California Labor Code 9154 – (a) Employers engaged in motion picture production shall report …
(a) Employers engaged in motion picture production shall report to the division any serious injury or illness, or death, of an employee occurring in a place of employment or in connection with any employment pursuant to Section 342 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations. Pursuant to Section 6309, if the division learns or has reason to believe that an employment or place of employment is not safe or is injurious to the welfare of an employee, the division, on its own motion or upon complaint, may summarily investigate the employment or place of employment. Every inspection conducted by the division shall include an evaluation of the employer‘s injury prevention program established pursuant to Section 6401.7 and any risk assessment for those participating in the pilot program established pursuant to Sections 9152 and 9152.5.
(b) Pursuant to Sections 6314 and 6317, if, upon inspection or investigation, the division determines that an employer has violated any standard, rule, order, regulation or these provisions, the division may with reasonable promptness issue a citation to the employer.
Terms Used In California Labor Code 9154
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Division: means the Division of Occupational Safety and Health. See California Labor Code 9151
- Employer: means an employer engaged in producing a motion picture production. See California Labor Code 9151
- Motion picture production: means the development or creation of motion pictures, television programs, streaming productions, commercial advertisements, music videos, or any other moving images, including, but not limited to, productions made for entertainment, commercial, religious, or educational purposes. See California Labor Code 9151
- Pilot program: means the Safety on Productions Pilot Program established in Sections 9152 and 9152. See California Labor Code 9151
- Risk assessment: is a detailed written review of a script and production plan prepared in accordance with Section 9152. See California Labor Code 9151
- Serious injury or illness: means any injury or illness occurring in a place of employment or in connection with any employment that requires inpatient hospitalization, for other than medical observation or diagnostic testing, or in which an employee suffers an amputation, the loss of an eye, or any serious degree of permanent disfigurement, but does not include any injury or illness or death caused by an accident on a public street or highway, unless the accident occurred in a construction zone. See California Labor Code 6302
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 56, Sec. 3. (SB 132) Effective July 10, 2023. Operative January 1, 2025, pursuant to Section 9161.)