California Safety and Health Protection on the Job Poster Mandatory

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e of Cal	
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nia  	
Y AND  HEALTH  PROTECTION  ON THE  JOB	
Department  of  Industrial  Relations  	
 	
California law provides	 workplace safety and health protection	s f or w orkers through regulations  enforced by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA).  Th	 is 
poster explains some basic  r	
equirements and procedures to comply with the state’s workplace safety and health standards and orders. The law requires that t	his poster be 
displayed. Failure to do so could result in a substantial penalty. Cal/OSHA standards can be found at www.dir.ca.gov/samples/search/query.htm.  

W	

HAT AN EMPLOYER MUST  DO: 

All e m	
ployers m us	t provide work an d w	orkplaces t hat are safe and healthful. I n 
other w or	
ds, as an employer, you must f o	llow st	ate laws gov erning jo	b safety and 
health. F a	
ilure to do so 	can result i n a threat to	 the l i	fe or healt h of workers, and 
s	
ubstantial m onetary penalties. 
You must display t h	
is poster i n	 a conspicuous place where notices t o e	mployees are 
customarily po sted so everyone on the j ob can be aware of b asic rights and 
r	

esponsibilities. 
You must have a written and e f	
fective Inj	ury and I lln	ess Preventio n Program (IIPP) 
meeting the requirements	
 of California Code of Regulations, title 8, section 3203 
(	

www.dir.ca.gov/title8/3203.html). 
Y	

ou must be aware of haz ards your em pl	
oyees f a	ce on the job and keep records 
showing that e ach employee has b een trained in the hazards uni que to each job 
assignment. 
You must correct any hazardous condition that you know may result in injury to 
employees. Failure to do  so could result in criminal charges, monetary penalties, and 
even incarceration.  
Y ou must not ify a local Cal/OSHA district offic e of any serious in	
jury or il	lness,	 or death, 
oc	
curring on t he 	
job. B e s	ure to do this i m	mediately after ca	lling for e mergency he lp to 
assist t he injur ed employee. Failure to report a serious 
injury or i l	lness, or d eat	h, within 
8 hours c an r	
esult i n a minimum c i	vil penal	ty o f	 $5,000. 

W
HAT AN EMPLOYER MUST  NEVER DO: 

Never permit an employee to do work that violates 	
Cal/OSHA workplace safety and 
health regulations . 
N	

ever per m	
it an em pl	oyee to be exposed to harmful s ub	stances wi	thout providing 
adequ	
ate protection. 
N	

ever al low an untrai ned 
 employee to perform haz ardous work.	 

EMPLOYEES  HAVE CE RTAIN  WORKPLACE  SAFETY & HEALTH  RIGHTS: 

As  an employee, y ou (or someone acting for y ou) have 	
the right t o file a confidential 
c	
omplaint a nd request a n i	
nspection of y our workplac e if you	 believe conditions t here 
are unsafe or u nhe	
althful. This is	 done by c on	tacting t he lo	cal Cal/OSHA district of f	ice  
(s ee list of offices). Y our name is not	
  reveal ed by C al/OSHA, unless y ou	 request 
otherwise. 
Y	

ou als o have the right t o	
 bring unsaf e or unhea	lthful conditions t o t	he attention of the 
Cal/OSHA i nvestigator inspecting your w orkplace. 
Any employee has  the right to refuse to perform work that would violate an occupational 
safety or health standard or order where such violation would create a real and apparent 
hazard to the employee or other employees.  
You may not b e f	
ired or pun i	shed in any w ay for	 filing a complaint abo ut uns	afe or 
unhea	
lthful w orking conditions , or for otherwise ex er	
cising your rights to a safe an d 
healthful w orkplace. If

 
	
you feel t hat	 you have been fired or  punished for ex ercising your 
rights, y ou may f ile a complaint abou t th	
is t ype of dis c	rimination b y con	tacting t he 
nearest of f	
ice of the Californi a Department of In	dustrial Rel	ations, D ivision of Lab or	 
Standards E n	
forcement ( L	abor Commissioner ’s Of	fice )	 or the San Francisco office of t he
U	
.S. D epar	
tment of L abor, Occupational S afety and Health Administration. ( Employees 
of s t
ate or l o	cal gov ernment a gencies m ay onl	y f ile these c omplaints w i	th the California 
Labor C o	
mmissioner’s O f	fice.) Consult your	 local t elephon e directory f or	  the office 
nearest y ou.	
 

EMPLOYEES  ALSO HAV E RE SPONSIBILITIES:  

To	
 keep the workplace and your coworkers safe, you should tell your employer about any 
haz	
ard that could result in an injury or illness to an employee . 
W	

hile w orking, y o	
u must always obey s t	ate workplace safety and health laws.
  
SPECIAL 
RULES A	 PPLY
 FOR  WOR	
K  AROUND  HAZARDOUS  SUBSTANCES: 

Employers who use any  substance that is listed as a hazardous substance in 
California Code of	

 R egulations, title 8, section  339 (www.dir.ca.gov/title8/339.html), or 
is covered by the Hazard Communication standard (www.dir.ca.gov/title8/5194.html) 
must	

 provide employees  information on the	 hazardous chemicals  in their work areas, 
access to safety data sheets, and training on how to use hazardous chemicals safely. 
Employers	  shall make av ailable on a timely	
 and reasonable basis	 a safety data sheet 
on 	
each hazardous substance in the workplace upon request of an employee, an 
employee’s collective bargaining representative, or an employee’s physician. 
Employees have the right to see and copy t	
heir medical records and records	 of 
exposure to potentially toxic materials or  har	mful physical agents. 
Employers must allow ac cess	
 by employees or their representatives to accurate 
records of employee ex posures to potentially toxic materials or harmful physical 
agents, and notify  e	
mployees of any exposures in concentration or levels exceeding 
the exposur	
e limits allowed by Cal/OSHA standards. 
Any employee or their representative has the right to observe monitoring or 
measuring of	

 employ ee 	 exposure to hazards conducted to comply with Cal/OSHA 
regulations. 

