California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders › Introduction › Section 3200 - Purpose

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
To fulfill the expressed social public policy of the
						State of California set forth in Article XX, Section
						21 of the Constitution, to make
						full provision for securing safety in places of employment, these General
						Industry Safety Orders are promulgated for the guidance of employers and
						employees alike. Compliance with these orders may not in itself prevent
						occupational injuries or diseases, but will, it is believed, provide a safe
						environment which is a fundamental prerequisite in controlling injuries. Every
						employer should provide their supervisory staff with a copy of these orders and
						assure that each supervisor is familiar with those sections pertaining to the
						operations under their supervision.
1. New
						§§
												3200 to
						4191, inclusive (except as
						otherwise noted) filed, and §§
												4201 to
						4207, inclusive, refiled 12-19-49
						(Register 18, No. 8).
2. Repealer of Subchapter 7 (Groups 1-9,
						§§
												3210 through
						4207, not consecutive) and new
						Subchapter 7 (Groups 1-4, 6, 8, 10, 13-16, 18, §§
												3210 through
						5370, not consecutive) filed 2-1-72
						as an emergency; designated effective 2-1-72 (Register 72, No. 6). For prior
						history, see Register 55, No. 2., Register 57, No. 13, Register 60, No. 19,
						Register 61, No. 26, Register 62, Nos. 1 and 21, Register 66, Nos. 23 and 38,
						Register 67, Nos. 18 and 38, Register 68, No. 47, Register 69, No. 9, Register
						70, Nos. 1 and 25, Register 71, No. 17, Register 72, No. 2.
3.
						Certificate of Compliance filed 4-26-72 (Register 72, No.19).
4.
						Repealer of Subchapter 7 (Groups 1-9, §§
												3210 through
						4207, not consecutive) and new
						Subchapter 7 (Groups 1-4, 6, 8, 10, 13-16, 18, §§
												3210 through
						5370, not consecutive) refiled
						6-1-72 as an emergency; designated effective 6-1-72. Certificate of Compliance
						included (Register 72, No. 23). For prior history, see Register 72, No.
						20.
5. Amendment and renumbering of subsections (a)(15) through
						(a)(42) filed 1-31-75 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 75, No.
						5).
6. These orders supersede the orders heretofore separately
						published in Title 8, Chapter 1, Subchapter 4 entitled Dust, Fumes, Vapors and
						Gases Safety Orders, Engine Safety Orders, Gantry-Truck Safety Orders, General
						Safety Orders, Laundry Safety Orders, Mechanical Power Transmission Safety
						Orders, Steam Shovel and Locomotive Crane Safety Orders, Safety Orders for
						Women in Industry and Woodworking Safety Orders.
7. Change without
						regulatory effect amending section and NOTE filed 6-27-2000 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2000, No. 26).
Note: Authority cited for §
													3200 to
						  4207, inclusive: Sections
						  6312 and
						  6500, Labor
						  Code. Additional authority cited: Section
						  6502 and Section
						  142.3, Labor
						  Code.