Labor Code section 7605

The employer shall require that tools, machinery, gear and other equipment subject to wear be inspected at adequate intervals and unsafe conditions corrected. If tools, machinery, gear or equipment are found to be defective or otherwise unsafe, employees shall report the same to the person in charge of work who shall have it discarded, marked and so placed that it cannot be used again until made safe.

Source: Section 7605, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=7605. (updated Jan. 1, 1967; accessed Jun. 16, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/labor_code_section_7605

Original Source: Section 7605, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=7605. (last accessed May 12, 2025).