Surface mines: safety regulation: Voluntary Protection Program.
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AB 1647 — Surface mines: safety regulation: Voluntary Protection Program.
Last action — In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Assembly
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Existing law, the California Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1973, vests the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (division) within the Department of Industrial Relations with the power, jurisdiction, and supervision over every employment and place of employment, which is necessary adequately to enforce and administer all laws and lawful standards and orders, or special orders requiring such employment and place of employment to be safe, and requiring the protection of the life, safety, and health of every employee in such employment or place of employment, including to inspect and investigate employments and places of employment, as prescribed. Pursuant to this authority, the division administers the California Voluntary Protection Program, which is designed to recognize employers and their employees who have implemented safety and health programs that effectively prevent and control occupational hazards. Existing law, enforced by the division, defines and regulates mines and tunnels and distinguishes between above ground, or surface mines, and underground mines. Existing law requires that sufficient manpower be maintained to provide for 4 annual inspections of underground mines, one inspection of surface mines or quarries annually, and 6 inspections of tunnels under construction annually. This bill would authorize the division to except a surface mine or quarry that has been accepted into, and is currently in compliance with, the California Voluntary Protection Program from the annual inspection requirement described above.
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Action History
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In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
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Referred to Com. on L. & E.
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From printer. May be heard in committee February 13.
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Read first time. To print.
Sponsors
- Salas · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
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Sponsors (1)
- Salas
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (121)
121 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does AB 1647 do?
- Existing law, the California Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1973, vests the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (division) within the Department of Industrial Relations with the power, jurisdiction, and supervision over every employment and place of employment, which is necessary adequately to enforce and administer all laws and lawful standards and orders, or special orders requiring such employment and place of employment to be safe, and requiring the protection of the life, safety, and health of every employee in such employment or place of employment, including to inspect and investigate employments and places of employment, as prescribed. Pursuant to this authority, the division administers the California Voluntary Protection Program, which is designed to recognize employers and their employees who have implemented safety and health programs that effectively prevent and control occupational hazards. Existing law, enforced by the division, defines and regulates mines and tunnels and distinguishes between above ground, or surface mines, and underground mines. Existing law requires that sufficient manpower be maintained to provide for 4 annual inspections of underground mines, one inspection of surface mines or quarries annually, and 6 inspections of tunnels under construction annually. This bill would authorize the division to except a surface mine or quarry that has been accepted into, and is currently in compliance with, the California Voluntary Protection Program from the annual inspection requirement described above.
- Who sponsors AB 1647?
- AB 1647 is sponsored by Salas.
- What is the current status of AB 1647?
- This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track AB 1647?
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