Bill Would Require Employers to File Injury Prevention Plans

California employers would be required to file with the state every year a copy of their written plans to prevent workplace injuries, under a bill amended last week. Assemblyman Reginald Jones-Sawyer, D-South Los Angeles, on Thursday amended AB 1569 to add language that would require the annual filing of written injury and illness prevention plans. Employers are required by law to document their plans for identifying and eliminating workplace hazards and unsafe conditions. AB 1569 would require employers to annually submit a copy of the injury prevention program to the Department of Ind...