BILL NUMBER: SB 438	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Hancock

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2013

   An act relating to employment.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 438, as introduced, Hancock. Occupational safety and health.
   Existing law, the California Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1973, establishes enforcement procedures for the requirements
related to safe and healthful working conditions for Californians.
The Division of Occupational Safety and Health of the Department of
Industrial Relations is charged with enforcing occupational health
and safety laws, orders, and standards, including the investigation
of alleged violations of those provisions. Existing law requires the
Director of Industrial Relations to prepare and submit to the
Legislature, not later than March 1, an annual report on the
activities of the division, including, among other components, the
total inspections made and citations issued; the number of civil
penalties assessed, total amount of fines collected, and the number
of appeals heard; and information contained in a specified report
prepared by the Bureau of Investigations of the division.
   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would recognize the importance of enforcement
inspections under the act.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would recognize the importance of enforcement
inspections under the California Occupational Safety and Health Act
of 1973 (Part 1 (commencing with Section 6300) of Division 5 of the
Labor Code).