Cal. LAB § 9251
This is the official text of Cal. LAB § 9251, part of California’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and employee rights.
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(a) A contracting entity shall require an entertainment events vendor to certify for its employees, and any subcontractors’ employees, as part of the contract for production of any live event at its public events venue, both of the following:
(1) An employee of an entertainment events vendor involved in the setting up, operation, or tearing down of a live event at the venue has completed the Cal/OSHA-10, the OSHA-10/General Entertainment Safety training, or the OSHA-10 as applicable to their occupation.
(2) One of the following applies:
(A) Heads of departments and leads have completed the Cal/OSHA-30, the OSHA-30/General Entertainment Safety training, or the OSHA-30, and are certified through the Entertainment Technician Certification Program relevant to the task or tasks they are supervising or performing, or another certification program, as specified by the division.
(B) The entertainment events vendor certifies that its employees and any subcontractors’ employees meet the conditions for a skilled and trained workforce.
(b) An entertainment events vendor shall certify in writing, and as part of the contract, that they have verified the training completion and certification requirements of all employees, and any subcontractor’s employees, who will work on the setting up, operation, or tearing down of the event.
(c) (1) The contract shall provide in writing that the entertainment events vendor shall furnish, upon hiring for the live event pursuant to the contract, the contracting entity with both of the following:
(A) The names of the employees of the entertainment events vendor and the names of employees of any subcontractors.
(B) What training or certification the employee has completed and the date of certification, as specified by this section.
(2) The contract is subject to Section 7928.801 of the Government Code.
(3) The contracting entity may use or disclose to third parties the information provided pursuant to paragraph (1) for the purpose of carrying out the contracting entity’s duties under the contract, including, but not limited to, verifying an employee’s training and certification, but shall not use or disclose the information for purposes unrelated to the contracting entity’s duties under the contract.
(d) The requirements of this section shall not apply to a direct employee of the public events venue.
(1) An employee of an entertainment events vendor involved in the setting up, operation, or tearing down of a live event at the venue has completed the Cal/OSHA-10, the OSHA-10/General Entertainment Safety training, or the OSHA-10 as applicable to their occupation.
(2) One of the following applies:
(A) Heads of departments and leads have completed the Cal/OSHA-30, the OSHA-30/General Entertainment Safety training, or the OSHA-30, and are certified through the Entertainment Technician Certification Program relevant to the task or tasks they are supervising or performing, or another certification program, as specified by the division.
(B) The entertainment events vendor certifies that its employees and any subcontractors’ employees meet the conditions for a skilled and trained workforce.
(b) An entertainment events vendor shall certify in writing, and as part of the contract, that they have verified the training completion and certification requirements of all employees, and any subcontractor’s employees, who will work on the setting up, operation, or tearing down of the event.
(c) (1) The contract shall provide in writing that the entertainment events vendor shall furnish, upon hiring for the live event pursuant to the contract, the contracting entity with both of the following:
(A) The names of the employees of the entertainment events vendor and the names of employees of any subcontractors.
(B) What training or certification the employee has completed and the date of certification, as specified by this section.
(2) The contract is subject to Section 7928.801 of the Government Code.
(3) The contracting entity may use or disclose to third parties the information provided pursuant to paragraph (1) for the purpose of carrying out the contracting entity’s duties under the contract, including, but not limited to, verifying an employee’s training and certification, but shall not use or disclose the information for purposes unrelated to the contracting entity’s duties under the contract.
(d) The requirements of this section shall not apply to a direct employee of the public events venue.
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