing pertinent information regarding safety rules and regulations. The notice shall contain all of the following:
(1) The address, telephone number, and email address of the nearest division office.
(2) A clear explanation of an employee’s right to report any unsafe working conditions.
(3) The right to request a safety inspection by the division for unsafe conditions.
(4) The right to refuse to work under conditions that endanger an employee’s life or health.
(5) The right to receive information under the Hazardous Substances Information and Training Act (Ch. 2.5 (commencing with Section 6360)).
(6) Posting and notice requirements of employers and the division.
(7) Any other information the division deems necessary.
(b) The notice shall be supplied to employers as soon as practical. The division shall promulgate regulations on the content and the required location and number of notices that must be posted by employers. Sufficient posters in both English and Spanish shall be printed to supply employers in this state.