Chamber Bill Would Protect Firms’ Records of Voluntary Safety Self-Audits

The California Chamber of Commerce has sponsored a bill that would prevent the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) from routinely requesting companies' voluntary safety self-audits as part of safety and health investigations.Assembly Bill 1356 was introduced by Assemblyman Sam Aanestad (R-Grass Valley) Feb. 23. It would add a new section, 6309.5, to the California Labor Code.According to a legislative counsel's analysis of the bill, it would preclude DOSH from iss