New state legislation for auditing privilege

Conference · Sun Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:367575

Washington, W ^[1]

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1. California Manufacturers Association, Sacramento, CA (United States)

The California Manufacturers Association (CMA) is the sponsor of AB 1729. The bill would establish a safety and health audit privilege for employers who engage in voluntary workplace audits in order to prevent workplace injury and illnesses or to evaluate the effectiveness of their management systems. The voluntary audit is in addition to any other required audit, inspection, review, etc. required under the appropriate authority. In a recent national occupational safety and health survey, California was rated number one overall. Much of the credit has to do with the heightened awareness of California based employers of the importance of workplace safety, the high workers` compensation cost associated with injuries and illnesses and the nation`s only mandatory injury and illness prevention program. Moreover, many employers have made the prevention of injury and illness in the workplace a top priority. Voluntary internal safety and health audits are the most thorough and efficient means of achieving that goal. Compared to all other available procedures, audits are the most proactive, and they provide an outstanding tool to assist employers in actively identifying and eliminating potential hazards that could result in an injury or illness before it happens.

• OSTI ID: 367575
• Report Number(s): CONF-951124--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
AUDITS
CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HEALTH HAZARDS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY