California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2448

Introduced by Assembly Member Jones

February 21, 2014

An act to amend Section 142 of the Labor Code, relating to employment.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2448, as introduced, Jones. Division of Occupational Safety and Health: enforcement.

Existing law provides that the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, within the Department of Industrial Relations, shall enforce all occupational health and safety standards, as specified.

This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to these provisions.

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 142 of the Labor Code is amended to
read:

142.  

The Division of Occupational Safety and Health shall
enforce all occupational safety and health standards adopted
pursuant to this chapter, and those begin delete heretofore end delete begin insert previously end insert adopted
by the Industrial Accident Commission or the Industrial Safety
Board. General safety orders heretofore adopted by the Industrial
Accident Commission or the Industrial Safety Board shall continue
to remain in effect, but they may be amended or repealed pursuant
to this chapter.