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In California all employers must have an Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) that includes employee training in safe work practices. NOTE: For the construction and tunneling industries there are specific requirements for "tailgate" safety meetings.
This guidebook gives an overview of the California workers’ compensation system. It is meant to help workers with job injuries understand their basic legal rights, the steps to take to request workers’ compensation benefits, and where to seek further information and help if necessary.
Need a topic for your next safety meeting? You can find it here. We’ll have new topics for each industry every month. For more Safety Meeting Topics, visit our Safety Resource Library and search for Safety Meeting articles.
We offer our workers' compensation seminars that cover the basics of how workers’ comp insurance functions with your business, what to do if there’s a claim, what a premium audit is, and how to prepare for a smooth audit when the time comes.
Compliance with this requirement can include meetings, training programs, postings, written communications, and committees. The Authority encourages its members to consider establishing a safety committee with the following tips in mind.
Laws and regulations that govern your rights and obligations in the California workers’ compensation system are listed below. To access the laws, go to htps://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes/xhtml. To access the regulations, go to htps://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/.
The Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), better known as Cal/OSHA, protects workers from health and safety hazards on the job in almost every workplace in California through its research and standards, enforcement, and consultation programs.
