California Codes > Labor Code > Division 2 > Part 3 > Chapter 11 – Workers’ Rights in Emergencies
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Terms Used In California Codes > Labor Code > Division 2 > Part 3 > Chapter 11 - Workers' Rights in Emergencies
- Commission: means the Public Utilities Commission created by §. See California Public Utilities Code 20
- County: includes "city and county. See California Labor Code 14
- Emergency condition: means the existence of either of the following:
California Labor Code 1139
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
- Person: means any person, association, organization, partnership, business trust, limited liability company, or corporation. See California Labor Code 18
- Qualified insurance resource: means personnel and equipment working for, or contracted by, an insurance company with a mission to mitigate risk to insured structures and operating in compliance with instruction and oversight of the incident management team of the authority having jurisdiction. See California Labor Code 1139
- reasonable belief that the workplace or worksite is unsafe: means that a reasonable person, under the circumstances known to the employee at the time, would conclude there is a real danger of death or serious injury if that person enters or remains on the premises. See California Labor Code 1139