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                                    THIRD READING


          Bill No:  AB 326
          Author:   Morrell (R)
          Amended:  1/6/14 in Assembly
          Vote:     21

           
           SENATE LABOR & INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE  :  5-0, 6/11/14
          AYES:  Hueso, Wyland, Leno, Padilla, Mitchell
           
          ASSEMBLY FLOOR :  72-0, 1/17/14 - See last page for vote


           SUBJECT  :    Occupational safety and health:  reporting  
          requirements

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This bill requires that the immediate reporting of an  
          employer to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health  
          (DOSH) of a serious injury, illness, or death, be made by  
          telephone or e-mail, deleting the reference to telegraph.   

           ANALYSIS  :    The California Occupational Safety and Health Act  
          of 1973 was enacted to ensure safe and healthful working  
          conditions for all California workers by, among other things,  
          authorizing the enforcement of effective standards as well as  
          assisting and encouraging employers to maintain safe and  
          healthful working conditions.  The DOSH, within the state  
          Department of Industrial Relations (DIR), is charged with  
          enforcing occupational health and safety laws, orders, and  
          standards, including the investigation of alleged violations of  
          those provisions.  
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          Existing law requires every employer to file a complete report  
          with DIR (or with the insurer who must then immediately file  
          with the DOSH) of every employee occupational injury or illness  
          which results in lost time beyond the date of injury or illness,  
          or which requires medical treatment beyond first aid.  A report  
          shall be filed within five days after the employer obtains  
          knowledge of the injury or illness. 
          In cases of serious injury or illness, or death, in addition to  
          the above reporting requirement, existing law requires a report  
          to be made immediately by the employer to the DOSH by telephone  
          or telegraph.  Violations of this requirement may be assessed a  
          civil penalty of not less than $5,000.   

          This bill requires that the immediate reporting of an employer  
          to DOSH of a serious injury, illness, or death, be made by  
          telephone or e-mail, deleting the reference to telegraph.   

          FISCAL EFFECT  :    Appropriation:  No   Fiscal Com.:  No   Local:  
           No


           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  72-0, 1/17/14
          AYES:  Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Bigelow,  
            Bocanegra, Bonilla, Bonta, Bradford, Brown, Buchanan, Ian  
            Calderon, Campos, Chau, Chávez, Chesbro, Dababneh, Dahle,  
            Daly, Dickinson, Donnelly, Eggman, Fong, Fox, Frazier, Beth  
            Gaines, Garcia, Gatto, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gorell, Gray,  
            Grove, Hagman, Harkey, Roger Hernández, Holden, Jones,  
            Jones-Sawyer, Levine, Linder, Lowenthal, Maienschein, Mansoor,  
            Medina, Melendez, Morrell, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nestande,  
            Olsen, Patterson, Perea, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Rendon,  
            Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Skinner, Stone, Ting, Wagner,  
            Waldron, Weber, Wieckowski, Wilk, Williams, Yamada, John A.  
            Pérez
          NO VOTE RECORDED:  Bloom, Conway, Cooley, Hall, Logue, Nazarian,  
            Pan, V. Manuel Pérez


          PQ:k  6/12/14   Senate Floor Analyses 

                         SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  NONE RECEIVED

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