Employer Responsibilities

Employers are responsible for providing a safe workplace. This means the workplace must not have any serious hazards. Employers must follow all relevant Cal/OSHA safety and health standards.

Employers must find and correct safety and health problems. Employers must first try to eliminate or reduce hazards by making changes in working conditions. If that is not possible, the employer must provide other controls to ensure the safety of all workers.

Employers must also:

• Have and make available a written safety plan
• Inform employees about hazards through training, labels, alarms, and other methods
• Keep accurate records of work-related injuries and illnesses
• Perform tests in the workplace, such as air sampling, required by the Cal/OSHA standards
• Post Cal/OSHA citations, injury and illness data, and the OSHA poster in the workplace where workers will see them
• Not discriminate or retaliate against workers for exercising their rights under the law

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