AB 850, as introduced, Ridley-Thomas. Safety in employment.
Existing law authorizes the Division of Occupational Safety and Health to seek an injunction from the superior court of local jurisdiction when any employment or place of employment, or machine, or other equipment constitutes a serious menace to the lives or safety of persons in proximity to the hazard.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to this provision.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 6323 of the Labor Code is amended to
2read:
If the condition of any employment or place of
4employment or the operation ofbegin delete anyend deletebegin insert aend insert machine, device, apparatus,
5or equipment constitutes a serious menace to the lives or safety of
6persons about it, the division may apply to the superior court of
7the county in whichbegin delete suchend deletebegin insert theend insert place of employment, machine,
8device, apparatus, or equipment is situated, for an injunction
P2 1restraining the use or operation thereof untilbegin delete suchend deletebegin insert
theend insert condition is
2corrected.
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