WHEN 	
CAL/OSHA  COMES TO THE  WORKPLACE: 

A trained Cal/OSHA  safety engineer or industrial hygienist may  v	
isit the workplace to 
make sure your	
 company is obeying workplace safety and health laws. 
Inspections are also conducted when an employee files a valid complaint with 
Cal/OSHA	

. 
Cal/OSHA also goes  on-site to	
  the workplace to investigate a s erious injury or illness, 
or	
 fatality. 
When an inspection begins, the Cal/OSHA investigator will show	
 official identification. 
The employer,	
 or someone the employer chooses, will be given an opportunity to 
accompany the investigator during the inspection. An authorized representative of	
 the 
employees will be given the same opportunity. Where there is no authorized 
employee representative, the investigator will talk to a reasonable number of 
employees about safety and health conditions at the workplace. 

VIOLATIONS, 	

CITATIONS,  AND PENALTIES: 

If the investigation s	
hows that the employer has violated a safety and health 	standard 
or order, Cal/OSHA may issue a citation. Each citation carries a monetary penalty and 
specifies a date by which the violation must be abated. A notice, which carries  no 
monetary penalty, may  be issued in lieu of a citation for  	
certain non-se rious violations. 
Penalty amounts depend in 	
part on the classification of the violation as regulatory, 
general, serious, repeat, or willful; and whether the employer failed to abate a 
previous violation involving the same hazardous condition. Bas	
e penalty amounts, 
penalty adjustment factors, and minimum  and maximum penalty amounts are set forth 
in California Code of	

 Regulations, tit le 8, section 336 	
(www.dir.ca.gov/title8/336.html). 
In addition, a willful v iolati	
on that causes d	eath or permanent impairment of the body 
of	
 any employee can result, upon conviction, in a fine of up to $250,000 or 
imprisonment up to three years, or both, and if the employer is a corporation or limited 
liability company, the fine may be up to $1.5 million. 
 
The law provides that employers may appeal citations within 15 working days of 
receipt	

 to the Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board. 
A	

n employer who receives a citation, Order to Take Special Action, or Special Order 
must post it prominently at or near the place of the violation for three working days, or 
until the unsafe condition is corrected, whichever is longer, to warn employees of 
danger	
  that m ay exist there. Any employee may protest the time allowed for 
correction of the violation to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health or  the 
Occupational Safety and Health Appeals B oard. 

HELP  IS AVAILABLE: 

T	

o learn more about workplace safety  rules, you may c	
ontact Cal/OSHA Consultation Services for f	ree information, required forms, and publications. You can also contact a local 
distric	
t office of Cal/OSHA. If you  prefer, you may retain a competent private consultant, or  ask your workers’ c	
ompensation insurance carrier for guidance in obtaining information. 	
Call the FREE Worker Information Helpline – (866)  924 -9757  	
DIVISI ON OF OCCUP ATIONAL 	SAF ETY A ND 	HEALTH ( C	AL /OS HA) 
HE	
ADQUARTERS:  1515 Clay S t	
reet, Ste. 	1901, Oakland, C A 946	12 –  T	elephone 	(510) 286 -7000	
District Offic es 
American Canyon  3419 Broadway St., Ste. H8, American Canyon 94503  
(707) 649-3700
Bakersfield  	
7718 Meany A v	e., Bakersfiel d 93308 	(661)588-6400
Foster  City  	
1065 East H illsdale Bl., S te. 110, F oster C ity 94404	  	(650)573-3812
Fremont  	
39141 C ivic Center D r	., St	e. 310, F r	emont 94538 	(510)794-2521
Fresno 	
2550 Mariposa St., R m. 4000, Fresno 93721 	(559)445-5302
Long Beach  	
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Los  Angeles  	
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Modesto 	
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Sacramento  	
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92401 
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 (415) 557-0100	
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Offices
San Francisco  	455Golden Gate Ave., Rm 9516, San Francisco 94102  
(415) 557-0300	
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(916) 
263-2803	
Santa Ana 	2 MacArthur Place,	 Ste.  720, Santa Ana 9270 7	  
(714) 558-4300	
Monrovia 	750 Royal Oaks Dr., Ste. 105, Monrovia 91016      
(626) 470-9122
Enforcement of Cal/OSHA workplace safety and health standards is carried out by the Division of Occupational Safety and Heal th,	
 under the California Department	 of Industrial Relations, which has 
primary responsibility for administering the Cal/OSHA program. Safety and health standards are promulgated	
 by the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board. Anyone desiring to regi ster	 a 
complaint	
 alleging inadequacy in the administration of the California Occupational Safety and Health Plan may do so by contacting the San	
 Francisco Regional Office of the Occupational  
Safety a nd Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor Tel: (415) 625-2547.  OSHA monitors	
 the operation of state plans to assure that continued approval is merited.  	August 2019
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