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DIVISION 5. SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT 6300-9104›PART 3. SAFETY ON BUILDINGS 7100-7384›CHAPTER 1. Buildings Under Construction or Repair 7100-7267›ARTICLE 1. Floors and Walls 7100-7110

§ 7101

California Labor Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Every building shall have the joists, beams, or girders of floors below the floor or level where any work is being done, or about to be done, covered with flooring laid close together, or with other suitable material to protect workmen engaged in such building from falling through joists or girders, and from falling substances, whereby life or safety is endangered.

(Repealed and added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1498.)

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