Which document is required for EVERY California employer with one or more employees?
Explanation
Labor Code section 6401.7 and section 3203 require EVERY California employer to establish, implement and maintain a written injury and illness prevention programme - no exemption by size, by industry or by hazard, which is exactly what makes it the answer here. The other three are real documents whose duty is conditional. A safety data sheet is owed for each hazardous chemical PRESENT, so an employer with none owes none (a). A confined space entry permit is owed only where a permit-required space is actually entered (c). And the Form 300 log carries partial exemptions: employers with ten or fewer employees throughout the previous calendar year, and establishments in certain lower-hazard industries, need not routinely keep it - though every employer still owes the serious-injury report under section 342.
Law Reference: Labor Code §6401.7; 8 CCR §3203(a); §5194(g); §5157(e); §14300.1-.2This topic, taught in full in the CSLB Law & Business guide. CSLB Law & Business — Complete Study Guide (2026) — PDF + EPUB, $24.99 · 14-day refund →
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