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DIVISION 5. SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT 6300-9104›PART 1. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH 6300-6720›CHAPTER 3. Responsibilities and Duties of Employers and Employees 6400-6413.5

§ 6401

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

Every employer shall furnish and use safety devices and safeguards, and shall adopt and use practices, means, methods, operations, and processes which 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.

(Repealed and added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 993.)

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