Senate Bill No. 743

Introduced by Senator Hall

February 27, 2015

An act to amend Section 6401 of the Labor Code, relating to employment.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 743, as introduced, Hall. Occupational safety and health.

Existing law requires every employer to furnish and use safety devices and safeguards, and to adopt and use practices which are reasonably adequate to render the employment and place of employment safe and healthful. Existing law requires every employer to do every other thing reasonably necessary to protect the life, safety, and health of employees.

This bill would make a nonsubstantive change 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 1.  

Section 6401 of the Labor Code is amended to
read:

6401.  

Every employer shall furnish and use safety devices and
safeguards, and shall adopt and use practices, means, methods,
operations, and processes begin delete which end delete begin insert that end insert are reasonably adequate to
render such employment and place of employment safe and
healthful. Every employer shall do every other thing reasonably
necessary to protect the life, safety, and health of employees.