Cal. LAB § 7803
This is the official text of Cal. LAB § 7803, part of California’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and employee rights.
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Official statutory text
Every employer who engages in any business requiring any employee to handle or use any volatile flammable liquid or to work in the close proximity of any such liquid in sufficient quantity and under conditions affording opportunity for the person or clothing becoming ignited shall provide adequate means of extinguishment whereby such employee may extinguish flames on his person or clothing.
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