AB 2608, as introduced, Nestande. Occupational safety and health: violations.
Existing law establishes the Division of Occupational Safety and Health in the Department of Industrial Relations to enforce employment safety laws. Existing law authorizes the division to conduct hearings, inspections, and investigations regarding alleged violations of employment safety laws and to issue a citation for a violation of those laws, including violations that regulations adopted by the division classify as serious, repeat, or willful violations. Existing law establishes the Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board in the department, and prescribes procedures for the appeals board to hear and decide appeals of a citation. Regulations adopted by the appeals board generally stay the abatement period of a citation until the conclusion of the appeal.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes 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 6600 of the Labor Code is amended to
2read:
begin deleteAny end deletebegin insertAn end insertemployer served with a citation or notice
4pursuant to Section 6317, or a notice of proposed penalty under
5this part, or any other person obligated to the employer as specified
6in subdivision (b) of Section 6319, may appeal to the appeals board
7within 15 working days from the receipt ofbegin delete suchend deletebegin insert the citationend insert or
8begin delete suchend delete
notice with respect to violations alleged by the division,
9abatement periods, amount of proposed penalties, and the
10reasonableness of the changes required by the division to abate
11the condition.
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