Labor Code section 6405

No employer, owner, or lessee of any real property shall construct or cause to be constructed any place of employment that is not safe and healthful.

Source: Section 6405, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=6405. (updated Jan. 1, 1973; accessed Jun. 29, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/labor_code_section_6405

Original Source: Section 6405, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=6405. (last accessed May 12, 2025).