Earlier editions: 2020-112018-11
DIVISION 5. SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT 6300-9254›PART 1. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH 6300-6725›CHAPTER 1. Jurisdiction and Duties 6300-6332
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California Labor Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
(a) “Safe,” “safety,” and “health” as applied to an employment or a place of employment mean such freedom from danger to the life, safety, or health of employees as the nature of the employment reasonably permits.
(b) “Safety device” and “safeguard” shall be given a broad interpretation so as to include any practicable method of mitigating or preventing a specific danger, including the danger of exposure to potentially injurious levels of ionizing radiation or potentially injurious quantities of radioactive materials.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 993.)
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