Health and Safety Questions & Answers

This section helps you with questions about the safety requirements all employers must meet.

Drugs and Alcohol

• Do I need to be certified as a drug-free workplace?
• Do we have to file a workers' compensation claim for an employee injured on the job and who tested positive for marijuana?
• Does federal law trump state statute in drug-free workplace case?

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Emergency Action

• What is included in an emergency action plan?
• What safety matters should employers watch out for if the power goes out?

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Ergonomics

• What am I required to do with regard to ergonomics?

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Injury and Illness Prevention Program

• Am I responsible for creating a safe workplace for a telecommuting employee?
• Can I give aspirin to employees who ask for it?
• Do I have to have a written plan to address workplace violence?
• Are all employees who have been exposed to hepatitis B required to be vaccinated?
• If an employee gets injured while working at home, am I liable?

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Log 300

• Do I have to record a violent incident on my Log 300 form?
• When do I post the Cal/OSHA Log 300?
• Must I post the Log 300 at every work site?
• When do I report serious work-related accidents?
• Which companies are exempt from the Cal/OSHA Log 300 recordkeeping requirements?

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Personal Protective Equipment

• Do I need a respiratory plan for intermittent respirator use?

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Smoking

• Are any businesses exempt from the ban on smoking in the workplace?
• My office is equipped with a window exhaust fan. May I smoke in my office?
• Our warehouse has large roll-up doors that usually are kept open. May we smoke there?
• There are only three employees in my business. If everyone agrees, may we smoke?
• What do I do about smokers who take more breaks than non-smokers take?

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Violence

• Am I required to hire security guards?
• Can my company get a temporary restraining order against someone?
• Do I have to have a written plan to address workplace violence?
• Do I have to record a violent incident on my Log 300 form?
• What can I do to plan ahead in case of a violent incident at work?

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