More About Dual Employer Responsibilities

SAN FRANCISCO - Michael Mason is chief counsel for the Division of Occupational Safety and Health. The minutes of the March meeting of the Cal-OSHA Advisory Committee reflect that Mason emphasized that the primary employer must provide general safety and health training and personal protective equipment for employees. Appeals Board decisions make this a non-delegable duty. However, the legislature in 1991 added subsection (h) to Labor Code 6401.7 (The Injury and Illness Prevention Program) that clarifies