1. Occupational
Safety & Health
Administration
(CAL/OSHA)
An Overview

2. Objective
 Understand the role of the California
Occupational Health and Safety
Administration (Cal OSHA).
 Understand the Employee and Employer
Rights and Responsibilities under (Cal
OSHA).

3. What is OSHA?
 Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970 led to the formation of the
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration.
 Mission of OSHA is to save lives, prevent
injuries and protect the health of
America's workers.

4. Cal OSHA
 Federal
plan allowed states to have their
own program (California - 1973).
 California OSHA’s goal is the same as Fed
OSHA.
 Just
like Federal OSHA it has two main
branches:
Enforcement and Consultation

5. Enforcement
 The Cal/OSHA enforcement unit has
jurisdiction over every place of
employment in California which is
necessary to adequately enforce and
administer all occupational safety and
health standards and regulations.

6. DLSE
 TheDivision of Labor Standards
Enforcement investigates allegations of
retaliation or discrimination for
complaining about safety and health
conditions or practices in the workplace
within six months of adverse action.

7. Supervisor/Manager
Responsibilities
 Establish, implement and maintain an Injury and Illness Prevention
Program, and periodically update it to keep employees safe.
 Ensure employees obtain required training before beginning work.
 Investigate accidents to determine causal factors, and implement
corrective actions.
 Provide supervision to ensure employee compliance with safety
rules and procedures.
 Implement disciplinary actions when necessary to correct unsafe
work behaviors.

8. Employee responsibilities
 Following all workplace safety and health rules and regulations,
and wearing/using prescribed protective equipment while working.
 Reporting hazardous conditions to the employer.
 Reporting any job-related injury or illness to the employer and
seeking prompt treatment.
 Cooperating with Cal/OSHA enforcement personnel during an
inspection if they inquire about safety and health conditions in the
workplace.
 Exercising worker rights under the California Occupational Safety
and Health Act.

9. Injury and Illness Prevention
Plan (IIPP)
 TheIIPP is the “umbrella” safety program
that details how the organization will
protect employees from hazards in the
workplace. (Communication System)
 Check with your department safety
coordinator to see if a departmental IIPP
has already been established.

10. Documenting activities
 You must keeping records of the steps taken
to establish and maintain the (IIPP), including
records of the scheduled and periodic
inspections to identify hazardous conditions
and work practices, and documentation of
the safety and health training given to
employees.
 These records must be kept for at least one
year.

11. Workplace Safety & Health
Inspections
 Cal/OSHA is authorized to conduct
workplace inspections to enforce
occupational safety and health
standards.

12. Penalties
 Penalties for general and regulatory
violations may be assessed up to $7,000
for each violation.
 A penalty of not less than $5,000 or more
than $70,000 may be assessed an
employer who willfully violates any
occupational safety and health standard
or order.
 The maximum civil penalty that can be
assessed for each repeat violation is
$70,000.

13. Criminal penalties
A willful violation that causes death or
permanent or prolonged impairment of
the body of any employee results, upon
conviction, in a fine of up to $250,000 or
imprisonment up to three years, or both
and if the employer is a corporation or
limited liability company, the fine may not
exceed $1.5 million.

14. Statistics
California private industry
 Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and
illnesses involving days away from work.
 Total.........................................................102,480.
By Gender:
 Male...........................................................61,330.
 Female.......................................................40,860.

15. Reasons to be in compliance
with CAL OSHA
 First moral and ethical reasons.
 Second legal reasons.
 Third Health and Safety Authority inspectors
visiting workplaces will want to know how
employers are managing safety and health.
 And finally financial reasons.
Remember effective practices of safety and
health management in the workplace
contributes to business success.