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<ns0:AuthorText authorType="LEAD_AUTHOR">Introduced by Assembly Member Ortega</ns0:AuthorText>
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<ns0:Title> An act to amend Section 6328 of the Labor Code, relating to safety in employment. </ns0:Title>
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<html:p>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.</html:p>
<html:p>This bill would also require the notice to contain the email address of the nearest division office.</html:p>
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Section 6328 of the
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(a)
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The division shall prepare a notice containing pertinent information regarding safety rules and regulations. The notice shall contain all of the following:
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(1)
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The address, telephone number, and email address of the nearest division
office.
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(2)
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A clear explanation of an employee’s right to report any unsafe working
conditions.
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The right to request a safety inspection by the division for unsafe conditions.
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The
right to refuse to work under conditions that endanger an employee’s life or health.
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(5)
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The right to receive information under the Hazardous Substances Information and Training Act (Ch. 2.5 (commencing with
Section 6360)).
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Posting and notice requirements of employers and the
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Any other information the division deems necessary.
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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.
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